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Parents’ work-life stress hinders healthy eating for family

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A study lead by Katherine Bauer, an assistant professor of public health and researcher at Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, looks at how stress levels can interfere with healthful eating opportunities.
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Portable gardens are growth opportunity for Temple senior

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Tyler School of Art student Dylan DeVlieger has designed a portable garden as a solution for space challenges inherent in urban gardening.
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Criminal Justice programs teach policing with “Heart”

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The Temple University Municipal Police Academy, offered at Temple Ambler, is one of the first to incorporate Cynthia Brown's book "Brave Hearts" into its curriculum. The book, which follows 15 New York City police officers, is used to give academy cadets a better understanding of the law enforcement profession.
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Local school district to partner with Temple childhood anxiety program

Posted May 31, 2012
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Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch

UMSD to Partner with Temple University's Child Anxiety Program

The elementary schools of Upper Moreland School District will soon participate in a Temple-led pilot program that will help address issues of childhood anxiety. The school district will take part in the Temple Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic's "Cats & Dogs" program, led by the clinic's director, psychologist Philip Kendall. The program’s goal is to examine the sustainability of a "computer assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy," focusing on anxious youth in schools.

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Battle of the lobbyists: brand-name drug-makers vs. generic drug-makers

Posted May 30, 2012
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Endo lobbies Congress for additional tests to prove generics' quality

A bill moving through Congress would speed government approval of lower-cost generic copies of brand-name drugs. But Endo Health Solutions reportedly is lobbying to require generic drugmakers to pay for independent tests to confirm their products are equivalent. "It could be a strategy in order to delay generic entry or make generics more costly," says George Chressanthis of Temple's Fox School of Business. "The other issue is to ensure that [generic drugs on the market are] truly bio-equivalent."

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Say on Pay stockholder votes becoming more prevalent

Posted Jun 1, 2012
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Philadelphia Business Journal

Say on Pay stockholder votes becoming more prevalent

The Dodd Frank financial reform law's Say on Pay provision, which gives shareholders the right to voice opinions about executive compensation through a nonbinding vote, has been more eventful recently. Experts say the votes are effective in forcing management to enhance disclosures and justify executive compensation packages. "I think moving forward, you will see a lot more of tying pay to performance," said Steven Balsam, an accounting professor at Temple's Fox School of Business.

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