R1Highest research activity Carnegie Classification $292 MResearch expenditures 80thAmong all U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2023 Fostering the Research & Innovation EnterpriseOffice of the Vice President for Research empowers students, faculty, staff, and alumni innovators in a world-class research and knowledge enterprise that addresses the most complex, compelling and challenging problems we face for the next generation. About OVPR Vice President for ResearchThe Office of the Vice President for Research is led by Dr. Josh Gladden. About VPR Gladden 2025 Federal Funding GuidanceGuidance from OVPR for the Temple Research community Learn More Pop-Up Coffee (Apr 2025) Apr. 14, 2025 8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. F&A Cost Rate Webinar Apr. 17, 2025 3:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. I-Corps Propelus (Spring 2025) Apr. 24, 2025 4:00 p.m. Research Security Webinar May 15, 2025 3:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Multidisciplinary Symposium on Cancer and Neuroscience May 16, 2025 9:00 a.m. Gary Scales, CLA ’24, explores the sensory history of U.S. gas stations from 1910 to 1999 in his doctoral thesis titled Gasoline Retail and the Making of Neurocapitalism.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Apr. 3, 2025 Fueling fascination: History alum examines how our senses inform gasoline retail When we drive up to the gas pump at Wawa, our senses are immediately flooded: The large sign in red […] A new book from Temple faculty member Jonathan Howe examine how Black male college athletes self-present themselves at Division I historically white institutions. Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Mar. 28, 2025 New book illustrates the unspoken challenges faced by Black male college athletes It’s 6 a.m. in the morning and Rhys, a member of the cross-country and track teams at a […] Mehdi Khanzadeh, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, has been developing his novel method for producing carbonatable concrete since 2021.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Mar. 24, 2025 Engineering professor’s breakthrough may lead to more sustainable concrete Concrete is everywhere. As the world’s most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, […] A new study from Jay Sinha, an associate professor in Temple's Fox School of Business, finds that one of the best ways to reach Generation Z is through the use of micro-influencers.Photo by Adobe Stock Mar. 18, 2025 Micro-influencers have a major influence on Generation Z It is estimated Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is paid around $1.7 million whenever he makes a sponsored […] School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management Associate Professor Lu Lu’s research focuses on consumer behavioral marketing, particularly service interactions and marketing, food and beverage decision-making, and the influence of marketing messages on consumer travel decisions.Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Mar. 11, 2025 New research shows a pet’s cuteness can significantly influence intentions to book a home-sharing service like Airbnb A fluffy dog with soft fur, big round eyes, floppy ears and a small stature is so high on the “pet […] Professor of Neuromotor Science W. Geoffrey Wright’s startup UprightVR offers a virtual reality solution to assess fall risk in older adults.Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Mar. 5, 2025 Temple professor’s VR startup assesses fall risk in older adults Before teaching and directing neuromotor science at Temple, W. Geoffrey Wright flew on the Vomit […] During the Blackout Tuesday event on June 2, 2020, people and companies expressed their support for the movement by posting a plain black square to their Instagram accounts.Photo by Graphic by Andrew Collette Feb. 12, 2025 Fox study reveals the cost of corporate silence on social issues on social media In the summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement took hold of public consciousness and […] Steve Balsam and Connie Mao are co-authors of a new study that has found that many nonprofit organizations have navigated rising labor costs because their chief executives took pay cuts.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Jan. 20, 2025 Do nonprofit CEOs donate labor? For years, among academics in business, there has been a hypothesis that labor donation exists […] Xueming Luo is an expert in artificial intelligence, social responsibility with machine learning and big data. His new research pushes back on the idea that AI will replace human workers, and instead suggests that the technology may improve human employee performance.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Jan. 16, 2025 AI won’t take your job; it will make you better at it As AI advances and becomes more common in everyday life, employees in nearly every industry grow […] Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Jan. 14, 2025 Innovating for safer roadways Innovating for safer roadways Combine large, bold images with the beautifully crafted […]
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Gary Scales, CLA ’24, explores the sensory history of U.S. gas stations from 1910 to 1999 in his doctoral thesis titled Gasoline Retail and the Making of Neurocapitalism.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Apr. 3, 2025 Fueling fascination: History alum examines how our senses inform gasoline retail When we drive up to the gas pump at Wawa, our senses are immediately flooded: The large sign in red […] A new book from Temple faculty member Jonathan Howe examine how Black male college athletes self-present themselves at Division I historically white institutions. Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Mar. 28, 2025 New book illustrates the unspoken challenges faced by Black male college athletes It’s 6 a.m. in the morning and Rhys, a member of the cross-country and track teams at a […] Mehdi Khanzadeh, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, has been developing his novel method for producing carbonatable concrete since 2021.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Mar. 24, 2025 Engineering professor’s breakthrough may lead to more sustainable concrete Concrete is everywhere. As the world’s most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, […] A new study from Jay Sinha, an associate professor in Temple's Fox School of Business, finds that one of the best ways to reach Generation Z is through the use of micro-influencers.Photo by Adobe Stock Mar. 18, 2025 Micro-influencers have a major influence on Generation Z It is estimated Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is paid around $1.7 million whenever he makes a sponsored […] School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management Associate Professor Lu Lu’s research focuses on consumer behavioral marketing, particularly service interactions and marketing, food and beverage decision-making, and the influence of marketing messages on consumer travel decisions.Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Mar. 11, 2025 New research shows a pet’s cuteness can significantly influence intentions to book a home-sharing service like Airbnb A fluffy dog with soft fur, big round eyes, floppy ears and a small stature is so high on the “pet […] Professor of Neuromotor Science W. Geoffrey Wright’s startup UprightVR offers a virtual reality solution to assess fall risk in older adults.Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Mar. 5, 2025 Temple professor’s VR startup assesses fall risk in older adults Before teaching and directing neuromotor science at Temple, W. Geoffrey Wright flew on the Vomit […] During the Blackout Tuesday event on June 2, 2020, people and companies expressed their support for the movement by posting a plain black square to their Instagram accounts.Photo by Graphic by Andrew Collette Feb. 12, 2025 Fox study reveals the cost of corporate silence on social issues on social media In the summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement took hold of public consciousness and […] Steve Balsam and Connie Mao are co-authors of a new study that has found that many nonprofit organizations have navigated rising labor costs because their chief executives took pay cuts.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Jan. 20, 2025 Do nonprofit CEOs donate labor? For years, among academics in business, there has been a hypothesis that labor donation exists […] Xueming Luo is an expert in artificial intelligence, social responsibility with machine learning and big data. His new research pushes back on the idea that AI will replace human workers, and instead suggests that the technology may improve human employee performance.Photo by Joseph V. Labolito Jan. 16, 2025 AI won’t take your job; it will make you better at it As AI advances and becomes more common in everyday life, employees in nearly every industry grow […] Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg Jan. 14, 2025 Innovating for safer roadways Innovating for safer roadways Combine large, bold images with the beautifully crafted […]
