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Shapiro visits Temple, highlights its nurse scholar program as model amid new budget investments to curb nurse shortage
By Racquel Williams
Governor Josh Shapiro’s new proposed Pennsylvania budget includes $5 million to help educate, train and recruit nursing professionals in the...
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Hall of Fame Joe Klecko: Recalling the tale of his greatness
By IMissFatRex
The New York Jets selected Joe Klecko out of Temple University (go Owls) with the 144th pick (sixth round) in the 1977 NFL draft. He went on to...
The Blockson Collection: Massive collection of Black history calls Philadelphia home
By Bill Anderson
A massive collection of Black history can be found right here in Philadelphia—and it was started by a man who was told as a child that African...
A ‘Game Changer’ for Student Disability Services
By Safia Abdulahi
A $10.9 million gift to Temple University from the estate of a graduate of the institution has particular resonance on the Philadelphia campus....
Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship
By Associated Press
Peter J. Spiro, an international law professor at Temple University, and others say stripping away citizenship in this context violates a treaty...
Temple Ambler selects Donald Pell Gardens to rebuild Ambler Arboretum
By Ryan Genova
In the early evening of Sept. 1, 2021, Temple University’s Ambler Campus was irrevocably altered when the remnants of a EF2-level tornado ripped...
Haason Reddick’s historic homecoming
By O.J. Spivey
Philadelphia is known for its toughness and blue-collar work ethic. That mentality also resonates with its professional football team. The Eagles...
The Super Bowl Doesn’t Always Produce Super-Sized Revenues For Local Taxpayers
By Kelly Phillips Erb
What about those increased revenues? Temple University economist Michael Leeds told Axios that those dollars figures are “chicken feed” compared...
ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors
By Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer
These staffing companies have been among the most aggressive in replacing doctors to cut costs, said Robert McNamara, a founder of the American...
How asexual and aromantic people make Valentine’s Day their own
By Samantha Chery
Pax is not alone in rejecting the notion that the relationships acknowledged on Feb. 14 have to include romance and sex. Roughly 1% of Americans...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts inspires change with all-female team
By Chanel Hill
When Ashley Gardner heard about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts having an all-women management team, she thought the news was...
Parties, merch, and joy: An underdog city gears up for the Super Bowl
By Ira Porter
“People want to associate with winners,” says Daniel Funk, associate dean and professor at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and...
Super Bowl appearance translates to big bucks on social media for Jalen Hurts and other Eagles
By Jordan Levy
“There is a metric that looks at how much it costs to get your post in front of 1,000 people,” Thilo Kunkel, a Temple professor who studies...
Super Bowl LVII is All About Family for Haason Reddick
By Ed Krack
Haason Reddick showed up at Temple University as a walk-on after growing up in Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from campus. He tore...
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Joe Klecko, pride of Chester and Temple, named to Pro Football Hall of Fame
By Mike Jensen
A man who never played organized football until his senior year of high school in Delaware County will be enshrined this summer in the Pro...
Jalen Hurts Inc.
By John George
Thilo Kunkel, director of the Sport Industry Research Center at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, said a...
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Philadelphia hospital ER doctors are bracing for Super Bowl revelry
By Wendy Ruderman
Pedestrians should use extra caution when heading home or celebrating on Philadelphia’s streets. Within city limits, the biggest concern is people...
Drought may have doomed this ancient empire — a warning for today’s climate crisis
By Sarah Kaplan
Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver, an archaeologist at Temple University in Philadelphia who was not involved in the study, hailed it as “groundbreaking.” “...
Funding mobile health services at Fox Chase
By Tom Waring
Sens. Tina Tartaglione, Jim Dillon and Art Haywood were at Fox Chase Cancer Center last week to present a $1.1 million grant to Temple Health to...
APLU and Temple University releases guide on higher ed completion grant implementation
By Arrman Kyaw
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Temple University have released a guide for higher ed institutions on how to...
Talking to Students About Tyre Nichols and Police Violence: Ideas From 3 Experts
By Eesha Pendharkar
Before teachers can have a conversation about systemic racism and police violence, they need to gauge how comfortable they are with talking about...
Insurance companies say these cars are too easy to steal
By Myles Ma
With the high theft rates for specific models, it’s understandable that insurance companies have responded so strongly, says Michael Mccloskey, an...
Temple receives $10.9 million gift to support students with physical disabilities
By MICHAEL TANENBAUM
Temple University will receive $10.9 million in funding to provide scholarships and other personal support for students living with physical...
Japan’s Kishida under fire for ‘poor’ hiring decisions after aide makes anti-LGBT remarks
By Julian Ryall
“The resignations and questions that are being asked would appear to speak for themselves when it comes to Kishida’s appointments,” said Hiromi...
Signs You're Too Sick to Work, Experts Say
By Christopher Smith
Going to work means we get paid, the workplace is staffed, your co-workers don’t have more to do,” says Thomas Fekete, section...
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Philadelphia could start using federal funds to replace lead pipes as soon as this spring, city officials said
By Jason Laughlin and Julia Terruso
Lead pipes are used in Philadelphia’s water system as service lines, the connectors between homes and the larger water mains, said Heather Murphy...