College of Science and Technology

Next stop: More education
Type: News Story
Hoping to serve as examples to their children and nephew, husband and wife Stephen and Colleen Specht are planning to continue their educations in professional programs following graduation.
May 4, 2015
Tree of life shows clocklike emergence of new species
Type: News Story
A team of Temple researchers has assembled the largest and most accurate tree of life calibrated to time, and depicted it in an innovative, cosmologically inspired way.
March 5, 2015
Using 3-D cameras and high-speed broadband to enhance public safety
Type: News Story
Researchers in Temple’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences are developing a mobile surveillance camera system that will provide police officers with enhanced viewing capabilities.
February 23, 2015
Faculty Focus: Marine biologist Erik Cordes
Type: News Story
Associate Professor of Biology Erik Cordes has been investigating deep-water coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico for 15 years, but his research attracted an international spotlight after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
January 23, 2015
Event aims to increase women in computer fields
Type: News Story
Check Out Tech will introduce female students to technology careers by providing them with a network of women who are successful technology professionals and information on Temple’s majors, minors and certificates in computer and information sciences.
January 21, 2015
Discovery may help fight flu
Type: News Story
A discovery by a team of Temple scientists shows promise for developing more effective antiviral drugs that can be used in the treatment of the influenza virus.
January 20, 2015
Endangered lemurs illegally kept as pets threaten species survival
Type: News Story
An estimated 28,000 lemurs have been illegally kept as pets in Madagascar over the past three years, possibly threatening conservation efforts and hastening the extinction of some lemur species, according to a study by Temple University researchers.
January 5, 2015
Last half decade sees robust growth in Temple’s tech revenues
Type: News Story
The expansion of Temple's research enterprise, highlighted by the recent dedication of the Science Education and Research Center, has led to a dramatic increase in commercialization revenues from university-developed technologies.
November 12, 2014
Rolf Lakaemper creates an atmosphere of trust in the classroom
Type: News Story
Rolf Lakaemper, associate professor of computer and information sciences, is a recipient of Temple’s 2013–2014 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
November 5, 2014
Raise Your Hand: Questions for a Temple professor
Type: News Story
Physics Professor Marjatta Lyyra loves to explore. From riding bikes as a kid in Finland to sailing with her family to her work in her lab at Temple, she is always up for a challenge.
October 22, 2014
SERC professor works to preserve Haitian biodiversity
Type: News Story
In a cryobank located at Temple’s new Science Education and Research Center, Temple biologist S. Blair Hedges works to preserve Haiti’s biodiversity.
October 20, 2014
It’s official: SERC is now open for business
Type: News Story
The official ribbon cutting and building dedication of Temple’s new Science Education and Research Center (SERC) was held October 10 as part of Temple's Homecoming weekend.
October 10, 2014
SERC: Accelerating collaborative research
Type: News Story
The newly opened Science Education and Research Center (SERC) at Temple University will support a new era of research and discovery for students and faculty, opening doors to advancements in Philadelphia and around the world.
October 10, 2014
Using computers to develop new AIDS drugs
Type: News Story
Ron Levy, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology and an AIDS drug researcher, directs the Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, where he conducts leading-edge computational research at the intersection of biology, chemistry and biophysics.
October 8, 2014
Computer scientist Jie Wu harnesses the power of wireless technology
Type: News Story
Jie Wu, professor and chair of Computer and Information Sciences and director of the College of Science and Technology's Center for Networked Computing, focuses his research on the next generation of wireless technology.
October 7, 2014
SERC: Fueling the latest scientific discoveries
Type: News Story
At Temple's new Science Education and Research Center, scientists and students working side by side fuel the latest scientific discoveries.
October 7, 2014
Temple's Science Education and Research Center opens for classes today
Type: News Story
Starting today, classes for some programs will be held in the Science Education and Research Center. A building dedication will be held Oct. 10 during Temple’s Homecoming Weekend.
September 26, 2014
Physicist Maria Iavarone conducts research at the atomic level
Type: News Story
Associate Professor of Physics Maria Iavarone studies the electronic properties of materials using a scanning tunneling microscope that allows her to see individual atoms.
September 26, 2014
SERC: A new era in scientific exploration at Temple
Type: News Story
Temple University's new Science Education and Research Center (SERC) will support scientific inquiry that utilizes both experiments in the lab and work with high-performance computers. A celebration is planned for this Friday, Oct. 10, during Homecoming weekend.
September 16, 2014
Faculty Focus: Geologist Laura Toran
Type: News Story
In this Faculty Focus segment, groundwater geologist Laura Toran uses Temple's new Science Education and Research Center as a living laboratory for both research and teaching.
September 11, 2014
Impact of Gulf oil spill broader than predicted
Type: News Story
The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has had a broader impact on coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico than originally predicted, according to a team of researchers that includes Temple marine biologist Erik Cordes.
September 4, 2014
Magid Abou-Gharbia honored by American Chemical Society
Type: Accolade
Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Magid Abou-Gharbia was honored with the American Chemical Society’s 2014 Heroes of Chemistry award.
August 20, 2014
New Temple center to focus on energy applications
Type: News Story
Temple’s College of Science and Technology will be the new home of an Energy Frontier Research Center focusing on the design of new layered materials that will have potential use in energy applications.
July 31, 2014
Girls and Mathematics: Modeling success in the field
Type: News Story
The Girls and Mathematics Program helps young girls resist the stereotypes and get excited about math.
July 24, 2014
New genomic institute introduced at research symposium
Type: News Story
More than 100 Temple researchers, graduate students and other scientists gathered recently for the Genomics at Temple symposium, an event designed to enhance collaboration among scholars both from the data-generating and computational sides of genome research from across the university.
July 3, 2014

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