During Welcome Week, 26 incoming freshmen participated in a new welcome program run by Hillel at Temple. Activities included a Center City tour, a student-parent dinner, a Jewish Life Fair, a rooftop barbecue at the Bernard Rosen Hillel Center and more. Why so much fuss over freshmen? They're future campus leaders, said Abe Roisman, Hillel at Temple's new coordinator for student life. He plans to emphasize engagement and volunteer opportunities in Philadelphia "so that students can feel like they're making a difference in the community where they're living."

A new study led by Melissa Napolitano, a clinical psychologist at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, found that text messaging helped overweight college students lose weight. A sample of 52 students was broken into three groups: the first joined a Facebook group and received diet and exercise advice; the second joined the same group but had a more intensive behavioral intervention, including text messages with personalized advice and reminders; and the third group received no extra help.

When convicted bank robber Barry Douglas had his lawyers file a motion for a new trial, the document was filed under seal, which meant that no one but Douglas, the attorneys and the judge could see what are typically considered public documents. This secrecy drew some criticism as historically court documents in America are presumed to be public. "There is a strong constitutional presumption that all court proceedings should be open," said David Kairys, a professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law. "It goes back to the founding of the country."

Before stepping down as CEO of Apple in August, Steve Jobs said little about his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But seven years ago, he claimed he was cured after surgery removed a large chunk of a rare pancreatic tumor. "This is a kind of tumor that may have given him early warning signs," said Curtis Miyamoto, chair of radiation oncology at Temple's School of Medicine. But, he adds, this is not usually the case for most people with pancreatic cancer: "The pancreas is located deep in the body, so it has to grow to a fairly large size before it gives us any symptoms."