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Temple’ Bell Tower records is a hit for students seeking music industry experience

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Protein provides link between calcium signaling in excitable and non-excitable cells

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New leadership team named for College of Education

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Go ‘back to the future’ for buying good children’s toys this holiday season

Toys should spark imagination and creativity, developmental psychologists advise

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With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santa’s should look to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children. Whether it’s high-tech or low-tech, toys should spark imagination and creativity, promote physical activity and encourage social interaction, says Temple University developmental psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek.

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Temple psychology professor stages the ultimate block party

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This past weekend, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and her research partners hosted New York City children for one of the world’s biggest play dates. Held Oct. 3rd at Central Park’s Naumburg bandshell in Manhattan, the Ultimate Block Party brought out more than 50,000 children and their parents to play hide and seek, build robots, create with Lego bricks, and pretend to be ship captains and princesses.

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Temple psychology professor stages block party to highlight importance of playtime

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Temple Professor of Psychology Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is holding a play date this Sunday, and inviting several hundred of New York City’s children. As co-founder of Play for Tomorrow, a consortium of educators, business leaders, authors and researchers, Hirsh-Pasek has helped organize the Ultimate Block Party on Oct. 3.

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