Shootings spiked during the pandemic. The spike now looks like a 'new normal'

By MARTIN KASTE

Temple University criminologist Jason Gravel, who studies how young people acquire and use guns, says the role of social media may be the biggest...

How lean bodies, good lab results can mask liver disease

By Nicholas Gerbis

 In March, KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk reported that people who are lean can face surprisingly high risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a...

Fall’s Mask Mandate Outlook

By Colleen Flaherty

Steve Orbanek, university spokesperson, said via email that like other area institutions, Temple “will be mask-optional to start...

The Role of Eosinophils as a Biomarker to Inform Treatment Decisions for Patients With COPD

Nathaniel Marchetti, DO, answers questions about the role of eosinophils as a biomarker to inform treatment decisions for patients with COPD....

Temple University students help welcome Philly kids back to school

By Corey Davis

Temple University athletes and cheerleaders walked next door to help welcome students back to the classroom at the Paul Dunbar School in North...

Philly school district opens the 2022-23 school year at Dunbar School

By Chanel Hill

The School District of Philadelphia kicked off the start of the 2022–2023 school year Monday by celebrating students and staff at the Paul L....

‘Our Super Bowl’: It’s the first day for 114,000 Philly students

By Kristen A. Graham

Tony B. Watlington Sr. began his first day of his first school year as superintendent at the Broad Street Garage, home of the district’s bus fleet...

‘We’re a part of this movement, too.’ Transgender and nonbinary people say they feel excluded from the abortion fight

By Jacquelyne Germain

Mikiko Galpin is now a law student at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and a former legal fellow with the National LGBTQ Task Force, a...

Resolve state’s rural dentist shortage

Several states have established programs to interest rural high school students in dentistry, and help mitigate the costs of their undergraduate...

How Do We Teach History in America Today?

By SANDY HINGSTON

How do we teach American history in 2022? Our query was inspired by the battles being waged in school districts across the nation—including many...

From ‘truffula trees’ to carbon storage, Temple’s Ambler campus offers new discoveries one year after Ida

By Susan Snyder

 The once-shady quad remains sun-drenched. And it’s still hard to find some kinds of trees and plants once abundant on Temple University’s Ambler ...

Young Thug case reignites debate: Should prosecutors be allowed to use rap lyrics against defendants in court

 Timothy Welbeck, acting director of Temple University’s Center for Anti-Racism Research, speaks with Laura Coates of CNN Tonight about the use of...

Clash over Texas abortion law tests state’s post-Roe legal reach

By Holly Barker

“It’s not 100% clear,” Rachel Rebouché, a law professor at Temple University, said. “There is no case that clearly delineates when a state that...

Videos Alleging Strangers Have Monkeypox Run Risk of Libel Suits

By Maia Spoto

: “Our way of thinking about these cases has changed and should change,” said Temple University Beasley School of Law Professor Scott Burris, who...

Student loan forgiveness in hands of "understaffed and overcommitted" agency

By Sophia Cai Erin Doherty

 Some Americans simply won't engage with the government website — and they may slip through the cracks and never get the relief...

In Japan, concerns rise over ‘too powerful police’ after post-Abe VIP security reforms

By Julian Ryall

“What happened in Nara clearly shows that there were failures in the planning and that changes need to be introduced to provide better security to...

The poverty crisis in higher education

By Diana C. Silverman

 The poverty crisis in universities today has reached hallucinatory proportions. Fifty-eight percent of students were experiencing food insecurity...

Why officials have a balancing act in explaining virus risks

By Eileen Drage O'Reilly

This was also seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, where “the message got lost” that public health officials didn’t know everything at the start, says...

PharmDs ‘have done more with less’ during COVID-19

By Caitlyn Stulpin

“Usually, the person who’s doing the day-to-day management—I don’t want to say the scut work, but the boots on the ground stuff—is an ID...

Opioid maker Endo paid top executives $55.5 million in bonuses before bankruptcy

By Bob Fernandez

“I would not say it’s normal for a company to pay significant retention bonuses twice before bankruptcy,” Temple University Law Professor Jonathan...

Colleges need to prepare for monkeypox to spread among students, infectious disease experts say

By TRACEY ROMERO

Temple University is focused on educating students, testing people with symptoms and helping high-risk people get vaccinated. Thomas Trojian,...

‘They Were Going To Take Whatever I Owned’ — 5 People On The Real Toll Of Student Loan Debt

By MOLLY LONGMAN, CLAIRE HAMBRICK

This forgiveness is expected to help people and have a significant impact, but some will still be “left hanging,” says Bryce McKibben, senior...

Debt is bad for mental health. Relief from Biden’s student loan forgiveness could take time.

By Abraham Gutman

 People often take on large amounts of student debt at a young age without much guidance about the long-term commitment, says DaVonti’ DeAngelo...

Republican governor candidate Doug Mastriano makes campaign stop in Delaware County

By MADELEINE WRIGHT

Temple University Political Science Professor Michael Sances says with two and a half months until Election Day, there’s still plenty of time for...

Boston campus leaders worry about Orange Line shutdown

By Sara Weissman

Paula Umaña, director of institutional engagement at the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University, said community...