Philadelphia should stop investing in wrong gun violence solutions | Opinion

By Caterina Roman, associate professor of criminal justice

Philadelphia has solutions — based on concrete evidence — that can reduce its number of shootings. The problem is we’ve been funding the wrong...

Temple will face North Carolina in the Military Bowl

By Marc Narducci

As expected, Temple will face North Carolina in the Military Bowl on Friday, Dec. 27, at Navy Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The noon game...

Government Studying Widely Used Chemicals Linked to Health Issues

By Eric Lipton

The class of chemicals, known as PFAS, was used in nonstick pans, stain-resistant clothes and firefighting foam and is found in drinking water in...

Temple end Quincy Roche named AAC defensive player of the year

By Marc Narducci

Temple end Quincy Roche was named the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Roche...

Temple Professor Honors Beloved Dog With Study Abroad Scholarship for Students

Temple University journalism professor George Miller is honoring his dog’s life with a study abroad scholarship for students. The Mookie Miller...

New assistant dean at Temple's Ambler campus

Angela J. Davis believes in giving back to Temple University, a place from which her mother and son also graduated, and an institution where “so...

Philadelphia has a gun violence epidemic. What if it were treated like any other contagious disease?

By Rita Giordano and Bethany Ao

Robert Warner and his crew don’t have medical degrees. But in the midst of Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic, they are in the business of...

Holiday cheer brings smiles to hundreds of North Philly children

Children were doing backflips while dancing with their favorite characters at a party that brought more than just holiday cheer.

The pit...

Bowl possibilities are numerous for Temple football

By Marc Narducci

Now that Temple has finished its regular season with an 8-4 record (5-3 in the American Athletic Conference), the next step is finding out the...

Under the Broad Street line, dentist Janine Burkhardt gets patients smiling again

By Howard Gensler

It may be the only dentist’s office in the country in which the whirring of the drill is drowned out by the rumbling of the subway. But no matter...

Positive Attitude is Helping a Former Temple University Professor Fight Alzheimer’s

By Tim Furlong

NBC10 is shining a light on what it looks like living with the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease. Jeff Draine is sharing his...

Philly tech remembers Safeguard Scientifics founder Pete Musser

By Paige Gross

Warren V. “Pete” Musser, the Safeguard Scientifics founder who over the years championed many tech investments along the Route 202 corridor, has...

How trends — from oat milk to ugly sneakers — get so huge so fast

By Rebecca Jennings

Where those trends come from is a more difficult question — a question that a particular group of people is paid a great deal to try and figure...

Olive oil superfood may protect the brain from age-related dementia

By Brittany A. Roston

Adding extra virgin olive oil to your diet may be an effective way to reduce your risk of developing dementia in old age, according to researchers...

Pair of brothers first to play together in Temple basketball history

By Jamie Apody

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Averaging almost 19 points and 11 rebounds a game for Temple, Nate Pierre-Louis is having quite a start to his junior...

Temple Hospital uses virtual reality headsets to help burn victims in PT

By Michael Tanenbaum

A new program at Temple University Hospital is utilizing virtual reality headsets to aide in the recovery of burn victims, who may find they need...

20 years in, Temple’s program in China teaches ‘rule of law’ amid tensions between Beijing and Washington

By Trudy Rubin

BEIJING — On every visit I’ve made to China, I’ve looked at issues connected with rule of law, a concept interpreted very differently here and in...

Shoegazing at The Shoe Museum: The best finds at one of Philly’s most obscure attractions

By Stephanie Farr

Despite the epic amounts of sole at Philadelphia’s 43-year-old Shoe Museum, foot traffic is sparse. On average, just five to 10 people visit a...

HIV drug stops Zika infection, strategy could halt infections caused by related viruses

Researchers report that a drug used in the treatment of HIV also suppresses Zika virus infection. In cell and animal models, they show that...

Temple University Students Creating Heartwarming Experience For Young Patients Through ‘A Moment Of Magic’ Organization

By Janelle Burrell

A group of local students are ditching their school books for a few hours a week and trading them in for elaborate costumes for an important cause...

Classes without textbooks? More colleges are giving it a try

By Susan Snyder

When Natalie Flynn surveyed students in her Temple University intro to physical geology classes, she found half weren't buying the textbook she...

Green Roofed Library

By Min Tang

High-profile architecture firm Snøhetta has completed an impressive new library at the Temple University in Philadelphia, just in time for the new...

Temple-UCF: A must-win game for both teams whether they like to think about it or not

By Marc Narducci

The cliche among college football teams is that they want to go 1-0 every week. That is their way of saying they aren’t looking past the immediate...

Temple Opens New Era With Former Star McKie In Place

By Dan Gelston

Aaron McKie stayed up all night before he was set to address Temple for the first time as head coach. McKie thought hard for the right words as...

Watch Young Thug and Gunna Perform With a Marching Band on Fallon

By Matthew Ismael Ruiz

They played their hit “Hot” from Thugger’s So Much Fun