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Sandusky's histrionic personality disorder defense

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"The Michael Smerconish Show"

The histrionic personality disorder that is being used by the defense in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial might not even be included in the revised edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. "You can get the histrionics diagnosis without the sexual piece," says Frank Farley, a professor in Temple's College of Education. "It's that you're supposed to meet five out eight criteria. So the sexual criteria might not even be met in some of these cases."

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Temple Law's Ohlbaum makes sense of high-profile trials

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WHYY/NewsWorks

Pennsylvanians have been riveted by the trial of former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, charged with sexual abuse of several young boys. A jury remains deadlocked in the trial of Philadelphia Archdiocese Monsignor William Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan. Edward Ohlbaum, professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law, joined WHYY-FM's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane" to discuss the two trials. "Jurors look carefully at corroborating evidence in these kinds of cases," said Ohlbaum.

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Tyler students create "beautiful" solutions to bird-collision problem

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Smithsonian

Annually, up to 1 billion birds die after colliding with windows. While there are plenty of window decals out there meant to alert birds to danger, most aren't attractive. But now students at the Tyler School of Art have created bird-themed window art. Ninety-six pieces of transparent film lined windows at Temple this spring, each donning an artful illustration designed to make the glass more visible to birds. "From the sublime to the whimsical, it was all very inventive,” says Alice Drueding, head of Graphic and Interactive Design at Tyler.

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TUHS-Fox Chase merger means cancer research, treatment to expand

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Philadelphia Business Journal

Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health System (TUHS) are not planning to waste any time once their merger becomes official on July 1. "We've had something like 18 integration task forces at work since the beginning of the year," said Larry Kaiser, president and CEO of TUHS. First on the post-merger to-do list is construction of a unit for cancer patients at Jeanes Hospital. TUHS also is planning to bring advanced cancer care to other locations and create new granting mechanisms to stimulate collaborative research.

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

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Canada.com, MacLean’s

It’s difficult for politicians, who often find themselves in the public’s eye, to say “I’m sorry.” “It’s hard for anybody to apologize,” said Frank Farley, a faculty member at Temple’s College of Education. “But for a politician, it’s a gamble. If it goes wrong, it may show weakness.” Farley said politicians have to calculate whether an apology could “come back to bite them.”

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How healthy is your bedroom?

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Fox News, Health

Blocking out light, even at night, is important for a good night’s sleep. "Melatonin, a hormone that controls your sleep-wake cycle, is secreted at night in response to darkness," said Samuel Krachman, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Temple University Hospital. "Light interferes with its production, making it harder to fall into a deep, restful sleep."

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Japan approves reactor restarts

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Reuters

Japan approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on line after they were all shut down following the Fukushima crisis. "I imagine there will be a fair number of (reactor) restarts by next year. The government under Noda is surprisingly eager," said Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University, Japan Campus.

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