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Temple president targets safety, neighborhood improvements and fundraising for early attention in his tenure
By Susan Snyder
Jeffrey Doshna, Temple University’s faculty union chief, was never given the chance to meet with former Temple President Jason Wingard during...
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Temple University engineers tap into the powers of soy to heal wounds
By Nicole Leonard
At a laboratory benchtop surrounded by bins of funnels and syringes, robotic parts, beakers, microscopes, and other machines, Temple University...
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Best car insurance in Pennsylvania
By Candace Baker
Krupa S. Viswanathan, associate professor, Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management Department, Fox School of Business, Temple University was...
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Homer Jackson, celebrated interdisciplinary artist and adjunct professor at Temple, has died at 67
By Gary Miles
Homer Jackson, 67, of Philadelphia, a celebrated performance, installation, and multimedia artist, adjunct professor at Temple University, jazz...
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Temple University to host forum on Fair Chance Hiring
By Ryan M. Moser
This Thursday, July 18, at 9:30 a.m., Temple University will host a forum called ‘Equal Opportunities: Fair Chance Hiring in Philadelphia’ inside...
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Temple details timeline for start of John Fry’s presidency
By Ryan Mulligan
John Fry will take over at Temple University effective Nov. 1, board Chair Mitchell L. Morgan said Tuesday. The Drexel University president was...
John Fry and the city
By Larry Platt
If, like me, you’ve been looking for reasons to be hopeful in these weird and getting weirder times, you maybe felt an unfamiliar sweep of...
Temple prof empowers students with hands-on learning and leadership at Pride
By Lauren Rowello
“[Young people] are already taking over the reins—and that to me is incredibly powerful,” said Scott Gratson, Temple University’s director of...
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DEI on the Schuylkill
By LAUREN MCCUTCHEON
Rowing crew, says head Temple women’s crew coach Rebecca Grzybowski, is “historically, unfortunately inaccessible, a very privileged, elitist...
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Skin substitute developed at Temple could revolutionize wound care if it gets FDA approval
By COURTENAY HARRIS BOND
The inspiration for this innovative wound care treatment was sparked while Peter Lelkes, chair of Temple's bioengineering department, was visiting...
Diamond the dog meets new best friends in Philadelphia but needs a forever home
By Laura Fay
A dog named Diamond made some new best friends in North Philadelphia Thursday, but now she's looking for a forever home.
A resident waved...
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How Temple is helping students answer ‘limitless questions’ with geospatial data science
By Grace Shallow
An emerging issue in the field of geospatial data science is the imbalance between the abundance of freely available big datasets and the limited...
About those ‘Black jobs’: Biden administration shows better record of Black Cabinet leaders than Trump
By Marco Cerino
Nyron Crawford, an assistant professor of political science at Temple University, believes the “Black jobs” comments were mainly a political...
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John Fry will be Temple’s next president. Here are 6 things to know
By Amanda Fitzpatrick
John Fry has been named the next president of Temple University. Fry, who is currently the president of Drexel University, spoke with WHYY News...
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Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
Michael F. Sheridan, visiting associate professor, Temple University Japan Campus, is cited as an expert in WalletHub's review of...
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Masks are key tool against COVID-19. Should they be banned for war protesters?
By Eduardo Cuevas
Mask mandates may not be the best path forward given backlash to them earlier in the pandemic, said Scott Burris, director of the Center for...
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What is a cognitive test and can it really tell us if Biden, Trump are mentally fit?
By Eduardo Cuevas
There isn’t a perfect way to judge someone’s mental fitness for office, Jamie Reilly, a professor of speech-language pathology and neuroscience in...
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As Drexel’s John Fry gets voted in as Temple’s next president, here’s what he plans to do
By Susan Snyder
For John A. Fry, only one word can describe the decision he’s had to make: agonizing. The Brooklyn native who got his start in academia at the...
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John Fry sets out agenda at Temple: fundraising, an innovation corridor and 'opportunistic' partnerships
By Ryan Mulligan
Drexel University's John Fry was officially named Temple University's 15th president Wednesday in a move Fry is looking at as one more opportunity...
Temple’s new president talks up security, diversity in his new role
By Kiara Santos
John Fry’s appointment as Temple University’s 15th president carries a new set of challenges on critical issues of safety, diversity and inclusion...
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Here’s what local leaders have to say about John Fry’s selection as Temple’s next president
By Susan Snyder
After word spread last week that John A. Fry was the top candidate to be Temple University’s next president, board Chair Mitchell L. Morgan heard...
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John Fry can 'take Temple to a new level' as president, local observers say
By Ryan Mulligan
With leadership turmoil tainting much of the last decade at Temple, experts see Drexel President John Fry as an ideal hire to lead the North...
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What Is Financial Abuse?
By Raina He
The definition of financial abuse or economic abuse is when “an individual controls their partner’s access to economic and financial resources in...
Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
The case is likely to return to the Supreme Court again, said Rachel Rebouché, dean of the Temple University Beasley School of Law and a...
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What is stiff-person syndrome? All about Celine Dion's rare disorder
Leah Croll, an assistant professor of neurology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, sees and treats...
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Influencers and popular podcasts fuel election disinformation among Black voters, report shows
By Marquise Francis
Timothy Welbeck, a civil rights attorney and director of the Center for Anti-Racism at Temple University, said disinformation presented as fact...