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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 ...

100-day plan: What European nations can do to protect utilities
By Andrew Hollister
The frequency of attacks on critical infrastructure is rapidly rising, with U.S. data on ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure collected...

You've just won a gold medal! So why are you trying to eat it?
By Meghan Holohan
“Sports all have their eccentricities,” said Frank Farley, a professor from Temple University in Philadelphia and former president of the American...

It’s the first Summer Olympics since #MeToo — and athletes are speaking out. Survivors say it’s ‘a reckoning.’
By Caroline Kitchener and Anne Branigin
Elizabeth Taylor, an associate professor at Temple University who specializes in gender and sexual violence in sports organizations, has seen a...

Temple University Health System invests $5 million in nurse staffing as employment vacancies rise
By Hannah Kanik
Temple University Health System will invest nearly $5 million to enhance nurse scheduling, staffing and recruitment to bolster its staff as Temple...

Opinion | Gun violence is a public health crisis
By Rupal Ramesh Shah
Gun violence is a public health issue because people are dying from guns or are terrorized by them, said Frank H. Farley, a Temple University...
Temple University Health System plans to spend $5M to enhance nursing staffing amid nearly double-digit vacancy rate
By John George
Temple University Health System said it will invest nearly $5 million to enhance nurse scheduling, staffing, and recruitment at a time when its...

A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever
By Collin Deppen
Shanda Sibley, an assistant clinical professor of law at Temple University, doubts whether the added context Krasner seeks will fundamentally...
Female athletes make a stand on sportswear
By Sarah Mulkerrins
Katie Sveinson, an assistant professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, discusses the recent stands at the Olympics...
Russia Holds Military Drills Off Japan’s Mainland During Tokyo Olympics
By Alastair Gale
James Brown, an expert on Russian-Japanese ties at Temple University in Tokyo, said tension over the islands has increased because Japan has taken...

Japan Talks of Defending Taiwan Against China Aggression
By Ralph Jennings
Tokyo’s comments amount to “shadow boxing” and “saber rattling” rather than intent to fight any war, said Jeffrey Kingston, a history instructor...
How are doctors treating COVID-19 patients now?
By Zoë Read
Temple Health enrolled some patients in a trial researching treatments like inhaled remdesivir (an antiviral agent) for outpatient therapy, as...

Skirts. Bikini bottoms. Leotards. Ahead of Olympics, athletes call out sexist uniform practices.
By Candice Norwood
“It’s really a policing of certain bodies,” said Katie Sveinson, an assistant professor in the School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality...
Some people are seeking out a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine after getting J&J shot
By Jen Christensen
"Come June, I started to get nervous about this Delta variant spreading and had some travel plans," said Gallagher, a clinical professor at Temple...
Why mid-majors can be big-time players in recruiting under NCAA's new climate
Thilo Kunkel of the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management points to his research to show that lower-division schools as well as mid-...
How To Deal with Post Pandemic Social Anxiety
By Omri Hurwitz
Richard Heimberg, a professor at Temple University who has studied social anxiety since the early 1980s,...
After months in lockdown, we need some new memories. But can you ‘make’ them?
By Roxanne Roberts
“One of the things that’s important is that memory is kind of social exchange,” says Nora Newcombe, a psychologist at Temple University.

The jewel of the 1964 Olympics: The Yoyogi National Stadium
By Stephen Wade
American architect and Temple University Japan faculty member James Lambiasi, who has worked for 26 years in Japan, has described Yoyogi as the “...

A sense of direction: Finding your way without GPS
By Jon Lapook
Professor Nora Newcombe, of Temple University, studies the psychology of sense of direction. "All of our senses are involved together in forming...

How quickly did the new coronavirus spread?
By Rebecca Sohn
Sergei Pond, a professor of biology at Temple University in Philadelphia, said the virus had already spread considerably by the time it was...
Why There's a Big Difference Between a Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Person Testing Positive for COVID-19
Dr. Jason Gallagher, a clinical professor at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia and a clinical pharmacy specialist in...
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Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.
By James Barragan
“Most people don’t have a problem with it,” said Robin Kolodny, chair of the political science department at Temple University.
Tokyo Olympics: Diverse faces are representing Japan. Does it reflect real change?
By Victoria Kim and Hanako Lowry
The zeal of politicians to push ahead with the Olympics in a nation still gripped by the pandemic obscured larger questions about diversity, said...
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From North Philly to Tokyo: Dawn Staley makes her debut as the U.S. Olympic women’s head basketball coach
By Marc Narducci
Whether the first-time Olympic head coach was starring as a point guard at Philadelphia’s Dobbins Tech and the University of Virginia, and in two...
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What should vaccinated people know as COVID-19 variants spread?
By Sarah Gantz and Stacey Burling
“We’re both afraid of it and blasé about it,” said Thomas Fekete, an infectious disease physician at Temple University Hospital, of the public’s...
At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up
By Jada Yuan
For one, “there’s a risk that this will become a superspreader event,” Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, told...