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John Fry wants Temple to be Center City's 'anchor university'
By Ryan Mulligan
Temple University will take over the landmark Terra Hall building at Broad and Walnut streets come 2027, but President John Fry ...

EPA finalizes clean-waters protection rule ahead of major court case
By Karen Graham
As it stands right now, according to Yale Environment 360, the U.S. loses about 60,000 acres of wetlands a year. “This case has the potential to...
Sports medicine pioneer Dr. Joseph Torg dies at 88
By Carly Behm
His career focused on improving athlete safety. He co-founded the Temple University Center for Sports Medicine and Science and established one of...
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Joseph S. Torg, sports medicine pioneer whose work made football safer, has died at 88
By Abraham Gutman
After graduating Haverford, Joseph Torg turned to Temple to pursue a growing interest in medical care. He interrupted his training for a two-year...

Android users warned of new hack capable of spying on your calls in a way you never expected
By Jamie Harris
But tiny ear speakers weren't considered much of a problem until now because they were thought to be too weak to create enough of a vibration for...

Adolescents with obesity eat more calories from snacks than those with normal weight
By Michael Monostra
“Findings from this study advance previous work that has shown associations of snacking frequency and size with weight status by providing new...

2022 in Review: Local universities drive growth with capital projects and real estate deals
By Ryan Mulligan
Outside of University City, Temple is planning to turn its decades-old library into its new home for the College of Public Health. Paley Hall,...

Japan Announces New Defense Spending Plan
But leaders in China, North Korea and Russia denounced the plan. China said Japan was overreacting to the Chinese threat as a way to provide a...
West Texas Still Tops Patent Venues, Even After Cases Randomized
By Michael Shapiro
What’s driving a lot of the filing in the last 5 months since the order was entered is there are a lot of cases filed before the order was entered...
Experts: Don't like a gift? Don't wait to return it
By Caitlin Burchill
As you start thinking about returns, Temple University Associate Professor of Marketing Sheri Lambert says many companies are now charging...

Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism
By Erik Cliburn
These individuals and their impact, along with many like them, demonstrate the important role that colleges and universities can play in shaping...

With focus on Nansei Islands, Japan prepares for potential Taiwan conflict
By GABRIEL DOMINGUEZ
“A conflict over Taiwan has long been a theoretical possibility in the minds of Japanese strategists,” said James D.J. Brown, an associate...

2023’s Best Cities for Cookie Lovers
By Sav Maive
Lu Lu, Ph.D., associate professor, Temple University, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality...
Why Jonny can’t read: The great disconnect between reading science and policy
By Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
In the spring of 2022, reports showed that only 67% of third graders were reading at grade level in the aftermath of the pandemic. Following on...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Contribute to Alzheimer Disease and Dementia Risk
By Jessica Nye, PhD
This featured review article, written by investigators from Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine in the United States, discussed recent...

2023’s Best Cities for Pastry Lovers
By Sav Maive
Lu Lu, associate professor, School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, was cited as an expert in this study about...

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug
By MATTHEW PERRONE
Terry Heiman-Patterson, a neurologist at Temple University, says it’s taken about four to six hours of phone calls with insurers to get each new...
I was a medical student and accidentally blew up on Tiktok. Now I have a new side hustle as an influencer.
By Rasha Aly
“I’m in the early stages of being a student influencer. My TikTok blew up almost overnight, and now companies are reaching out to me for...

Children’s play time is a key to early learning
By By David Bjorkgren
“Learning has to be active, it has to be engaged, meaningful, socially interactive, iterative and, importantly, it has to be joyful. And what are...

Why Qatar's sportswashing project is surviving World Cup controversies
By Daniel Rouse
“Oil and gas have done a lot of things to the Gulf, but one thing that they’ve done to all these countries—like the Emirates and Qatar and Kuwait...

How to advance computer science education in Philadelphia? First, focus on the teachers
By Sarah Huffman
Jamie Payton, professor of computer and information sciences from Temple University, said the focus has been on getting computer science into...

Colorado’s college students are feeling the pressure as inflation exacerbates food insecurity
By Paolo Zialcita
Food insecurity is a major concern across college campuses nationwide. A study from Temple University found that 38% of college students are...

Philadelphia-area projects received over $339M in RACP grants this year. These are the biggest recipients.
By Ryan Mulligan
Other notable project grants includes $2.5 million to overhaul the lighting on City Hall, allowing for more creative and remote-controlled light...
Temple president discusses safety challenges impacting North Philadelphia campus
Temple University President Jason Wingard plans to move himself and his family into a North Philadelphia rowhome in an effort to immerse himself...
Temple president to live alongside students
By Josh Moody
Amid the ongoing safety concerns of students and parents, President Jason Wingard and his family are moving from Chestnut Hill to a university-...

Two state lawmakers want to audit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh sports stadiums.
By Harrison Cann
Michael Leeds, a sports economist and professor at Temple University, agreed, stating that cities and local politicians are “damned if you do and...