Temple student and EMT Danielle Thor recalls responding to the Amtrak derailment.

A College of Public Health research project combines traditional and high-tech approaches to help smoking parents quit and protect their children from cigarette smoke.

The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, co-founded by Temple, recently awarded $350,000 to four top projects around the country designed to evaluate the efficacy of fatherhood programs.

Researchers at Temple University are using GPS technology and other tools to better understand how individuals with mental illness participate in their communities.

A study led by Robert Whitaker, professor of public health and pediatrics at Temple University, examines the relationship between childhood adversity, mindfulness and health.

Today, 10 exemplary faculty members will be celebrated for their achievements in teaching, research and creativity at Temple University’s Faculty Awards Luncheon on Main Campus.

Can a mother’s efforts to lose weight have an effect on her children’s weight? That will be the focus of EMPOWER, a year-long study that will examine 66 mothers with children between the ages of 11-16, with the first weight loss group beginning in September. The study is being funded through a College of Health Professions and Social Work Research Seed Grant.

During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the National Cancer Institute's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities recognized Temple Public Health Professor and Director of the Center for Asian Health Grace Ma for her contributions and achievements in research, prevention and training initiatives that address cancer health disparities among Asian Americans and Pacific Islan

Temple researchers Justin Shi, Nadine Martin and Emily Keshner recently received a $275,000 grant to develop a virtual speech therapist that will provide people with aphasia with more cost-effective access to repetition and practice exercises that are crucial to speech recovery.

Candidates for dean positions in the College of Health Professions and Social Work, the School of Media and Communication and the College of Education will continue their visits to Temple this week. Each finalist will present a scholarly talk open to the university community and participate in sessions for staff, faculty and students within each respective school/college.