Skin grafts saved Heidi Paone’s life, but left thick scarring that made it hard to move her hands, arms, and neck. Fortunately, she was among the first patients treated at Temple's Burn Center with the UltraPulse laser. William Hughes of the Burn Center says, "It drills tiny little holes deep down into the scar tissue. Part of it is breaking up that dense scar tissue, allowing it to remodel, and allowing it to flatten."

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is hemorrhaging money on legal and professional fees as a result of its bankruptcy. If it is unable to pay its monthly operating expenses, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will fall into so-called administrative insolvency beginning in April. "Administrative insolvency — they're the most terrifying words a bankruptcy practitioner can hear," said Jonathan Lipson, who teaches bankruptcy law at Temple's Beasley School of Law, who acknowledged that the Archdiocese may be "thrust into a litigation quagmire."

In an op-ed, Temple journalism professor Christopher Harper reflected on the next generation of journalists being trained at Temple. All Temple journalism majors must complete philadelphianeighborhoods.com, a capstone course taught by Harper and colleague Linn Washington that requires students to cover issues impacting citizens at the neighborhood level.