Research - The Temple News

Temple researchers discover 35 new Caribbean forest lizard species

15 January 2025 Bayleh Alexander

S. Blair Hedges, director of the Center for Biodiversity at the College of Science and Technology, along with alumna Molly Schools published their recent discoveries in Zootaxa, a science journal for zoological taxonomists.

Temple professors research vaccine accessibility, hesitancy

21 May 2021 David Hunt

Crystal Reeck and Heather Gardiner are analyzing how cities can improve the way they distribute vaccines to residents and why some people are reluctant to receive vaccines.

Temple researcher, students discuss how COVID-19 affected social media use

03 May 2021 Julia Albertson

Jason Thatcher is finding the pandemic changed how often people use social media and what information they’re willing to share online.

Temple student, faculty use AI to help with employment

16 February 2021 Fallon Roth

The software will aid people with neurodevelopmental disorders in information technology jobs.

Temple Health researchers create tool to virtually diagnose heart disease

20 October 2020 Natalie Kerr

Anjali Vaidya developed VEST to assess patients without needing in-person appointments.

Book to give resources on parenthood, racism

22 September 2020 Jessica Bond

Through personal stories and research, Kathryn D’Angelo and Valerie Harrison give advice to ‘anyone who is involved in the life of a Black child.’

Temple researchers explain link between climate change and disease

29 April 2020 Natalie Kerr

Our future may hold an increase of diseases coming from animals, like COVID-19, whose spread can be exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

Temple professor gets grant to develop new Alzheimer’s medicine

19 March 2020 Renata Kaminski

The specific disease drug research is going to be based on an already-existing one called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Family’s fund supports development of ALS care

28 January 2020 Matt Strout

The money raised supports a team of clinicians working to find a cure for the disease.

Health concerns of vaping use spark controversy

03 December 2019 Asa Cadwallader

E-cigarette use is increasing in popularity, while new legislation is being passed to combat it.