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New Japanese prime minister has tough road ahead

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Voice of America, CNBC

Japan needs a decisive leader. Does new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda fit the bill? Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University, Japan Campus, says Noda does not come across as a strong or bold leader: "He's a compromise candidate. He doesn't have his own independent power base. And he's not a particularly strong communicator. He's not a populist at all. He's sort of a typical throwback to the Japanese prime minister of yore, the faceless grey suits. Even in Japan his name recognition factor is quite low."

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Major changes coming to GMAT format

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Metro

The GMAT, one of the keys of admission to business school, will undergo a major format change in June 2012. It will add a third component, integrative reasoning, to the current verbal and quantitative sections. Although Rajan Chandran, vice dean at Temple's Fox School of Business, calls the test a useful snapshot of a student's abilities, he says that business schools also consider other factors. "We want to create entrepreneurial leaders and change agents. Test scores reflect some skills, but emotional intelligence is just as important," said Chandran.

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Was Irene overhyped?

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WHYY/NewsWorks

All through Hurricane Irene, as well as the hours before and after, area officials hatched emergency plans, pulled on their rain gear and spoke to the people. "They want to show people that they're like them and that they're not in their Ivory Tower with their suit on," said Sarah Bass, an associate professor of public health at Temple. Bass dismissed suggestions that the hurricane was over-hyped.

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Temple creates scholarship program for North Philadelphia students

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Associated Press, 6ABC, Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia Daily News

Temple University is offering $5 million in scholarships to residents of low-income neighborhoods near campus. The university announced Monday that the funds will go to 250 students from North Philadelphia over the next decade. The program that begins this fall is part of Mayor Michael Nutter's effort to double the percentage of city residents with college degrees. University President Ann Weaver Hart said the Temple 20/20 Scholarships reflect "Temple's longstanding commitment to educate Philadelphians and provide access to all."

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Temple creates scholarship for North Philadelphia students

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Al Día

To increase the number of city residents with degrees, Temple will award 250 four-year scholarships during the next decade to students who live around its campus. The 20/20 Scholarship Program borrows its name from the university's campus development framework. "The Temple 20/20 framework is designed to position our entire community for success," said President Ann Weaver Hart. "Scholarships for our neighbors are a critical component for that success."

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Addazio brings Temple football to the next era

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Philadelphia Daily News

The next era of Temple football begins tomorrow night in the third Mayor's Cup. New coach Steve Addazio has been charged with the task of taking the team to an even higher level. "I'm dealing with Thursday," Addazio said. "That's how I think. Right now, nothing else matters." He is grateful for the players' mindset. "It's been a total buy-in. They believe in what the plan is. Everyone's 100 percent behind it. Nobody ever said, 'We did it this way.' It's, 'Coach, what do you need?' Always. I couldn't ask for more than that."

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Temple men's basketball has the ammo to compete

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MSG

Temple men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy, who remembers names and landmarks better than anyone, can't remember if he's ever had a back court as deep and as talented as the one he's about to coach this season at Temple. "If I've ever had a back court any deeper in my career, it's only been once or twice," Dunphy said. "It's a very nice blend of parts." That blend of parts is the main reason why many believe the Owls are primed to challenge Xavier for an Atlantic 10 title, and once again be a factor in the NCAA Tournament.

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Handle China with care, TUJ's Kingston advises new Japanese PM

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Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Charlotte Observer, Denver Post, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, many more

Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, is being viewed warily in China. "Noda has to be more careful in how he addresses Japan's shared history with Asia," said Jeff Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus, in a widely distributed Associated Press story. "Clearly Japan's economic future is closely tied to China's rise and it's not helpful for the positive economic relationship to be held hostage to history."

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Development brings a flood of problems

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Although laws and regulations have been enacted to try to minimize the effects of sprawling suburban construction, flooding from weather events continues to be a problem. "What used to be a safe place to build now is becoming a flood-prone area," said Jeffrey Featherstone, director of the Center for Sustainable Communities at Temple. Changing regulations and increased rainfall due to the changing climate are making things more complicated. "If I were the master of the universe, I would put a cushion on floodplain regulations," he said.

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Temple's Wray discusses the geography of suicide

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Freakonomics Radio

Even though homicides are more prominent in the news, suicide is much more common. What's more, Temple sociologist Matt Wray says they are more prevalent in certain areas. "The American suicide belt is comprised of about ten western states, this sort of wide longitudinal swath running from Idaho and Montana down to Arizona and New Mexico," he said. "So, yes the inner mountain west is a place that is disproportionately populated by middle-aged and aging white men, single, unattached, often unemployed with access to guns."

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