Summer means more time outdoors, and that brings increased exposure to ticks, mosquitoes and some infectious diseases. But experts say there are ways you can protect yourself. Robert Bettiker, an associate professor at Temple's School of Medicine, says that one disease on the rise in community settings is MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection that causes painful, red boils on the skin. "When I hear someone say they have a spider bite, I think MRSA."

According to Thomas Klumpp, vice chair of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Temple University Hospital, the benefits of becoming a bone marrow donor are numerous. "We use bone marrow to treat…leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma," said Klumpp. "While they can be treated with chemotherapy and other procedures, they don't always succeed. In many respects, bone marrow is the last line of treatment and the most powerful. And new research is showing in a subset of patients the benefits of moving bone marrow transplants closer to the front of treatment."

Within the next few weeks, parents will begin dropping their teenagers off to start their college careers. But this summer isn't just a transition for students. It's a big transition time for parents who are giving up day-to-day control of their children's lives. "It is a time for change for parents as well and we absolutely appreciate what they are going through and we also want them to know that it's best to let their child develop autonomy, and find out who they are, independent of the family," said Stephanie Ives, associate vice president for student affairs at Temple.

In 2002, President Bush signed a bill that directed the State Department to “record the place of birth as Israel” in passports of American children born in Jerusalem if their parents ask. This fall the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case which addresses the broad question of whether the president has the power to recognize foreign sovereigns. “The Constitution, by its terms, does not give the president the power to recognize foreign states or governments,” wrote Robert J.