Students and faculty from the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, part of Temple's School of Environmental Design, planted more than 100 trees in Fairmount Park on Sept. 28 — trees that students grew and nurtured at Temple University Ambler. The project is part of an ongoing partnership between the department, Ambler Arboretum, the Philadelphia Zoo and Fairmount Park to plant more than 2,000 trees, reducing the city's carbon footprint while restoring vital wildlife habitat and helping to control storm-water runoff.

The college basketball world and the Temple community were rocked by a stunning announcement on Tuesday: Men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy will shave his trademark moustache. The iconic moustache isn't going to be shaved on a whim — Dunphy is doing it to honor the graduation of a former player, star guard Dionte Christmas, who will be present for the ceremony on Thursday morning.

As Gov. Christie reconsidered a presidential bid that would have pitted him against a trim President Obama, some wondered if he would be physically up to the task of leading the country. Gary Foster, director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, says that although the average obese person has more medical conditions than others, the argument that all obese people are in poor health — and therefore more likely to die while in office if serving as president — is not true.

Some Japanese have had enough of weepy Korean soap operas: Hundreds are rallying in front of Fuji TV to protest the Korean dramas. But Japan has a far closer relationship with neighboring South Korea than most Japanese will ever let on. "These frenemies always find something to argue about, mostly history," says Jeff Kingston, a professor at Temple University, Japan Campus. "But the past isn't what it used to be and even when the two governments are in a pout, grassroots relations remain generally warm."