Temple in the News

When the oil tanker Exxon Valdez collided with a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989, scientists believed that the oil would eventually disperse, but today large quantities are still...
January 22, 2010
An annual trip to Haiti for Temple University dental students is in jeopardy because of the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. The students have been travelling to Haiti for the past 15 years...
January 22, 2010
January 22, 2010 | WHYY-FM’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (There is no link to this story) The use of unsterile needles by injectable drug users is a major source of HIV and hepatitis C...
January 22, 2010
The case of former Black Panther and radio journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in1981 of killing a white Philadelphia police officer, has drawn a lot of attention. High profile artists...
January 21, 2010
Earthquake victims in Haiti were terrified once again Wednesday when the country was rocked by a large aftershock. Why do we have aftershocks? According to Temple...
January 21, 2010
It wasn’t just luck that led to the rescue of some victims pulled from the rubble a week and a half after the earthquake hit Haiti. They survived because of such factors as their general...
January 21, 2010
Students, faculty, and staff at Temple University marched today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The march kicked off a program about King’s life which, of course, discussed his legacy...
January 21, 2010
After masterminding the Democratic Party of Japan's historic victory last year, the party's co-founder and Secretary General, Ichiro Ozawa, has once again found...
January 20, 2010
A panel of geologists, toxicologists, engineers and doctors that will peer-review a high-profile Environmental Protection Agency study of hydraulic fracturing will include...
January 18, 2010
Some 20 years later, oil from the Exxon Valdez remains trapped in the beaches of Alaska's Prince William Sound. A three-year study by Temple Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Michel Boufadel...
January 18, 2010

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