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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 ...
Married couple who met in med school create a $2M scholarship fund to support underrepresented students
By Ngozi Nwanji
Hearing of wedded couples giving back to their alma maters is always a heartwarming story. It pulls on one’s heartstrings, even more, when the...
Slavery and the American Revolution: What the history books don’t tell you about Yorktown
There are two sides to every story, including history. We’re taught that the Battle of Yorktown was a great victory for the American Revolution,...
Temple med school gets $2M gift to fund scholarships for students underrepresented in medicine
By John George
Two graduates of Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine are giving their alma mater a $2 million gift to establish an endowed...
Tokyo ex-Governor Ishihara who sparked China tensions dies at 89
By Isabel Reynolds
“He was a loose cannon and accomplished his agenda. Very effective but counterproductive,” said Jeff Kingston, professor of Asian studies at...
Bridging the housing gap
By Sara Weissman
BMCC, like most community colleges, has no dorms and enrolls many students who lack stable housing. A 2019 report by the Hope Center for College,...
Esports expands to Philadelphia colleges and beyond
By Taylor Allen
“What we’re seeing now is the cresting of the wave, and that was fueled by technology, opportunity and the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Daniel Funk,...
Power plant mercury limits still need tightening, say advocates
By Jennifer Hijazi
Reaffirming the legal basis for mercury power plant rules is a welcome move away from a controversial Trump-era rollback and should pave the way...
Some sports predictions for 2022 | Opinion
By John Allgood
John Allgood, an assistant professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, discusses his predictions for the upcoming year...
Temple University renews its lease in Center City
By Natalie Kostelni
Temple University has signed a five-year lease on its existing space at 1515 Market St. in Center City, according to landlord Accesso Partners....
Fact check: No evidence 5G networks have ‘enormous impact’ on immune system
By Daniel Funke
“The claim that ‘EMF radiation from 5G has and will have an enormous impact on your immune system’ is inaccurate and uncalled for,” Marvin Ziskin...
When a sudden, small expense threatens an entire college career
By Karen Weese
Kesare Mowrer is now finishing her bachelor’s degree in accounting at Temple University. She says outside support from their institutions,...
Jamie Shanker’s best day ever in Philadelphia
By Mike D'Onofrio
Jamie Shanker is all about supporting small businesses. As the associate director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center, she...
Temple University announces enhancements to campus safety
Charlie Leone, executive director of campus safety for Temple University, details some of the changes the school is making to improve safety.
Temple University taps former police commissioner for safety audit
By Mike D'Onofrio
Temple University has tapped former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey to audit the school’s campus safety operations. Ramsey’s...
Monthly stipends for students in need?
By Sara Weissman
Sara Goldrick-Rab, founder and president of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University, is in favor of the pilot...
As omicron pushes the West to reopen, Asia hunkers down
By John Power
Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University in Tokyo, told Al Jazeera political considerations in different countries played...
Why no beets on the streets? Some places spray beet juice before snowstorms—but not Philadelphia
By Asha Prihar
PennDOT has explored the option before. The agency experimented with it as early as 2014, and in 2018, it conducted a field test of a few...
Former Philadelphia police commissioner helping Temple University retool campus security
By Kelly Rule
Executive Director of Campus Safety Charles Leone says it includes virtual and physical escorts, a timer feature to ensure that people get to...
Temple taps former Philadelphia police commissioner to audit campus security
Charlie Leone, Temple’s executive director of campus safety, expects Ramsey to take five or six months to evaluate security in and around campus...
Temple partnering with former Philly top cop to enhance safety
By Max Bennett
In an effort to boost campus safety, Temple University is now partnering with a former Philadelphia police commissioner to audit the school’s...
‘It’s a man’s world’: Male athletes leading way in NIL money
By Erica Hunzinger
Thilo Kunkel, an associate professor and director of the Sport Industry Research Center at Temple, said, “White women have a more affluent target...
Google CEO’s 1-sentence response to getting called out by employees is a master class in leadership
By Jeff Steen
As Tricia Jones of Temple University called out in a spotlight article on communication during the pandemic, nonverbal communication “is so rooted...
The first human study has launched to treat HIV patients with CRISPR. The CEO of the gene-editing startup says it could be a one
By Andrew Dunn
In 2020, the group published study results in monkeys showing the strategy worked in eliminating SIV, a virus similar to HIV. In the fall of 2021...
Japan is only harming itself by keeping its borders shut | Opinion
By Robert Dujarric
The embrace of neo-Sakoku is a recipe for becoming a provincial sideshow, argues Robert Dujarric, co-director of the Institute of Contemporary...
What’s the big deal with NFTs?
As our world becomes more and more digital, people are finding new ways to adapt. For artists, NFTs—or nonfungible tokens—are one way. But for...