Nikki Franke’s remarkable career in fencing is a win for women’s sports and Black female athletes. Here’s why.

By Kerith Gabriel

When Nikki Franke formally announced her retirement as head coach of Temple’s women’s fencing program on Tuesday, it marked the culmination of a...

Photos of Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke's retirement

By Heather Khalifa

The all-time winningest coach at Temple and longest-tenured coach in school history, announced her retirement after 50 years.

What is your risk of catching monkeypox in public? We asked 7 experts to rate different activities, from gym workouts to dance p

By Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce

 Sarah Bauerle Bass, director of the Temple University Risk Communication Laboratory, said washing hands, disinfecting shared equipment, wearing...

Nikki Franke, legendary Temple fencing coach, retires after 50 years

By Jeff Neiburg

On Monday night, Nikki Franke, the all-time winningest women’s coach at (898 wins) and longest-tenured coach in school history, informed her team...

Philly gets $25M federal grant to fix its most dangerous streets

By Stephen Williams

 “We are here to talk about safety. This is a huge investment for the city of Philadelphia, especially communities that have historically been...

Free Ysl

Timothy N. Welbeck, acting director of the Center for Anti-racism Research and assistant professor of instruction at Temple University, discussed...

Journalists continue to lean on Twitter as fewer Americans use it as a news source

By Rob Tornoe

In a 2021 study of more than 23,000 articles, two media experts—Logan Molyneux, an assistant professor in journalism at Temple University’s Klein...

Recession may or may not be here, but be prepared

By Stephen Williams

“The job market clocked 500,000 jobs last month,” said Joshua Mask, economics professor at Temple University. “Even in good times that is a very,...

Rise in heart disease may be explained by extreme weather conditions: Study

By Dr. Lily Nedda Dastmalchi

“Experts advise changes should be made as a community by reducing plastic waste, using public transport, recycling, avoiding red meat and...

Monkeypox is spreading as college students return to campuses. Some universities are still preparing.

By Erin McCarthy

 “I know that we’re going to see some cases at Temple, because college students do share things and they are who they are,” said Thomas Trojian,...

Charlene Curtis, Temple coaching trailblazer, dies at 67

 Charlene Curtis, the first African American women’s head basketball coach at Temple University, died Thursday. She was 67. After her career from...

Abortion pill maker drops Mississippi lawsuit with national implications, but fight isn’t over

By Isabelle Taft

“My assumption is that the nature of the argument has changed for GenBioPro,” said Rachel Rebouché, dean of the Temple University Beasley School...

Houston colleges don't offer much help for pregnant students. Post-Roe, it will get worse

By Samantha Ketterer

 While Texas has been restricting abortion access for years, a total ban on the procedure is going to even more disproportionately affect minority...

Doug Mastriano and some Pa. GOP leaders think Christianity and government should be linked

By Sam Dunklau

Temple University Professor Emerita Eleanor Myers said Commonwealth Court Judge McCullough’s presence raises questions about whether she could...

What makes a protest effective? 3 movements that got results

By Yves Jeffcoat

 King believed that protests have the power to catalyze change, and he held America accountable for upholding its principles of freedom of...

Exclusive: Temple University president discusses initiatives to keep students safe on and off campus

By MATT PETRILLO

Temple President Jason Wingard spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News on Thursday. Temple says it’s working to come up with solutions to improve...

Endo Follows Opioid Bankruptcy Playbook, With A Few Twists

By Daniel Gill and James Nani

 “Based on what little we know, Purdue is different because the allegations against the Sacklers are so severe,” said Jonathan Lipson, a...

‘Prices just shot up,’ say Philly parents struggling to afford school supplies

By Natalie Pompilio

 Sheri Lambert, an associate professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, wasn’t surprised by that figure, noting that “even despite...

Pa. colleges plan monkeypox education, testing to prevent virus outbreak on campus

By Christina Baker

Officials at six public and private colleges and universities in Pennsylvania who responded to PennLive said that unless the situation changes...

Yes, the president can declassify documents, but there isn’t a set protocol they have to follow

By Megan Loe

 However, presidents generally follow an informal protocol when declassifying documents, Richard Immerman, a historian and professor at Temple...

‘Sesame Street’ models inclusivity, but it has left Black viewers behind | Opinion

By Abby Whitaker

“Sesame Place is not part of the ‘Coming Together’ initiative because it is not owned or operated by Sesame Workshop. But if ‘Coming Together’ is...

Trump's legal troubles

Lauren Ouziel, professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a former federal prosecutor in Southern District of New York and later the...

Where do you go when you gotta go? America’s public bathroom shortage

 Temple University History Professor Bryant Simon, who has studied and is writing an upcoming book on the history of toilets, shared more about...

As COVID vaccination rates stall, Philly mobile clinics find new purpose

By Jason Laughlin

The mobile clinic, one of three affiliated with Temple, launched four months ago as a vaccination clinic. But as Philadelphia’s COVID-19...

Temple University students move in for fall semester, most diverse class in Temple's history

 Jason Wingard says he's so excited that so many families chose Temple for their future.