In the two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil well pilled 206 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, two Temple researchers have been working to better understand the impact on both marine life and the environment. Temple biologist Erik Cordes is part of a group of scientists who have been studying the spill’s impact on deepwater coral communities in the Gulf, while Temple environmental engineer Michel Boufadel has been working with officials to assess the oil’s impact on beaches and wetlands.

In an AP "First Person" video distributed to more than 1,500 news websites worldwide, Temple Libraries' Director of Special Collections Margery Sly discussed the Lew and Janet Klein collection and Klein's long-time association with Dick Clark, the legendary television personality who died this week. Klein was an early executive producer of "Bandstand," the Philadelphia-spawned television dance show that made Clark famous in its national incarnation as "American Bandstand."