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Feeling fat can become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Posted Aug 28, 2012
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MSN's Health on "Today"

Teens who 'feel' fat eventually will get fat

Researchers have found that teens that feel fat, but aren’t, tend to become fat adults. Frank Farley of Temple's College of Education, who was not associated with the study, thinks the findings provide interesting information about how self-knowledge impacts people. “[The study is] provocative to say the least,” Farley said. “It also points to how important self-understanding and the self- knowledge are.”

College of Education and Human Development
Frank Farley
Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE)
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Temple program moves toward solutions to gun violence

Posted Aug 24, 2012
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WHYY's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane"

Philly gun violence, Pt. 4: Moving toward solutions

To close out its series on gun violence in Philadelphia, "Radio Times" welcomed Marla Davis Bellamy, director of Philadelphia CeaseFire and the Center for Bioethics, Urban Health and Policy at Temple's School of Medicine. CeaseFire is an innovative hospital-based violence reduction program combining analysis of public health statistics with active intervention from community members. "At CeaseFire, we treat violence as a disease through a public health approach.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Philadelphia CeaseFire
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Temple researchers look to curb weight gain among group home residents

Posted Aug 28, 2012
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WHYY/NewsWorks

Temple pilot program helps group home residents slim down

Several studies show higher rates of obesity among those with intellectual disabilities compared with other Americans. In Central Pennsylvania, researchers from Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education are working in group homes to help people with developmental disabilities find solutions to their struggles with obesity. The researchers say weight is a problem, in particular, for people who live in group homes versus institutional settings, perhaps because greater independent living brings greater food temptations.

Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE)
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Temple Made branding campaign launches on campus, online

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The first signs of the university's new Temple Made branding campaign popped up on Main Campus last week as students moved in. The effort is designed to promote the impact Temple has on its students, its city and the nation, through the placement of banners, billboards and other advertising on campus, on television, online and throughout the region.
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Temple men's basketball ranked 18th most successful program of last 50 years

Posted Aug 23, 2012
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ESPN

50 in 50 series: No. 18 Temple

Using a points system devised by ESPN's Stats and Information Department, ESPN has been counting down the 50 most successful basketball programs of the last half century. Temple men's basketball came in at number 18. Temple "accumulated the ninth-most points (197) from 1984-2001. The eight teams ahead of the Owls in that period all won a national title," wrote ESPN.com columnists. The Owls "reached five Elite Eights from 1988-2001 and 17 of 18 NCAA tournaments from 1984-2001 (missed in 1989)."

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What worries small business owners? Not knowing

Posted Aug 24, 2012
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Forbes

What Worries Small Business Owners? Not Knowing!

Uncertainty about the effects of health care legislation is a leading source of anxiety among small business owners, wrote William Dunkelberg, emeritus professor of economics at Temple, in a guest column. "The health care legislation passed by the Democrats is in place and will be more fully implemented in the next two years," Dunkelberg wrote. "It contains over 20 new taxes and leaves the writing of much of the regulator detail to the Secretary of HHS. It will take a lot of effort just to become aware of all the applicable regulations much less complying with them."

Fox School of Business
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Japan and China face off over disputed islands

Posted Aug 20, 2012
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Reuters

Japan says disputed islands should not hurt key China ties

A dispute between China and Japan over islands in the South China Sea parallels similar territorial rows between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors that have sparked concerns about China's growing naval reach. "On a rational basis, both sides have a lot to lose if this escalates. On the other hand, both have something to lose if they don't appear strong and assertive," said Jeffrey Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus. "I think the ball is in China's court….My guess is that they want to put a cap on it. Whether they can do so is another matter."

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Safety month programs to help students prepare for on- and off-campus living

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As part of National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September, university officials from Community Affairs, University Housing, the Office of Sustainability and Student Affairs will promote safety awareness among students through a series of events that includes a neighborhood barbecue, safety workshops and discussions on personal safety on campus and in the community.
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Temple football set to kick off a new era with BIG EAST debut

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Friday's 7 p.m. Mayor's Cup football game between Temple and Villanova kicks off Temple's first season as a member of the BIG EAST Conference since 2004 and a new era for the program, the Athletic Department and the university. Learn more about the significance of the move to the conference, and meet Temple's new BIG EAST partners in football.
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Student activists focusing on youth vote

Posted Aug 23, 2012
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NBC10

Youth Vote is Focus of Pre-Convention Outreach

NBC10 visited a bustling Liacouras Walk during Welcome Week to report on get-out-the-vote efforts by volunteer student activists. Among those working hard to mobilize and register young voters was Sonia Galiber, a student in Temple's College of Liberal Arts. "A lot of them, this is their first election, they're coming into college, it's their freshman year,” said Galiber. For freshman Stephanie Wiener, the most important issues are "education, insurance policies and health."

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