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Ambler Campus Rebuild Continues

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:56:00 +0000

The construction on Temple’s Ambler campus is lighting up. Several of the buildings on campus have or are in the process of getting new roofs. This construction comes after a devastating tornado hit nearly two months ago. One of the buildings, Bright Hall, will re-open around Thanksgiving. Dr. Vicki Lewis McGarvey, Director of Ambler Campus, says they plan to give the library a new…

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Temple Ambler “Ready to Rebuild” After Ida

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:53:07 +0000

Devastation hit Temple Ambler’s campus not too long ago, when the remnants of Hurricane Ida stormed through Pennsylvania. A tornado ripped through the area on September 1st, leaving debris and trees down in the area, along with causing severe damage to Ambler’s campus. Many have been impacted in the storm’s wake, and many more can see the damages left behind when simply looking out their…

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Temple Ambler to Host Montco’s First Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:49:49 +0000

Montgomery County health officials announced Thursday that Temple University’s Ambler Campus will be home to a drive-through COVID-19 testing site. The site is slated to open on Saturday, March 21, and will provide testing by appointment only to those who are showing extreme symptoms of COVID-19 or who are a part of a high-risk group. Those who have a fever of 100.4…

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Bark Walk at Ambler Campus

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:20:02 +0000

It turns out walking your dog can be a nature admiring activity as well. Temple University’s Ambler campus invited visitors to take a walk with their fluffy friends while learning about different trees at the school’s annual Bark Walk. Kathleen Salisbury, director of the arboretum, explained that “trees have all different kinds of colors and shapes and textures of bark and we want to…

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Finding Butterflies on Ambler’s Campus

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:00:05 +0000

On Saturday, Temple University’s Ambler Campus held a Butterfly ID walk, allowing for butterflies in its public arboretum. Kristy Morley, a Naturalist at the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association hosted the walk. “Today we are having a butterfly ID walk. So the idea is to try to get people to come out and understand about butterflies and their life cycles and just learn a little bit about…

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Ambler Students Work on Flower Power

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:37:50 +0000

Spring is approaching and flowers are ready to bloom. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is embracing “Flower Power” as the theme for this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show. The Horticulture students at Temple University Ambler have been preparing their exhibit for the annual Flower Show since the beginning of the fall semester under the supervision of Professor of Landscape…

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Inter-Campus Bus Service to Return in Fall 2017

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:26:59 +0000

Temple University announced that the evening inter-campus bus service will return in the fall, with new schedules available for students traveling between Temple’s Ambler and Main campuses. Buses from Ambler campus to Main campus will be in service from 9:45 AM to 10 PM and will continue to pick up at the Learning Center and Student Parking Lot (Lot #3). The last bus will leave Temple Ambler at…

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