Methacton High School, Temple University shine at 2024 Philadelphia Auto Show

Student organization Temple Formula Racing has prepared its 2023 race car for this year’s Auto Show. The car placed 24th overall out of 121 teams...

Russia’s Vladimir Putin ‘giving two fingers to Japan’ with pledged trip to disputed Kuril Islands

By Julian Ryall

James Brown, a professor of international relations who specialises in Japan-Russia affairs at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, says Putin’s...

‘Oooop!’: Members of Delta Sigma Theta rejoice in the history of Mayor Cherelle Parker

By Sherry Stone

Monika Williams Shealey, dean of Temple University’s College of Education and Human Development, became a member of the sorority at the University...

A new 100,000-square-foot basketball facility in Nicetown gives Philly youth the space they crave

By Nate File

But the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center will also have a financial services hub, a healthy foods cafe open from 6 a.m. to midnight, a digital...

Putin pledges to visit disputed island chain north of Japan

By SETH ROBSON AND HANA KUSUMOTO

“Russia has been looking for ways to hit back at Japan for its support of Ukraine,” James Brown, an international affairs expert at Temple...

Taiwan election 2024: Silence in Brussels lays bare EU divisions on Taipei

By Finbarr Bermingham

“The increasing attention that countries in Asia and Europe have been paying to Taiwan is a reflection of their growing discomfort both with the...

Supreme Court can’t dodge abortion cases

By NATHANIEL WEIXEL

“I think the idea that abortion law would become only state domain, that the court would bow out of abortion decisions, or that the post-Dobbs...

New book examines how news outlets cover Black communities

By LaShawn Hudson

In her prior career, Andrea Wenzel worked as a journalist. Now, as an associate professor at Temple University, she’s analyzing news outlets and...

The FAFSA rollout has been rough on students. The biggest problem is yet to come

“Because salaries go up every year and expenses go up every year with inflation, you need to make sure that that’s taken into account,” says Bryce...

Shigella cases spiking in Philadelphia

By Mike D'Onofrio

Kirsten Wiens, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Temple University, says shigella doesn’t spread like wildfire like a respiratory infection...

Temple grad Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Golden Globe for role in ‘The Holdovers'

By Alexandra Simon

It’s a win for the girl from Philly! At Sunday night’s 81st Golden Globe Awards, actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who starred as Mary Lamb alongside...

Temple alum Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in ‘The Holdovers’

By Digital Staff

Hollywood awards season is officially underway, with Sunday night’s Golden Globes kicking things off. And winning big was Mount Airy native and...

Singer Michael Bolton reveals recent brain surgery, announces temporary break from touring to recover

By GMA Team

Leah Croll, a neurologist at Temple University, told Good Morning America that, “If the tumor is located in a part of the brain that controls...

Student loan borrowers are taking on more debt, and it’s not all tuition—blame skyrocketing housing costs

By Eliza Relman and Ayelet Sheffey

With over 40 million Americans owing $1.7 trillion in student debt, many associate the huge debt burden with tuition increases. But with housing...

Support, not direct: Why guided play is more effective than free play

“Parents understand that play can be more powerful for learning than direct instruction,” said first author Charlotte Wright, a senior research...

Will you get your money’s worth with a new stadium?

By Angie Ricono

Economist Michael Leeds with Temple University explained baseball is generally a local draw and doesn’t pull in large crowds from other...

K9, Philadelphia officer head to Temple University after graduating Academy’s K9 program

By Shaynah Ferreira

A special day at Temple University as their new crime detection dog and his officer graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy’s K9 school....

Meet Falko and Officer Jesse Camponelli: 2 new graduates who will join Temple University's K-9 unit

By Marcella Baietto

“It’s honestly like the best partner. He doesn’t hesitate,” said Temple Police Officer Jesse Camponelli. Falko and Camponelli were among the 11...

The hottest new dating site: LinkedIn

By Kelli Maria Korducki

Dustin Kidd, a professor of sociology at Temple University who researches social media and pop culture, said that dating via LinkedIn belonged to...

The new FAFSA is here. Or is it?

By Katherine Knott and Liam Knox

“It’s pretty bad,” said Bryce McKibben, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple...

How Philly’s pro-Israel Jewish community has grieved, rallied, and raised millions since Oct. 7

By Max Marin

“The scale is really unprecedented,” said Lila Corwin Berman, a professor of Jewish studies at Temple University who studies Jewish philanthropy....

Pennsylvania is a national hotspot for xylazine, complicating overdose reversal efforts

By Hanna Webster

“One of [patients’] big fears is withdrawal,” said Mark Solarz, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Temple...

Six Temple doctors’ practices will form a new, independent community health-care organization

By Aubrey Whelan

Temple Health this week named the six physicians’ offices that will become part of a new independent healthcare organization called Fair Hill...

More people are feeling the weight of collective trauma and holiday blues. Here’s how to cope

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho

The most recent health rankings placed Philadelphia as the least healthy county in Pennsylvania. Last December, Temple University found that...

James H. Kelch Jr., Temple professor emeritus, community activist, and philanthropist, has died at 85

By Gary Miles

James H. Kelch Jr., 85, of Philadelphia, professor emeritus of social work at Temple University, longtime community activist and philanthropist,...