Tag: COVID-19

Temple Pandemic Payout

November 20, 2024 Kylie O'Connor

For more information, visit the Temple Covid Settlement website. In Spring 2020, main campus was nearly deserted after Temple announced on March 16th that it was sending more than 37,000 students home and switching to virtual learning. View More »

New COVID-19 Variant Found in Pennsylvania, Ten Other States

October 1, 2023 Joe Habersham

The latest COVID-19 mutation has been detected in eleven states across the United States. According to data gathered by GISAID, the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data, variant BA 2.86 was found in Oregon, Ohio, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, and Pennsylvania. View More »

A Night of Music at the Orchestra Concert

April 27, 2023 Terrence Jerome Brown

The Temple University Repertory Orchestra hosted a concert to show the music they worked on during the spring semester. View More »

Three Years Since COVID Shut Down

March 16, 2023 Corey Thompson

This week marks three years since Temple shut down and switched to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. View More »

FIRST ON TEMPLE UPDATE: Interview with Temple University President Dr. Jason Wingard

March 26, 2022 Meredith S Haas

Temple Update’s Meredith Haas sat down with Temple President Dr. Jason Wingard on Wednesday. Topics discussed included campus safety, the idea of a football stadium coming to main campus, and how his first 9 months in this new role have gone. View More »

Temple Expert Talks About New Variant

March 25, 2022 Sam Mastropietro

Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have been on the decline ever since the massive wave of the Omicron variant took the world by storm a few months ago, the pandemic is not over yet. View More »

Colleges Weigh Changing Mask Mandates

March 12, 2022 Sam Mastropietro

Following the announcement that Philadelphia would be dropping its mask mandate last Wednesday, college students in the city have been left wondering whether or not they would need to continue to mask up on campus in the future. View More »

Spring Break Returns for 2022

February 24, 2022 Darien McClennon

Temple University’s spring break is on the horizon. Some owls have already flown the nest, while others are hooting about making this a spring break to remember. View More »

Temple University launches Mental Health, Wellness Task Force

February 24, 2022 Samantha Sadanand Stewart

“One of the many lessons underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of protecting and promoting the mental health and wellness of our students, faculty, and staff,” read the Temple University email sent on Monday. View More »

Temple Updates Mask Requirements on Campus

January 29, 2022 Meredith S Haas

Starting Monday, students and faculty were expected to wear only surgical masks, surgical masks with cloth masks on top, or KN95 masks. View More »