Doctors develop medical devices and are an important source of patents and start-up companies, U.S. researchers say. Sheryl Winston Smith and Andrew Sfekas, both of the Fox School of Business at Temple, analyzed premarket approval applications filed by four medical device companies. Patents from start-up companies founded by physicians were cited more heavily, compared to those from non-physician start-ups.

The GED test was started in 1942 for military veterans whose education was interrupted by World War II. It allowed thousands to get a credential they could use to go on to college. But some argue that it’s not equal to a high school diploma. Janice Laurence, an education professor at Temple, studied outcomes for military recruits during their active duty. "High school graduates on average complete a three-year term of enlistment, and 24 percent of them leave before completing that term,” she said. “The corresponding rate for GEDs is 45 percent.

If Temple's Cherry and White spring football game proved anything, it is that the Owls could be fine in the hands of Connor Reilly. The redshirt junior showed the Temple faithful his rifle arm Saturday, leading the White squad to a 34-28 victory at Edberg-Olson Hall.  "I thought for the most part he got us in the right play," coach Matt Rhule said. "He checked us out of some blitzes. And I think what you see is our team rallying out there around him."