Research

Dean Miguel Mostafá standing near the railing in the Science and Education Research Center
National Science Foundation awards $1 million grant to support Temple’s astrophysics research
The National Science Foundation awarded $1 million to Dean Miguel Mostafá and his research group for their astrophysics project.
September 12, 2025
Erin Tagai and Amy Goldberg pictured.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center secure $1.36 million in PCORI funding
With this funding, Temple Health will implement an electronic symptom monitoring system for patients undergoing cancer treatment.
September 12, 2025
Image of Temple’s Elizabeth Taylor, researcher developing the JournAI app.
Temple wins NCAA grant to launch an AI-powered mentorship app for student-athletes
Temple earns NCAA grant to develop JournAI, an AI-powered app helping student-athletes with career, life skills and holistic well-being.
September 12, 2025
Image of Sunil Wattal and Vinod Venkatraman.
Distracted viewers can be prime targets for ads, Temple study finds
New research from Sunil Wattal and Vinod Venkatraman found that distractions can also help, not always hinder, a consumer’s recollection of advertisements.
Kallie Willets pictured in her lab.
Exploring a potential nano-sized solution
Phase 2 funding will support the Center for Single-Entity Nanochemistry and Nanocrystal Design; Temple’s representation in the center will be led by Kallie Willets.
Bench Ansfield standing outside a neighborhood near Main Campus
Sparking an idea: Temple history professor studies 1970s arson wave in new book
In the new book Born in Flames, Assistant Professor of History Bench Ansfield chronicles the wave of landlord arson that ravaged U.S. cities in the 1970s.
Elizabeth Taylor and Gareth Jones pictured.
Youth sport participation develops leaders, but for young women, there is a caveat
A new study from Elizabeth Taylor and Gareth Jones outlines how sports help young women develop leadership skills, but there is a caveat to this
STHM faculty member Lu Lu pictured giving a tip.
From reward to requirement: The new tipping culture
New study finds pre-service tipping often triggers discomfort, affecting customer trust and satisfaction.
Jonathan Larsen outside of City Hall
Temple teams up with Pennsylvania state universities to track opioid settlement spending
Temple, Penn State, Pitt and the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust have created a website showing opioid settlement spending.
Magee stands in the atrium of Boyer College of Music and Dance
Temple researcher uses music to fill gaps in consciousness assessment of children with brain injuries
Boyer Professor Wendy Magee has developed a music-based consciousness assessment in children with neurological injuries.
Vlad Ayzenberg next to a baby scan
New research reveals superior visual perception in humans compared with AI
A recent study from Temple Assistant Professor Vlad Ayzenberg shows preschoolers’ robust visual perceptual abilities compared with sophisticated AI.
Subodha Kumar pictured.
Want to increase in-person sales? Offer a flat shipping rate online
A new study from Fox School of Business faculty member Subodha Kumar details how online shipping rates drive in-person sales
Study questions whether chatbots are more judgmental than their human counterparts
Professor Sezgin Ayabakan researched how perceptions significantly influence patients’ acceptance of chatbots for mental health screening.