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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...

The Future of Spinal Surgery: Personalized, Precise, and Powered by Robotics
Theresa Pazionis, a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Temple University Hospital and an assistant professor of orthopaedic...

The Adolescent Style in American Politics
By Jill Filipovic
Adolescence, the transition period from childhood into adulthood, is a time of rapid brain development. The frontal cortex, the part of the brain...

Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
By Linn Washington Jr.
“A meeting in Philadelphia, held at a senior center on a bitter cold Saturday afternoon in late January 2025, drew nearly 300 people. They came...

Immigration-focused AI chatbot wins $2,500 from Temple University to go from idea to action
By Sarah Huffman
A Philly student with a plan for an AI chatbot that answers questions about the legal process of immigration is getting a funding boost from...
Kevin Negandhi and Adrian Wojnarowski discuss challenges of NIL at Temple event
By Johnny Zawislak
Kevin Negandhi, an ESPN anchor and a Temple alum, and Adrian Wojnarowski, a former ESPN NBA reporter and current general manager of St....
Eagles Super Bowl parade gave Center City hotels a short-term boost to the tune of $4.3 million
By Erin McCarthy
When teams succeed, “it certainly doesn’t hurt … the economic community,” George Diemer, an associate professor in Temple University’s Sport and...
Temple University launches new Future Scholars program
By Greg Payne
“This is the kickoff of a brand-new initiative that’s going to pick up seventh graders and work with them all the way through 12th grade, in a...
Temple starts new program to help prepare Philadelphia middle school students for college
By Susan Snyder
Called Temple Future Scholars, the pipeline program will provide support to students from low-income homes who are the first in their families to...
Temple launches college pipeline program for middle school students
By Chanel Hill
Temple University is creating a pipeline for Philadelphia public middle school students to go to college. The new program is called Temple Future...

Why athletes like Victor Wembanyama sometimes get blood clots — a condition most common in older adults
By Michaela Althouse
Wembanyama’s condition likely was caused by repeated movements above the head, said Riyaz Bashir, director of vascular and endovascular medicine...
Watch: Black heritage: Building on our legacy
By NBC10 Staff
Temple University Professor Aaron Smith from the Africology and African American Studies Department discusses the Negro Leagues and Philadelphia...
Latakoo Teams Up With Temple To Train Next Generation Of News Pros
By Mark K. Miller
“This is not just a tool—it’s a gateway to the industry,” Paul Gluck, associate professor of practice and general manager of Temple University...
Why independent agencies were created to be independent
By Steve Inskeep
Jane Manners, a legal historian at Temple University Beasley School of Law, told us how the “alphabet agencies” came to be—agencies like the FCC,...
Roughly a tenth of employees in the office overseeing federal student loans take buyouts
By Zachary Schermele
Bryce McKibben, the senior director of policy and advocacy at Temple University’s Hope Center for Student Basic Needs, said that in the wake of...

Temple University Police donate books to help flooded North Philly bookstore
By Cherise Lynch and Yukare Nakayama
After a devastating flood that damaged a North Philadelphia bookstore and literacy hub, Temple University police officers stepped in to help...
Community Connection—Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine
Ikemefuna Akusoba, affectionately known as “Dr. Ike,” showcases the critical community outreach St. Luke’s medical students are doing with SLICC—...

Temple Health executing its turnaround playbook at Chestnut Hill Hospital
By John George
When Temple Health took over management of Chestnut Hill Hospital two years ago, the 148-bed hospital in Northwest Philadelphia was in poor health...
How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail
By Ben Finley
Washington was very aware of his inaugural role as president and its distinction from the British crown. He didn’t want to be honored like a king...

Spotlight on 2025 Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Jennifer Griffin
By Robin Hattersley
Congratulations to Jennifer Griffin, chief of police and vice president for Public Safety at Temple University in Philadelphia, for being named...
Meet the father and son putting on the Eagles parade
By Rita Giordano
Meet Fred Stein and Neil Stein (both Temple alums), the two event planners in charge of putting together the Birds’ victory...
What happened when the US military invaded Panama? Overwhelming force and deafening non-stop rock.
By Kelsey Baker
Originally, American interest in controlling the Canal Zone was less about economics and more about naval warships, said Alan McPherson, a...

Your love life on Ozempic
By Emily Mullin
There’s not much research yet on the sexual side effects of GLP-1s, but researchers do know that obesity can negatively affect sexual health in...

Meet the college marching bands who play hits by Chappell Roan, Tyler, the Creator & more
By Hannah Dailey
By the time Temple University director of athletic bands Matt Brunner finally listened to Chappell Roan’s music, many of the young adults in his...
North Philly school receives $100,000 donation to support its in-house dental clinic
By Kiara Santos
Amid Ismail, dean of the Kornberg School of Dentistry, thanked the school district for continuing to promote the student’s quality of life...
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Georgia considers tax break for college athletes moonlighting as spokespeople
By Thomas Wheatley
The lawmaker's push for incentives to attract the next great point guard to Georgia Tech is novel, Temple University sport management professor ...