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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...

Fox 29′s new sports anchor is a Temple grad and former mascot
By Ellen Gray
Breland Moore, a Temple graduate, will report and anchor sports coverage for the 5, 6, 10, and 11 p.m. newscasts beginning May 24.

Temple center C.J. Perez grateful for a sixth year of college football
By Marc Narducci
Temple center C.J. Perez has taken quite a journey in college football, and because of the NCAA’s ruling that last season didn’t count on a player...

Temple University names Dr. Amy Goldberg interim dean of Lewis Katz School of Medicine
By John George
Temple University has named trauma surgeon Dr. Amy J. Goldberg as interim dean of its Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Goldberg is a nationally...

Academic Libraries Led Universities Into the Socially Distant Era. Now They’re Planning for What’s Next.
By Scott Carlson
Joseph P. Lucia, dean of Temple University Libraries, believes that many of the academic functions of a library can be conducted online.

Will UHart really save $9 million a year by transitioning from NCAA Division I to Division III? The answer is complicated
By Alex Putterman
“In terms of the actual cost to the university of admitting the student,” says Michael Leeds, a sports economist at Temple University, “it’s a...

Nervous about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Don’t believe these myths.
By Grace Dickinson
Sarah Bass, associate professor and director of the Risk Communication Laboratory at Temple University, said “The mRNA vaccine is new and...

School of Rock founder Paul Green’s latest riff is to graduate from Temple law
By Frank Fitzpatrick
“I’m a punk-rocker,” Green said, laughing, “and what’s more punk rock than getting a law degree and then not using it?”

Temple’s business school sees virtual reality as future of online learning
By Zoe Rosenberg,
It’s an investment that Temple’s Fox Business School was excited to make because university officials hope it can become a model for higher...

Temple football team’s biggest task this spring is moving forward after last season’s major setback
By Marc Narducci
Veteran Owls say there is enough talent to show drastic improvement over their 2020 1-6 record.
Temple Health System opens satellite site for its lung care program in Northeast Philadelphia
By John George
Temple University Health System has opened a fourth satellite site for its nationally known lung center.
Temple Football wide receiver, Montco native eyes NFL to honor late father
By Jeff Skversky
Temple University wide receiver Branden Mack is trying to catch on in the NFL, either as a late-round draft pick or an undrafted free agent.

College Admission Conquest: Words Matter
By Brennan Barnard
Shawn Abbott, vice provost for admissions, financial aid, and enrollment management at Temple University says, “two of the most vexing words (at...
Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers
By Stephen J. Dubner
Catherine Maclean is an economist at Temple University in Philadelphia. She researches substance use and mental health — and how they intersect...
Derek Chauvin trial retraumatizing for many, health experts say
By Jaclyn Lee
Frank Farley, professor of psychological studies in education at Temple University and former president of the American Psychological Association...

Temple teaches this MBA fintech class via VR. Yes, it’s trippy
By Paige Gross
The class is one of the first of its kind in an MBA setting to use virtual reality to bring students together for discussion-based learning.

The Pandemic Has Been Devastating. But There Are Some Things We Might Miss.
By Devon Powers
Devon Powers, an Associate Professor at the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, says there’s a sense of comfort that...
Temple nursing student thankful for education
By Lisa Sortino
I am beyond grateful for the experiences that Temple University’s nursing program has afforded me over the past 4 years.
Teens are terrible at breaking up. Here are six ways parents can help them improve.
By Lisa A. Phillips
Says Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor at Temple University: “Adults know how ephemeral teen relationships can be, so they...

Fencer Hoping to Make Her Olympic Dreams Come True as She Chases Her Surgical Goals
Kamali Thompson talks about her Olympic fencing dreams and her upcoming orthopedic surgery residency at Temple University.

Biden picks first person of color to head Census fulltime
By Mike Schneider
Biden's pick, Robert Santos, began his career as senior study director at Temple University's Institute for Survey Research.
Temple spinout ExpressCells adds new investors to meet 'rapidly growing demand'
By John George
ExpressCells, a gene editing technology company spun out of Temple University, has raised $590,500 in an equity financing.
App’s Private Aid Algorithm Promises Fast Cash
By Emma Whitford
As a professor of sociology and medicine at Temple University and longtime advocate for emergency aid grants, Sara Goldrick-Rab had been looking...

Virtual internships (which aren't going away) can actually work really well, say Philly college students and employers
By Courtney Murphy
Imagine Oprah Winfrey popping into your Zoom session at work. That happened to Temple University junior Niccolas Uff recently, thanks to his...

Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes: Spotlight on Poet Sonia Sanchez
By Bobbi Booker
Poetry. Motion. Sound. For most of the 85 years Sonia Sanchez has existed, she has known and embraced the power of words and music, eventually...
‘Losing Life Even When People Don't Die': In Philly, Nondeadly Shootings Rising
By Rudy Chinchilla
For survivors of gun violence, the consequences can be devastating and lifelong, said Jason Gravel, an assistant professor at Temple University’s...