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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 ...
Millions of people are watching dolls play online. What is going on?
By David Oliver
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a psychology and neuroscience professor at Temple University, has grown concerned some of these videos may signal a loss of...
Temple Health lung scans improving health for residents
By Marco Cerino
Patients in Philadelphia are receiving cutting-edge detection of lung cancer and other health problems, thanks to a new low-dose CT scanning...
As flooding increases in the Delaware Valley, hundreds of thousands of at-risk homes are uninsured
By Maia Rosenfeld and Trish Hartman
Benjamin Collier is an associate professor of risk management and insurance at Temple University's Fox School of Business. He said many people don...
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1,500 gathered at Temple to remember JoAnne A. Epps. Here’s what some of them had to say.
By Susan Snyder
On the back of the program for JoAnne A. Epps’ funeral service was a Maya Angelou poem: “When great trees fall,” it begins, “rocks on distant...

Sleep anxiety is very real—Here's how to treat it
By ALYSSA JUNG
“As Shakespeare said, ‘troubled minds have troubled sleep,’ and I think vice versa is true, too. If you’re not sleeping well, you won’t feel well...
Hundreds gather to celebrate JoAnne A. Epps, the beloved late Temple University president
By Jordan Levy
Hundreds gathered on Friday to celebrate the life of JoAnne A. Epps, the former Temple University president who died last week at 72. Tributes...
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Sixers and Comcast Spectacor are battling publicly and privately over the team’s proposed downtown arena
By Jeff Gammage and Sean Collins Walsh
Emily Sparvero, who taught sports marketing at Temple University and now at the University of Texas at Austin, said that if a team's ownership is...

So THAT'S Why Your Stomach Hurts More As You Get Older
By Krissy Brady
Even if you’re confident the digestive drama you’re experiencing is aging-related or a sign your lifestyle needs a revamp, “it’s important to not...

Temple students can now get free Uber rides to escape unsafe situations
By John Paul Titlow
Temple University students who find themselves in unsafe situations are now eligible for a free ride from Uber. The ridesharing giant has awarded...

Temple, Penn among Philly-area colleges that fared well in U.S. News rankings with revamped formula
By John Paul Titlow
Several schools in the Philadelphia region fared well in the latest U.S. News and World Report “Best Colleges” list, with some seeing big...

Lessons From The Leadership Transition At Murdoch’s Media Empire
By Edward Segal
Only 34% of surveyed companies had a “robust, documented and communicated succession plan in place,” according to PWC’s 2021 Family Business...
Report raises concerns about domestic terrorism funding
By Morgan Loew
“We have what’s referred to as a foreign terrorist organization list. And it’s some 55 groups that are designated as terrorist organizations,”...
Deepfakes targeting your kids
By Brooke Wagner
“If we are posting too much, we already run a huge risk right now,” said Subodha Kumar, the founder and director of the Center for Business...

Do CEOs today earn 400 times more than their typical workers, as Bernie Sanders said?
By Matthew Crowley and Louis Jacobson
No matter how you calculate it, the CEO-worker pay gap is vast, said Steven Balsam, an accounting professor at Temple University’s Fox School of...
Temple athletic director gets candid about his duties and expectations
By Marco Cerino
Arthur Johnson arrived at Temple University about two years ago as its athletic director. Since then, the school has changed its logo, multiple...

Tampa-St. Pete up next with taxpayer dollars funding half a stadium project
By David Beasley
Temple University economics professor Michael Leeds told The Center Square, “In theory, there is a reasonable justification for it. There are...

In a National First, California May Ban “Willful Defiance” Suspensions
By JULIA MÉTRAUX
Already, in 2014, California became the first state to pass a partial ban on “willful defiance” suspensions—which are permitted in 25 other states...
Wisconsin abortion doctors and workers preparing for resumption of abortion services
By Adam Rife
Rachel Rebouché is the dean at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and an expert in reproductive health litigation. She said Planned...
Temple student gains NASCAR sponsorship from restaurant giant: ‘I can’t overstate how big it is’
A Temple University student and amateur race car driver is preparing for his first sponsored NASCAR race after a post on Twitter caught the...
Thanks to AI, more US workers worry that technology threatens their jobs
By Kimberly Adams
“This time, many sectors are automating at the same time,” said Subodha Kumar, who teaches at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. “So the...
How Michael Jordan built his $5.5b fortune
By Amanda Albright and Devon Pendleton
Thilo Kunkel, director of Temple University’s Sport Industry Research Centre, said there’s “wild speculation” about how much Jordan has earned...

Inflation Reduction Act program caps insulin cost for some Medicare patients
By Vicky Diaz-Camacho
Ajaykumar D. Rao at Temple University Health agreed. “Persons living with diabetes are really great advocates for each other,” he said. “The...
Climate change is making home construction more expensive
By Justin Ho
That makes it harder for people to get mortgages, according Benjamin Collier, a professor at Temple University. “Even building those homes becomes...
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
By COLLIN BINKLEY
For Jessica Babcock, a Temple University math professor, the magnitude of the problem hit home last year as she graded quizzes in her intermediate...
How American aid supports autocracy in Jordan
By Connor Echols
Milley’s view represents the most common American line on the Jordanian military, which has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Pentagon....