Temple University

06/24/2026

Congratulations to Lauren Morris, KLN '26. 🦉👏

The Klein College graduate made history as the first Temple student to win a national Hearst Championship title, taking first place in television news reporting at the 66th annual Hearst Journalism Awards in San Francisco, often called the "Pulitzers of collegiate journalism."

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Morris became the first student in Temple history to capture a national Hearst Championship title, earning top honors in television news reporting.

06/24/2026

Temple was on the course at the 2026 PGA Championship. ⛳️🦉

Students from the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management and Klein College gained hands-on experience working behind the scenes at one of golf’s biggest stages, supporting everything from corporate hospitality to the live broadcast.

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Students from the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management and the Klein College of Media and Communication gained hands-on industry experience working at the 2026 PGA Championship in May.

06/23/2026

More than a school, it's a home🍒🤍

06/23/2026

Relief without risk. That's the future Temple's Anjali Rajadhyaksha is working toward. ⏲️💊

In less than one minute, the director of Temple's Center for Substance Abuse Research breaks down her work on a brain molecule that could make opioids non-addictive while still treating pain effectively.

Check out more Research in Action at Temple: https://bit.ly/4gbMGpQ

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

06/22/2026

Philadelphia just became the world's first 'Playful Learning City' and Temple research helped make it happen. 🎉🛝

Temple psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Temple alum Sarah Lytle, CLA '11, are bringing playful learning to public spaces across the city, helping kids see themselves as creators through projects like the Launch Pad at Sister Cities Park.

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Philadelphia was named the world’s first ‘Playful Learning City’ following the groundbreaking work of Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, the Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Distinguished Faculty Fellow in the Department of Psychology, and her former doctorate student Sarah Lytle, 

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing Temple Dads and father figures out there! 💙🦉

06/20/2026

Temple brought these dads together and now their kids are growing up like family. ♥️🦉

For the last four years, they’ve kept that bond going with an annual tradition called 'Duncle Weekend' (dad + uncle weekend): minimal rules, no bedtime, no moms, just the kids bonding and the dads strengthening their brotherhood.

06/19/2026

Presented by the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Before Another Name: A Photographic Archive of Black North Philadelphia, 2010–2020, is a photographic exhibition by Shawn Theodore.

The exhibition gathers a decade of images made in North Philadelphia, with particular attention to the neighborhoods surrounding Temple University’s campus, and reflects on Black life, neighborhood continuity and the history of place through photography.

It will be on view in the Charles Library First Floor Exhibition Space from now through June 30, 2026.

06/18/2026

One minute. One question: how do we make robots work for people, not against them? ⏲️🤖

Temple researcher Philip Dames, associate professor of mechanical engineering, breaks down his work on making robots more socially competent, from predicting crowd movement to understanding personal space.

Check out more Research in Action at Temple: https://bit.ly/4un9maf

06/18/2026

Congratulations to the Klein student team on their recognition at the National Student Advertising Competition. 👏

A group of 23 students traveled to New York City and earned the award for the “most ownable” campaign platform, placing 5th in District 2.

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A team of 23 Klein students traveled to New York City for this year’s National Student Advertising Competition where they brought home an award for developing the “most ownable” campaign platform.