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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...

Temple teams up with Prevention Point to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Kensington
By Maria Pulcinella
A new initiative from Temple University aims to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to the Kensington community, while eliminating common barriers of entry...

Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooms, stinks like rotting flesh at Temple’s Ambler campus
By Frank Kummer
Ben Snyder has made it his mission since graduating from Temple in 2016 to get a rare 'corpse plant' that stinks like a dead body to bloom. He's...
Moves in Medicine: New attitudes toward alcohol-related liver disease
By Heather Grubola
Temple takes it case-by-case, based on a patient's motivation to stop using alcohol and to address the underlying problems behind their alcohol...

In a Dark Year on Campus, Some Surprising Glimmers of Light
By Anemona Hartocollis
Xanthe Soter, a junior at Temple University, said she “thrived” academically this year, because there were so few distractions, and...

An employer-driven hospital rating system gains ground
By Harold Brubaker
“I think Leapfrog is as good as any, recognizing that each one has its strengths and weaknesses,” said Mike Young, president and chief executive...

Former Inquirer writer Mel Greenberg wins Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Award
Mel Greenberg, longtime women's basketball reporter for the Inquirer and a Lew Klein Award winner, has added another honor to his shelf:...

Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories
By Carolyn McCusker
Sergio Serrano, a professor of engineering science and applied mathematics at Temple University, is one of several non-native...
Temple University expert responds to CDC lifting mask mandate for those fully vaccinated
By Gray Hall
Dr. Thomas Fekete with Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine, said "From a scientific point of view, it is very nice to...

Inside the year-long fight to figure out how the Pa. legislature spends taxpayer money on itself
By Angela Couloumbis
The journalists partnered with a team of Temple University students led by professor Aron Pilhofer to strip that mass of data out of clunky PDF...

Your social guide to Philly’s reopening
By Elizabeth Wellington
Ravi S. Kudesia, assistant professor of human resource management at The Fox School of Business at Temple University, advises “This is the time to...
Biden nominates first Black judge for federal court in Camden
By Jonathan Salant
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Williams to the U.S. District Court. If confirmed, the Temple law graduate...

With Hugs and Haircuts, U.S. Epidemiologists Start Returning (Carefully!) to Everyday Life
By Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Kevin Quealy
“I balance risks very carefully with benefits,” said Luther-King Fasehun, a doctor and an epidemiology Ph.D. student at Temple University.

Owls get commitment from JUCO All-American offensive lineman Richard Rodriguez
By Marc Narducci
Sophomore Richard Rodriguez, a junior college football All-American guard at Iowa Central Community College, has committed to Temple.

Temple’s aggressive recruiting from the football transfer portal has paid off
By Marc Narducci
The Owls have added nine players from the portal so far. They are from, among others conferences, the SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference, and...
Prominent Philadelphia trial lawyer Herbert Kolsby remembered as fierce advocate, consummate teacher
By John George
Herbert Kolsby, who helped create the renowned trial advocacy program at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, died on May 1 in Boca Raton,...

Temple wins first-ever men’s points crown at Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta
By Joe Juliano
The Owls won the men's varsity heavyweight race for the 22nd time in program history.

The University Of Hartford And The Economics Of Sports
By John Henry Smith
Temple University Sports Economist Michael Leeds joined "All Things Considered" to talk about if this move make sense.

College graduates celebrate as in-person commencement ceremonies return
Temple hosted separate commencement ceremonies this week in a step towards normalcy as they celebrated the class of 2021 while still adhering to...

Drexel and Temple seniors are grateful for a fifth year and another shot at the Dad Vail Regatta
By Joe Juliano
More than three dozen seniors for the Dragons and Owls could not compete in 2020 because of the pandemic. But 19 of them have returned thanks to a...

A new form of CBD may offer more potent pain relief and ease opioid cravings
By Michael Tannenbaum
Temple University scientists say the drug shows promise in experiments on mice.
Temple University Salutes Its Graduates With Mix Of Virtual, In-Person Ceremonies
Temple University is honoring its graduates with both virtual and in-person celebrations. Temple’s 134th annual commencement got underway...

Sabre and a Scalpel! Former Temple fencing star trains for Olympics and becomes a surgeon
By Jamie Apody
Former Temple University fencer Kamali Thompson is one event away from competing in the Olympics and she's two weeks away from graduating Rutgers...
Free pre-college program at Temple's Fox School of Business plans to double cohort this fall
By Kennedy Rose
A pre-college program hosted at Temple University's Fox School of Business plans to nearly double its cohort size for the fall to provide free...
Australia warns its citizens of jail and $50,000 fine if they return from India
By Adam Taylor
“It has long been assumed citizens have an absolute right under international law to enter their own country,” Peter Spiro, a Temple University...

Did transferring from Temple help NFL draft prospects? Nope.
By Mike Jensen
Transferring from Temple does not improve your draft position.