News

September 2025

Need a lift?

Sep. 22, 2025

- Nutshell

Safety essentials: Temple Public Safety’s top tips to keep you and your belongings safer

By Matt Petrillo

Living in Philadelphia means living in the city of World Champions (looking at you, Eagles), with […]

9 exciting student organizations

Sep. 22, 2025

- Nutshell

9 exciting student orgs you’ll want to know about

By Avery Bumsted, Class of 2025 and Lindsay Hargrave

This story was updated on September 22, 2025. Getting involved on campus is an essential part of […]

Inside an Owls internship: Marine Biology

Sep. 22, 2025

- Nutshell

At this student’s internship, it was Shark Week all summer long

By Rosamia Perez

    Over the summer, recent biology grad Rosamia Perez got to live every kid’s dream: hanging out […]

Al Checcio pictured.

Sep. 19, 2025

- Staff & Faculty

Al Checcio named senior vice president of institutional advancement

By Steve Orbanek

Al Checcio has been named Temple University’s senior vice president of institutional advancement, […]

A campus stock scene that shows the Bell Tower.

Sep. 19, 2025

- Campus News

A year of momentum

By Steve Orbanek

The date is Friday, April 4, and the backdrop is the Temple Performing Arts Center. Before a crowd […]

Image of David B. Sarwer and Leah M. Schumacher.

Sep. 18, 2025

- Research

As obesity management medications explode in popularity, obesity experts issue caution on who should prescribe them

By Jonny Hart

The popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro has […]

Image of Temple student studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan.

Sep. 17, 2025

- Campus News

Temple to host its first Gilman Day supporting study abroad for students in need

By Brent Baum

Kyra Simmons-Thompson, Class of 2027, recently earned a life-changing opportunity to study abroad […]

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Sep. 17, 2025

- Community Engagement

Temple launches Owls for Philly volunteering initiative

By Katie DuBoff

Temple’s commitment to volunteerism goes back more than 100 years, when its founder Russell Conwell […]

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Sep. 15, 2025

- Public Safety

Temple Police throw ‘First Fetch’ at Phillies game

By Matt Petrillo

Nervous and excited. That’s how Temple University Police Officer Natalie Decoatsworth described […]

Erin Tagai and Amy Goldberg pictured.

Sep. 12, 2025

- Research

Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center secure $1.36 million in PCORI funding

By Steve Orbanek

Amy Goldberg, Marjorie Joy Katz Dean of Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and Erin […]

Dean Miguel Mostaf standing near the railing in the Science and Education Research Center

Sep. 12, 2025

- Research

National Science Foundation awards $1 million grant to support Temple’s astrophysics research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1 million grant to College of Science and […]

Art from the Pyramid Club: 1937 2035 at Temple Contemporary

Sep. 12, 2025

- Arts & Culture

Temple Contemporary’s new exhibition contemplates the legacy of the Pyramid Club

By Maria Klecko

Upon entering Temple Contemporary’s Pyramid Club: 1937–2035 exhibition, visitors encounter a large […]