Congratulations to Daniel Remer on the prestigious acceptance to present at the 25th annual conference of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. The program theme this year is 'Engaging the Past to Energize the Future: Creating Space for Inclusive Public Discourse' and the title of Daniel's talk is "Ethical Considerations in Expanding Available Donor Hearts through Normothermic Regional Perfusion." The annual meeting of the ASBH will be October 11-14, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Public Policy Lab (PPL) is pleased to announce its cohort of research fellows for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. PPL Fellows will develop their policy-oriented research projects in an interdisciplinary community of scholars. PPL solicited applicants for three different research fellowships and received numerous submissions from across CLA."We have been thrilled with the productive scholarly exchanges and camaraderie during the first four years of our fellowship program. We are delighted to see that continue as we welcome our fifth cohort of research fellows," said PPL...
The Public Policy Lab (PPL) is pleased to welcome Dr. Karissa Pelletier as a post-doctoral fellow.Dr. Pelletier will be working with Dr. Caterina Roman, Professor of Criminal Justice and PPL Faculty Affiliate, on a range of projects related to gun violence reduction. In conjunction with PPL, they also will develop and produce a series of briefs on the root causes of community violence.Dr. Pelletier arrives at the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University having recently completed a fellowship at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Firearm Safety Among...
Reflecting on how he wanted to give back, Witney Schneidman, CLA '75, decided he wanted to honor those who shaped his Temple education the most. In recognition of Dr. Lawrence Reddick, the African American History professor whose course was transformational, and Schneidman's close friend, James Willis, CLA '77, the Schneidman-Willis-Reddick Africa Award enables more Temple students to study, research and/or do service in Africa.
"When I entered Dr....
The topic of heroic women often brings to mind characters like Wonder Woman, Lara Croft and Charlie's Angels. While these women display bravery and courage, their power
According to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans have seen an increase in gun deaths nearly every year since 2000. During that time, Temple
Congratulations to Lara Ostaric (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies) whose new book "The Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant's Critical System" was published by Cambridge University Press in August.
Since July 2021, more than 1,500 books of contemporary literature have been banned in the United States. Now a team of Temple researchers is looking for patterns across
Professor Olga Timoshenko presented "Demand Uncertainty, Selection, and Trade" at the Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in East and Southeast Asia, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The paper studies how trade flows respond to changes in trade costs in an environment with uncertainty.
When asked to define what Temple means to them, Janelle Tricarico immediately spoke one word: "opportunity." Her face lights up as she passionately describes the unique flavor of a Temple Made opportunity—it's not handed to you, but rather a spark that ignites your path and equips you to find your way. It might be challenging, but the journey is transformative. Janelle, CLA '03, and Scott Tricarico, CLA '03, embody the spirit of #TempleMade. Janelle, a first-generation college student hailing from the Lehigh Valley, experienced first hand how transformative her Temple...
Congratulations to Caleb Zimmerman on being awarded the Philosophy Department Graduate Student Teaching Prize for 2023! This prize is based on a dossier documenting several years of teaching experience, with student teaching evaluations, peer teaching evaluations, and statements of teaching philosophy.
Andrew Green graduated with a BA in Political Science in 2023 from CLA, and now serves as a Staff Assistant and IRS Caseworker in Congresswoman Madeleine Dean's Glenside District Office. Continue reading to learn more about his current position and his time at Temple.
What is your current position? What kind of work do you do day-to-day?
I am a Staff Assistant and IRS Caseworker in Congresswoman Madeleine Dean's Glenside District Office. This position entails lots of phone etiquette! I intake cases and constituent concerns and ensure they go to the...
Chea Steinbach is a Junior Political Science Major. He recently interned with United States Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as a Legislative Intern through The Washington Center's D.C. Internship Program.What was your internship position and what was the office's role?I interned for Senator Blumenthal's office. My daily responsibilities included: answering phone calls, managing constituent responses, sorting mail, and giving tours of the Capitol. Each week I would look on the Senate's website and see what briefings were taking place that I would be interested in attending....
Greta Gerwig breathes life into the iconic Barbie doll with her upcoming film Barbie, premiering in theaters on July 21. Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling
Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan is poised to once again leave moviegoers thrilled, entertained and scrambling to Google explanations about his latest film
Dr. Miguel De La Torre, a former Temple graduate, has won two powerful AAR Awards. The 2020 American Academy of Religion Excellence In Teaching Award, and the 2021 American Academy of Religion Martin E. Marty Public Understanding Of Religion Award.
Minjung Noh, a recent graduate, just took a postdoctoral position at Lehigh University that is set up to promote promising early career scholars of color into what will become tenure-track positions! Minjung recently accepted a position as a member of the Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee at AAR, starting in January 2024. Additionally, she has been participating in the ACLS Intention Foundry as AAR's Society Scholar.
Amy Defibaugh (she/her) has joined the American Academy of Religion as director of programs and meetings. She is now handling the programming aspects of AAR's Annual Meeting, virtual meeting programming as decided upon for the future, and directing AAR's publications.She holds a PhD in religion from Temple University with a research focus on death and dying studies. While completing her dissertation, Amy was the associate director of academic affairs for Temple's College of Liberal Arts during which she created small and large-scale events and programs. After completing her...
Adam Ozimek (Ph.D. 2013) recently published an article in The Atlantic that details how the US might have averted a recession. Read the full article The Simple Mistake That Almost Triggered a Recession.
