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Roselyn Hsueh Interviewed with Wisconsin NPR about Suspected Chinese Surveillance Balloon
Associate Professor of Political Science, Roselyn Hsueh, was interviewed live by Wisconsin Public Radio on U.S.-China relations and the spy...
Karen Klaiber Hersch Interviews with Discover Magazine
Associate Professor Karen Klaiber Hersch provided her expertise in an interview with ...
PhD Student Liz Riedman Featured in Grid Magazine
Liz Riedman's 2022 paper is included in Grid Magazine's story about the new Philly Tree Plan.
Aunshul Rege Featured on BBC Africa and BBC World Service and CBC Podcasts
Criminal Justice Associate Professor Aunshul...
Victor H. Gutierrez-Velez published in Science Magazine
Victor H. Gutierrez-Velez contributed to the research in the published study "The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation" which looks at...
Barbara Ferman and Michael Sances featured on Community Voice PHL Talk Show
Barbara Ferman, Director of the University Community Collaborative and Political Science Professor and Associate Professor, Michael Sances discuss...
Sue Sullivan Interviews about Gun Control Post California Shooting
Professor Sue Sullivan provided live television commentary on TRT World regarding gun control, after the tragedy in California.
Sue Sullivan Interviews about Kevin McCarthy with TRT World
Professor Sue Sullivan provided live television commentary on TRT World in January, on the voting of Kevin McCarthy as leader of the U.S. House of...
Douglas Duckworth's Book Reviewed in Sententiae Ukrainian Journal
Douglas Duckworth's book Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature has been reviewed in Ukrainian, in the Ukrainian journal ...
Roselyn Hsueh Interviewed By KYW Newsradio on Protests in China
Roselyn Hsueh was interviewed by KYW News Radio on the protests in China. Read What’s behind the protests in China?
Roselyn Hsueh interviewed by KYW Newsradio
Roselyn Hsueh was interviewed by Racquel Williams at KYW News Radio on the protests in China. Read The driving force behind the protests of...
Professor Michael Bognanno Featured in WalletHub
Professor Michael Bognanno was featured in WalletHub's recent article about States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring.
Professor Rhiannon Jerch Quoted in Philadelphia Magazine
Professor Rhiannon Jerch was quoted in Philadelphia Magazine for an article about the rising cost of dining out.
Charles Weitz Featured in Mongabay News
Professor Charles Weitz is featured in Mongabay News for his article Individually experienced heat stress among elderly residents of an urban...
Al Día features the College of Liberal Arts' Latin American Book Festival
By Al Día
Al Día highlights CLA's book festival at Love Park that brought together readers, authors, writers, illustrators, designers and the Philly...
The College of Liberal Arts featured in Al Día
Al Día News featured CLA's Hispanic Heritage Month in their September edition.
Joe Shinn Featured in Sports Illustarted
Joe Shinn, a Temple Economics PhD, was prominently featured in the Sports Illustrated article "Receivernomics".
Ralph Young Quoted as a Faculty Expert in How Stuff Works
History Professor Ralph Young was quoted as a faculty expert in a How Stuff Works article...
Dustin Kidd Featured on KYW Newsradio
Department chair Dustin Kidd discusses online radicalization with Matt Leon from KYW Newsradio.
Roselyn Hsueh Interview on NPR - Taiwan's Role in U.S.-China Relations
Roselyn Hsueh interviewed with NPR on “...
New Press Release: Hippocampal Threat Reactivity Interacts with Physiological Arousal to Predict PTSD Symptoms
Vishnu Murty and PhD student Büsra Tanriverdi, published a new...
Michael Leeds Featured in "In the Loop"
Professor Michael Leeds was featured in a segment of "In the Loop" that dealt with public funding of sports facilities.
Samantha Apgar Honored as 2022 Philadelphia 40 Under 40
Samantha Apgar, Associate Director of the Master of Public Policy Program, has been honored as one of City & State’s Forty Under 40.
Christina Rosan Featured in Grid Magazine
Christina Rosan, GUS Associate Professor and Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Communities, was featured in a Grid article on Disparities in...
Kevin Loughran Featured in The Grid
Kevin Loughran's new work is featured in an interviewed in The Grid.
Kathy Hirsch-Pasek Featured in EdSurge
Professor Kathy Hirsch-Pasek was featured in an EdSurge article on the importance of high-quality childcare.