Responding to the pressing need to contain the COVID-19 virus as facilities re-open, Temple's College of Public Health has created a certificate program in contact tracing. The program, offered starting in mid-June, will train students to immediately begin working with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by reaching out to individuals who have been in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. "In order for us to re-open, in addition to mass testing, we need to have contact tracing, so when people are identified as positive, we can find their contacts," said Resa...

In a virtual celebration of its Class of 2020, with students distanced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Public Health honored 790 undergraduate and 386 graduate students for their accomplishments in receiving new degrees. "Instead of gathering in the Liacouras Center surrounded by about 7,000 people, we're scattered around the country and the world watching this together," said Dean Laura A. Siminoff in her opening remarks. In the online video event, Siminoff and other speakers congratulated graduates and stressed the dramatically heightened value o...

Athletic programs everywhere are on pause as people stay home, but the skills that athletic trainers bring to public health are proving to be adaptable and vital amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nichola St. James, a doctoral student in Temple's athletic training program, is among those making the pivot. In a normal spring, St. James might be working at a sporting event, "making sure that everybody is safe and caring for any injured athletes," she says. Instead, she has been on the front lines of the healthcare system, screening patients and essential workers for COVID. "Our role ju...