As the capabilities of ChatGPT and other text-based generative AI services grow, so do the questions surrounding them. Can AI capture and recreate human writing patterns? Can we truly tell the difference between human and machine writing? According to research by a team from Temple University's Control and Adaptive Behavior Laboratory (CAB Lab) and published by Scientific Reports, the answers may be changing quickly. The idea for the study took shape when Jason Chein, Principal Investigator of Temple's CAB Lab and the paper's lead author, noticed an uptick in internet articles...
If you have passed through the lobby of Mazur Hall lately, you may have noticed a striking new addition to the room's decor. A ten-foot, hand carved house post from the Eastern Solomon Islands currently stands in the building's atrium, courtesy of the Anthropology Department and the Temple Anthropology Laboratory and Museum (TALM).The installation is part of an effort to raise awareness about TALM's grand opening on March 31st, 2025, but it also gives the housepost a new life after spending decades in a basement stairwell in Gladfelter Hall."The house post sat in our stairwell...
Levy's career began here, in his hometown of Philadelphia, writing about sports and music for publications such as Philadelphia Magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine. In 1982, he published a story about computer hackers that changed the trajectory of his career. Over the ensuing four-plus decades, Levy has been one of America's preeminent technology journalists. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The New Yorker, and Premiere. The San...
Dr. Masaru Sasaki, a former Economics major at both Temple University Japan and Temple's Main Campus recently published the book Life Lessons Sports Teach Us from Economic Perspectives (in Japanese). Dr. Sasaki went on to get a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and is a Professor of Economics at Osaka University.
Two papers, co-authored by Criminal Justice PhD students, Hwanhee Park and Rachel Bleiman, have been accepted as peer-reviewed conference proceedings at the 15th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), which will be held at Princeton University on March 15, 2025."Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Employment and Tax Scams via a Social Engineering Competition" is Hwanhee's first-authored paper and Rachel is a co-author, presents findings from the 2024 Employment and Tax Scam Social Engineering Competition, exploring how students analyzed real-world scams using...
The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) recently introduced new award categories—the Student Panel Presentation Awards and Student Poster Awards—to recognize outstanding student research this year. To participate in the competition, students must prerecord their presentations and submit a YouTube link for evaluation.
Steven Chen, a fifth-year doctoral student, won first place in the ACJS Student Panel Presentation Award. He will present his research, titled Uncovering Hidden Narratives: A...
Meet Cindy Stutman who has dedicated over 25 years to Comcast Spectacor, with nearly 22 years spent with the Philadelphia Flyers. Initially working in customer service and ticketing, she transitioned to leading community impact efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This shift led her to her current role as Executive Director of Flyers Charities and SVP of Flyers Community Relations. Cindy's commitment to making a positive impact is further demonstrated by her pursuit of a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management at Temple University, which has enriched her approach to...
Professor Viviane Sanfelice and her co-author Umair Khalil, have published a new paper titled, Housing Improvement and Crime in the Journal of Public Economics. Their work examines Chicago's Micro Market Recovery Program (MMRP), designed to enhance private housing stock in distressed neighborhoods. The program led to an increase in housing renovations and occupancy and decreased foreclosures in treated areas. These areas experienced substantial declines in burglaries and robberies. Additionally, neighborhoods with more housing renovations experienced the largest reductions in...
Since its premiere on Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live has become a cultural institution, with lines from its skits ("More cowbell!") becoming a part of Americans' daily lexicon. The live weekly program is famous for its parodies of commercials, impersonations of politicians, celebrity guest appearances and musical acts. On Sunday, Feb. 16, NBC will air a three-hour "SNL 50: The Anniversary Special" featuring current and past cast members and celebrity guests, as well as "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert" on Feb. 14. Temple Now spoke with Dustin Kidd, professor of sociology at...
Since its premiere on Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live has become a cultural institution, with lines from its skits ("More cowbell!") becoming a part of Americans'
Roland Leander Williams, Jr. was the great-grandson of an American slave and was raised on Race Street in Philadelphia. He earned his BA and PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Williams taught at Penn, the University of Delaware, and The Ohio State University prior to beginning his work as Assistant Professor of English at Temple University in 1995. He was later promoted to Associate Professor, Professor, and Chairperson of the English Department.Roland Williams was a scholar of African American culture and cinema. He was the author of African American...
Professor Michael Leeds and Eva Marikova Leeds (Moravian University) were guest co-editors of a special issue of the Journal of Sports Economics devoted to Title IX and women's sports. They also coauthored the introductory article, "And Yet…": Title IX Fifty Years on An Introduction.
This past summer, English Professor Srimati Mukherjee was invited to spend three weeks at the American Academy in Rome as part of their Visiting Scholars program. The Academy prides itself as a hub for eager minds in the arts and humanities. For decades, scholars and artists (including winners of the prestigious Rome Prize) have convened on its campus to share inspiration and ideas in a historic Italian landscape. For Mukherjee, the excursion was an opportunity to immerse herself in her current research as well as her passion for teaching.Though a published American Literature...
Professor Caterina Roman has recently had a policy essay published in Vital City. Professor Roman writes that, in the 2024 election season, political ads stoked fear by falsely depicting rising crime and lawlessness, feeding into widespread anxiety. She argues that fear of crime, driven more by emotion than reality, fuels harmful policies and behaviors that hurt public health, erode trust, and distort perceptions of crime. The solution lies in reshaping the narrative by highlighting the true decline in violence and promoting evidence-based policies. Consistent narratives...
Sometimes the right opportunity comes along and changes your trajectory, opening doors you otherwise might not have envisioned. Alex Barone, CLA '24, has seen this play out firsthand.
As an undergrad psychology major and volunteer in Temple's Control and Behavior Laboratory (CAB Lab), Barone participated in a research study examining what makes humans able or unable to identify AI-generated web content. The results were accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. This project, which helped set Barone on his path to grad school, was made possible by a Liberal Arts...
"We wanted to do something else above and beyond what we were already doing," says John Ewell when asked about he and his wife Lynne's most recent gift to Temple's College of Liberal Arts (CLA).
John, CLA '87, and Lynne Ewell, ENG '86, have endowed a Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award, otherwise known as a LAURA. Each of these vital awards grants a student a $2,000 stipend to conduct research alongside a faculty mentor. The program offers students valuable professional research experience without any additional financial stress. The...
Elena Hincapié is in her second semester of the MPP program and currently serves as Economic Empowerment Assistant at Women Against Abuse in Philadelphia. Continue reading to learn more about her current position and experience in the MPP program!
Can you tell us about your role as the Economic Empowerment Assistant at Women Against Abuse? What does a typical day look like for you?
My role at Women Against Abuse (WAA) as an economic policy analyst allows me to take a holistic approach in the examination of previous and current legislation surrounding the barriers of...
The first paper, "Navigating Power in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands: Naxi Mu Chieftain and the Xitan Temple on Mt. Jizu" was presented as part of the Transregional Encounters in Yunnan panel: Connecting East Asian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Buddhism, Buddhism Unit. This panel was co-organized by Dr. Megan Bryson, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, and Lu Huang. The second paper, "Debunking Biological Determinism: Metaphysical Realism and Queerness in Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma" was presented in the Gender Metaphysics in Buddhist Doctrines and Narratives...
Dr. Aunshul Rege and PhD student Rachel Bleiman, recently had their dataset, Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack (CIRA) highlighted in Security Week in the article University's Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack Tracker Reaches 2,000 Incidents. The feature details the impact of their work on cybersecurity research and policy, as the dataset has become a go-to resource for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers alike. This project, which started as a modest initiative five years ago, has grown into one of the most recognized resources in the field, now...
Professor Peter Jones (Ph.D., Geography, Aberystwyth University) who joined the faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University in 1985, will formally retire this summer after a truly impressive 40-year career at Temple. As part of the transitional retirement program, Peter taught his last class this fall and will be off campus this spring.Peter has provided high-quality education to students in the department in his time here. Among his courses, he taught Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Courts, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Introduction to...
