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John Fry wants Temple to be Center City's 'anchor university'
By Ryan Mulligan
Temple University will take over the landmark Terra Hall building at Broad and Walnut streets come 2027, but President John Fry ...
Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?
By Alan Yu
Neal Goldstein at Drexel University and Aimee Palumbo at Temple University, both epidemiologists, said those questions include ...
Where does the six-foot rule for social distancing come from?
By David Z. Morris
One of the core disruptions of life during the coronavirus pandemic is the new necessity for social distancing—also and more accurately called “...

Coronavirus myth: Mouthwash can reduce the spread
By Marie McCullough
Thomas E. Rams, director of the oral microbiology testing lab at Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, said, "It’s all supposition at...
Were our public health systems misunderstood before COVID-19?
Dr. Tony Reed, Chief Medical Officer for Temple University Hospital joins KYW In Depth to explains what the field of public health entails and...

A Temple grad student won a global COVID-solutions hackathon with this social campaign
By Paige Gross
A Temple University graduate student recently took one of five winning slots in a global hackathon searching for technology solutions during the...
Philly Researchers Trying to Determine Why COVID-19 Affects Taste and Smell
By Pamela Osborne
Some people battling the novel coronavirus said they’ve lost their sense of taste and smell. Now a consortium of researchers including some from...
To Track Coronavirus, States Are Ramping Up Contact Tracing. But What Is It?
By Joe Brandt
Contact tracers, who warn people of exposure to someone who tested positive, are key to reopening plans.

A brief history of pandemics in Philly and the myth of race-based immunity
By Linn Washington
Linn Washington is a professor of journalism at Temple University in Philadelphia. Washington also works as a journalist who specializes in...

Philadelphia Orchestra salvages Temple University student’s canceled recital
By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press
Devastated after her graduate recital was canceled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone...
Snøhetta’s book repository at Temple University tips its glazed hat to older campus buildings
By Matt Hickman
In designing the Charles Library at Temple University in North Philadelphia, Snøhetta wanted to make a contemporary statement that would integrate...
A big-city orchestra salvages a student’s canceled recital
By Michael R. Sisak | AP
Devastated after her graduate recital was canceled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone...
Lauryn Hill Surprises Temple University’s Graduating Class With Touching Open Letter
By Staff
In fact, the 2020 graduating class from Temple University in Philadelphia got some love from the legendary Lauryn Hill.
Traveling post-coronavirus: How do you book your next trip when so much remains uncertain?
By Christopher Elliott
Leisure travelers will be back, says Michael Sheridan, an assistant professor of tourism and hospitality management at Temple University.
Kansas Health Department's Hopeful-Looking COVID-19 Assessments Are Drastically Undercounting Cases
By Alex Smith
Sarah Bass, a researcher in public health communication at Temple University, says omitting these cases leaves important information out of the...

No pomp and circumstance on Temple’s commencement day, but lots of champagne popping and photos on campus
By Susan Snyder
In graduation gowns, Kerra Masella and three fellow Temple University graduates stood on the stairs of Sullivan Hall, the school’s main...
Temple University Honors 2020 Graduating Class With Virtual Experience
By Jan Carabeo
May is graduation season, and Thursday should have been the day the class of 2020 graduated from Temple University. Instead, its in-person...
Temple Grads Celebrate With Virtual Commencement Ceremony
By Miguel Martinez-Valle
NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle talks to Megan Platt, one of the thousands of Temple University graduates celebrating commencement online Thursday...
Temple University honors Class of 2020 with virtual celebration
By Gray Hall
COVID-19 postponed this year's commencement celebration for more than 10,400 students in the class of 2020 at Temple University.
Instead of...
Tips for parents on remote schooling
By ABC News Videos
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a professor of psychology at Temple University, on what patents can do if their kids fall behind in the school curriculum.
Distancing by design: Drawing up new rules for post-lockdown office spaces
By Natalie Kostelni
What will have to change as people return to offices and other businesses is human behavior, said Frank Farley, former president of the American...
Philly Area Universities Working on Plan for Their Finances and Future Amid Pandemic
By Lauren Mayk
The coronavirus pandemic has had a big impact on universities, including schools in the Philadelphia area. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with Temple...

Philly Researchers Are Speeding Up the Clinical Research Process With Coronavirus Trials
By Queen Muse
At Temple University Hospital, researchers are currently running seven clinical trials to test the efficacy of investigational therapies for COVID...
Behind The What it was like for an Inquirer reporter to go inside a coronavirus hospital
By Ray Boyd, Lauren Schneiderman, Raishad Hardnett
Go behind the story with Inquirer reporter Lisa Gartner as she discusses reporting on Temple University's coronavirus unit. You can read her full...
Temple University Hospital using innovative treatment on COVID-19 patients
By Amy Cherry
Temple University Hospital is treating more coronavirus patients than any other hospital in Philadelphia.
A Clearer Picture of the Longterm During COVID-19
By Tamala Edwards
Dr. Krys Johnson, assistant professor in Temple University's College of Public Health, discusses what life could look like after stay-at-home...