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Temple Changes Funding for Research

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:35:03 +0000

recent article and email regarding budget and spending measures, President John Fry says the federal government has removed grants from the Department of Health and Human Services and ordered 14 projects to stop their work. View More » ]]>

Temple Researchers Developing a Safer Alternative to Addictive Painkillers

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:38:02 +0000

For years opioids have been the standard for treating pain, but their continued use has resulted in a growing addiction crisis. However, at Temple University’s Center for Substance Abuse Research, Director Anjali Rajadhyaksha and her team are working on a potential solution. Their research focuses on targeting a specific brain protein to reduce the addictive effects of opioids.

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‘It’s a Huge Public Health Problem’ – TUH Team Examines Philly Mass Shootings

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Time. Location. Victim Count. These are the three variables a Temple medical research team used to analyze mass shootings in Philadelphia through the lens of an urban neighborhood. “Firearm homicide is sort of the leading way that homicide happens around the country. We have a big problem with gun violence in Philadelphia. It’s a huge public health problem and obviously as a trauma surgeon…

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Goodbye, Paley Library

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:20:17 +0000

The Samuel L. Paley Library’s days are numbered, as students and other members of the Temple University community enjoy their last moments studying, researching and socializing in the historical building. When Russell Conwell founded the university in 1884, it didn’t have a library for 50 years; books were scattered in different buildings around Main Campus. Then…

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Katz School of Medicine Appoints New HNS Chair

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:20:26 +0000

Dr. Cecelia Schmalbach, a professor of Otolaryngology, has been named the new chair of Head and Neck Surgery at Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This new position is named after Dr. David Myers, a former Chair of Temple Otorhinology. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Jefferson Medical School, Dr. Schmalbach is a former Vanderbilt fellow. As of October 1, when she was appointed the new position…

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Temple Professor Discovers Coral Reef

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:25:22 +0000

Dr. Erik Cordes, an associate professor in Temple University’s Department of Biology recently made headlines with his research into a newly discovered coral reef off the coast of South Carolina. Cordes and his team of researchers, known as the DEEP SEARCH team, descended to the sea floor using a deep sea sub known as ALVIN. After a long eight hours of diving, the crew discovered an entirely…

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Temple Establishes Drug Addiction Support Team Amidst Growing Opioid Crisis

Thu, 24 May 2018 01:30:41 +0000

University officials have established a drug addiction task force, in order to combat the Philadelphia area’s growing opioid crisis. The task force, made up of faculty as well as students, will analyze the universitie’s current offerings for drug and addiction support, and attempt to improve current Temple health resources. The task force, sanctioned by Temple President Richard M.

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Temple to Participate in $20 Million Research Initiative

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 20:52:51 +0000

Temple University will participate in a $20 million initiative for the development of neurological research. In association with The U.S. Army Research Lab, Temple agreed on a two-year deal that will allow faculty from the university to conduct research on brain injuries. Temple’s research team will be comprised of leading faculty in the medical, engineering, public health…

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HootaThon Raises Over $280,000 to Change the Future of CHOP

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:22:50 +0000

Mitten Hall midnight November 7 – Temple students started dancing for the 12-hour dance marathon HootaThon. Now in it’s 3rd year, the organization raised $280,620.76, the highest raising 3rd year dance marathon ever. The Phi Theta chapter Alpha Epsilon Phi funded the most of all the Greek organizations on campus. Other students involved created web pages with information on the event…

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Look Inside Temple’s New Science Education and Research Building

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:30:58 +0000

Construction on Temple University’s new Science Education and Research Center is still underway. The building will stand in front of Gladfelter Hall and will be hard to miss. Peter D’Antonio, Project Executive, says the building is seven stories tall and 250,000 square feet, roughly equivalent to the size of three football fields. On the 7TH floor students are given a beautiful view of Center…

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