News

October 2017

An image of the Bell Tower with a banner that reads

Oct. 5, 2017

Homecoming 2017: Top events for students

SOCKtober FestWe’re trying to break two Guinness World Records in one day: The most socks donated […]

Briana Drummer, a former foster care youth, smiles outside Sullivan Hall at Temple University.

Oct. 4, 2017

- Community Engagement

Easing the transition from foster care to college

For Briana Drummer, who grew up in foster care, the path to Temple was a longer journey than it is […]

September 2017

President Richard M. Englert addresses the crowd

Sep. 28, 2017

- Campus News

State of the University address highlights discovery, achievements

At his second annual State of the University address on Thursday, Temple University President […]

Mark Ovington, 5, sitting in his adaptive chair made of cardboard

Sep. 25, 2017

- Community Engagement

Project creates cardboard adaptations for kids with disabilities

For 5-year-old Mark Ovington and his mom, Andrea Krajci, some of the simplest things in life can […]

Temple University s Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Sep. 22, 2017

- Research

$11.6M NIH grant funds study of stem cells and heart disease

With the support of an $11.6 million National Institutes of Health grant, scientists at Temple’s […]

Physicist Jeff Martoff and fellow researchers in a lab

Sep. 20, 2017

- Staff & Faculty

Temple physicist wins prestigious W. M. Keck Foundation grant to investigate dark matter

By Eryn Jelesiewicz

The National Academy of Sciences has called it the No. 1 unanswered question facing astrophysicists […]

LED lighting in the Student Center food court

Sep. 20, 2017

- Sustainability

All of the lights

Students walking into the renovated Howard Gittis Student Center food court can’t help but notice […]

Pittsburgh skyline at sunset

Sep. 18, 2017

- Student Success

From Philly to Pittsburgh to PA Principal of the Year

Todd Price admits that when he neared graduation from high school in Bradford, Pennsylvania, a […]

An illustration of a food truck.

Sep. 14, 2017

The Truck Stops Here: Royal Tea Truck

If the Royal Tea Truck is trying to do anything other than supplying us with yummy beverages, they […]

construction workers watch as a bronze owl statue is lowered

Sep. 13, 2017

- Visualize Temple

O’Connor Plaza and renovated Founder’s Garden to officially open Sept. 14

Temple University’s newly renovated Founder’s Garden—the pocket park at the pedestrian heart of […]

a bird's-eye view of Temple University's Main Campus

Sep. 12, 2017

- Campus News

Temple’s U.S. News ranking rises to all-time high

By Hillel Hoffman

Updated July 10, 2018   Temple University has jumped three spots in U.S. News and World Report’s […]

Literacy app testing at Temple University

Sep. 11, 2017

- Community Engagement

Developers test new literacy apps at Temple

Taking part in a nationwide effort to increase literacy, Temple’s Pan-African Studies Community […]