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On his first day of school, new Temple president John Fry meets with public safety staff and gets an update on enrollment
By Susan Snyder
Midday Friday John A. Fry’s wife texted him: “How goes it, Owl?” “So far, so good!” Fry responded. It was the first day of school for Fry, who...
Philadelphia needs a citywide gun lock campaign — now
By Helen Ubiñas
Scott Charles, Temple University Hospital’s trauma outreach coordinator, has a front-row seat to the carnage that guns wreak in this city. He has...
Temple, Philadelphia police team up for joint active shooting training ahead of fall semester
By Caroline Goggin
For the first time, Temple University police and Philadelphia police teamed up for active shooter training on Friday. Inside the Liacouras Center...
Temple University launches new on-campus safety app
By Cory Sharber
Temple University is rolling out a new personal safety app Monday, which will replace the one launched last February.
Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting
By AARON MORRISON
"All Black creative expression is political because Black life is political,” said Timothy Welbeck, the director of the Center for Anti-Racism at...
Former athlete writes bill to help provide mental health resources for student-athletes
By Barbara Barr
Williams will be a sophomore at Temple. He is majoring in political science and hopes to run for office one day. He plans to follow his bill as it...
Parks and Rec summer camps end with a first -- universal swim lessons
By TaRhonda Thomas
Parks and Rec had to work hard to find enough lifeguards this summer, offering pay bonuses and school credit hours with Temple.
Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments
By JOCELYN GECKER
Are AI detectors reliable? Not yet, says Stephanie Laggini Fiore, associate vice provost at Temple University. This summer, Fiore was part of a...
Everett Withers explains his on-again, off-again — and now on-again — roles with Temple football
By Kerith Gabriel
With all of the movement Everett Withers has done in less than a year, it would be easy to consider Temple’s defensive coordinator a bit of an...
Temple implementing new safety measures for new year, adding community hub
By Stephen Williams
When Temple University starts classes on Aug. 28, it will begin to implement its Temple-Community Safety Zone, along with several new measures...
Produce grown on this campus goes to hungry students
By GRETCHEN MCKAY
A recent study by Temple University’s Hope Center found that 38% of students in two-year colleges and 29% of students at four-year colleges...
Temple University is taking steps to improve safety on campus
Temple University is taking steps to improve safety on campus ahead of the new school year. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has more on what the plans...
Did Japan win public support for Fukushima water release with ‘nationalist victimisation’?
By Julian Ryall
Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, said Japan and Tepco had been forced into “whataboutism”—...
'Worst possible news at the worst possible time': Oregon State athletics faces uncertain future, growing debt including stadium
By Kyle Iboshi
But those estimates have become a bit murky after the realignment of college football, including Oregon and Washington bolting to the Big 10...
The end of affirmative action at colleges poses new challenges, and risks, in corporate hiring
By Jessica Dickler, Lauren Feiner, Leslie Josephs
In the wake of the ruling, many fear universities could become less reliable sources from which to recruit diverse talent. “That will be the first...
Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis Are Officially Football Immortals
By Ralph Ventre
Joe Klecko’s journey to Canton began at St. James High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. With no college scholarship offers, Klecko went on to work...
Lung cancer specialist named medical oncology department chair at Temple University
Dr. Martin J. Edelman has been appointed the first chair of the department of medical oncology at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple...
Government Data Reveals 1 in 5 Undergrads Are Food Insecure
By Jon Edelman
"We’re talking about four million people whose experience was invisible. It’s staggering in a nation this wealthy,” said Sara Goldrick-Rab, an...
Want to Boost Math Learning? Show Students the Wrong Answers
By Sarah D. Sparks
Julie Booth, an education professor at Temple University, and Allie Huyghe, an assistant director at the Strategic Education Research Partnership...
For some bitcoiners, “a second passport is the ultimate hedge”
By Matt Levin
But the travel benefits are often the bigger lure. Some Caribbean nations have visa-free travel arrangements with the United Kingdom and European...
How Pennsylvania is playing a major role in former President Trump’s latest legal troubles
By Dan Synder
Pennsylvania is playing a significant role in former President Donald Trump’s latest legal troubles. The election drama that surrounded the state...
More gay and bisexual men can soon donate blood, after they were banned for decades
By Victoria Ke Li
Expanding the pool of donors helps prevent blood shortages at hospitals, said Jennifer Aldrich, a professor of clinical medicine at the Lewis Katz...
Philly founders are growing their startups with these 3 summertime resources
Philadelphia Gas Works and Temple’s Small Business Development Center’s Energy Innovation Lab is hosting a pitch day on Thursday where three...
TUSafe: Temple University launching new campus safety app
By CBS Philadelphia staff
Temple University students will have a new way to stay safe when they return to campus later this month. The school’s Department of Public Safety...
2023’s Best Cities for Pickleball Lovers
By Sav Maive
Jonathan Howe, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Sport and Recreation Management, Temple University, was cited as an expert in this ...
Millions of smokers may have a tough-to-diagnose lung disease
By Steven Reinburg
Jamie Garfield, a professor of thoracic medicine and surgery at Katz School of Medicine in Philadelphia, thinks many patients with TEPS will...