Susan Dickey, Lisa Ferretti, and Stephen Lepore have been honored with Faculty Senate service awards in recognition of outstanding service to the college and the Temple community. The Faculty Senate includes faculty members from all university schools and colleges and acts as an advisory committee to Temple administration and the Board of Trustees. Given each year, the awards highlight the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the institution. Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award...

Jessica Boyer '06, associate director of assessment and accreditation, has been elected to the Executive Board of the American Public Health Association (APHA). APHA is the world’s largest professional public health organization, with approximately 25,000 members and an annual meeting attracting more than 10,000 attendees.    “This is our professional organization. It’s where we come together to make an impact,” Boyer says. “I’m honored to be part of the College of Public Health’s ongoing role in its leadership.”  Founded in 1872, APHA connects professio...

The new generation of weight loss medications has become a sensation, from the pages of medical journals to People magazine. Jimmy Kimmel and Christina Applegate quipped about Ozempic, one of the medications, at Hollywood awards shows. Oprah Winfrey, who showed off a slimmed down look on the red carpet recently, said she'd added weight loss drugs to her fitness regimen. Science magazine named this class of medication, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1s), as the 2023 Breakthrough of the Year. GLP-1s have produced meaningful results and hold much promise. But what are the realitie...

Amita Avadhani, chair of the Department of Nursing, has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP), a nonprofit organization founded to advise government bodies about the healthcare system. NAP members are leaders from a broad range of healthcare disciplines, including nursing, social work, psychology and pharmacy. The organization supports research and policy that promotes interprofessional healthcare and advances patient-centered care.  “This is an important interprofessional society, with representation from many healthcare profes...