Contrary to popular belief, a little chill never hurt anyone. In fact, cold weather boasts a few health benefits. "It's a complete myth that being in the cold will make you sick," said Trisha Acri, a professor of family and community medicine at Temple's School of Medicine. "It's being inside in a closed environment with the windows shut and no air circulation that makes getting sick more likely." To avoid coming down with a bug, you're better off taking a stroll around the block than touching germy doorknobs, faucet handles or remote controls.
The blind journal-review process can be a source of stress for scholars — and sometimes the subject of scorn. Fox School of Business Professor Robert Giacalone, editor of the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, outlined five types of reviewers he has encountered, from "the insecure expert" to "the expert in everything." "I take comfort in knowing that, at least in reviewing articles for journals that only other academics will read, there is relatively little damage done to the larger universe of ideas," wrote Giacalone.
Temple engineering students showcased their skills by racing 36 iPad-controlled hovercraft they designed and built in teams during the culmination of a required 13-week "Introduction to Engineering" course. The top three hovercraft teams received cash prizes provided by NASA’s Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium.
Inquirer food critic Craig Laban reviewed offerings from several food trucks on Temple's Main Campus. "Temple's mobile food scene is often overshadowed by University City's to the west, but it's a rich, diverse and vibrant scene that has acquired serious new energy in the last few months," he wrote. Two standouts, according to Laban, are "an exotically sweet and spicy pork banh mi Viet hoagie at Simply Yummy (Montgomery near Broad)...and the 'hot spice pots' from the as-yet-unnamed Asian vegan truck on 13th Street near the Bell Tower.
