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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 ...
Pre-Black Friday deals in full swing
Even when Black Friday was two weeks away, retailers were already launching thousands of deals online and in stores. For information on what can...
US doctors fear patients at risk as cost cuts follow private equity deals
“Private equity companies have been putting the squeeze on doctors with reduced hours and staffing,” said Robert McNamara, head of the emergency...

Atlanta artist Marryam Moma cuts her way into telling stories of Blackness
By Rosalind Bentley
Through collage, Atlanta-based visual artist and Temple alumnus Marryam Moma, 36, tells stories of contemporary Black experiences, with an...

Verification badges may actually encourage users to post fake news, study finds
By Tom McKay
“It’s a huge problem, it’s one of the biggest problems that we’re dealing with right now,” Min-Seok Pang, the author of the study and a Temple...
Organ failure: Patients of color have ‘been let down by the system’
By Nora Eckert
Bridging that gap can be harder if there are racial differences, says Laura Siminoff, dean of the College of Public Health at Temple University...
Holiday shopping in gender-neutral toy aisles? Playing for the future
By Elana Herbst, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
“Since the 1980s, gender-based toy marketing and division of toys by gender have become even more prominent. Assembly Bill No. 1084, however, is...

Japan’s new foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will stand firm on Diaoyu Islands but won’t rock U.S.-China balance: analysts
By Julian Ryall
Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, described the appointment of Hayashi as foreign minister as a...

Hungry at college
In 2019—before the pandemic—a survey by Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice found that 45% of student respondents...

Could a daily multivitamin help slow cognitive decline?
By Kaitlin Sullivan
According to Domenico Praticò, director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple University in Philadelphia, certain vitamin deficiencies, including...
Healthcare’s transformative leaders are looking to upend the industry by building on the pandemic’s scientific advancements
By Mohana Ravindranath
In Philadelphia, Temple University’s Surgeon-in-chief Amy Goldberg and Trauma Outreach Coordinator Scott Charles are leading the charge to bring...
Corporate America is finally waking up to the power of HBCUs—and it’s a win for young Black professionals
By Catherine Henderson
Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, anthropologist and associate professor of theater at Temple University, said HBCUs have always stood out for their...
Food and drink to avoid—or at least limit—with gout
By Michael O. Schroeder
“This tends to be a chronic disease, albeit manageable,” says Roberto Caricchio, chief of rheumatology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at...
Distinguished Philadelphia piano teacher strikes chord with students
By Matteo Iadonisi
In 1986, Charles Abramovic returned to school to pursue a doctoral degree in music with Temple University. Two years later, he was hired as a...
This exhibit is sharing stories of Tarrant County students experiencing homelessness
By Lauren Castle
A report by The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University found that 3 in 5 college students across the country...
The question we’ve stopped asking about teenagers and social media
By Cal Newport
On the more skeptical side of the debate about the potential harm to teenagers is Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor at Temple University...
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Why NYC exports like Brooklyn Bowl have to ‘work harder’ to win over Philadelphians
By Ximena Conde
Temple University Assistant Professor of Sociology Kevin Loughran said the influx of outside financial capital and the influence it yields can...
Temple Pharmacy wants to solve a $500 billion medication problem
The Temple University School of Pharmacy is joining several other institutions in working on developing frameworks and plans for optimizing...
Your inner tree
Jacob Shell, professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University, joins Big Picture Science to discuss how we can become nature’s ally,...
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Temple’s Khalif Battle honed his edge in a competitive family environment
By Sam Cohn
Khalif Battle spent much of his life proving himself on the basis of his own merit. He’s now a 6-foot-5-inch guard entering his second season as...
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Helping overcome vaccine hesitancy was their goal. The surprise? Who was the problem.
By Harold Brubaker
A group of college students gathered Saturday at Temple University to brainstorm new ways to overcome COVID-19 hesitancy among high school...
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America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem
By German Lopez
Temple University criminologist Jerry Ratcliffe analyzed 911 calls in Philadelphia for a study in crime science. He found that calls for one thing...

German warship visits Japan for first time in 20 years
“This is a continuation of what we have seen with other partners in recent months, with warships from France, the Netherlands and Britain all...
Voters choose criminal justice reformer with plenty of attitude
By Dwight Ott and Sandra Clark
Krasner argues that a lot of the gun violence was probably generated by the pandemic, not by his reforms. Research led by Jessica Beard of Temple...
8 ways to get your finances on track in your 30s
By Angela Colly
A study by George Mason University and Temple University found being underpaid could cost you $600,000 over the length of your career.
Temple hosts Black Men in Medicine event
Temple University hosted An Evening for Black Men in Medicine last Friday. The goal was to address the national shortage of Black men in...