College of Liberal Arts
Go ‘back to the future’ for buying good children’s toys this holiday season
Type: News Story
With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santa’s should look to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children.
Whether it’s high-tech or low-tech, toys should spark imagination and creativity, promote physical activity and encourage social interaction, says Temple University developmental psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
November 16, 2010
Type: News Story
In a study published this month in Schizophrenia Research, Temple University psychologist Lauren Ellman found that exposure during pregnancy to certain immune proteins, such as those produced in response to the flu, leads to increased risk for brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia in offspring.
August 11, 2010
Type: News Story
A discussion with 2010 graduate Kylie Patterson.
May 13, 2010
Type: News Story
Max Cuddy’s four years at Temple, along with his plans for the future, are unified under a common theme: a commitment to peace and dialogue.
Cuddy’s philosophy is a reaction to the story of his great grandmother, who was the only member of her family to survive the Armenian genocide of 1915. “We think her brothers were killed,” he said.
May 13, 2010
Type: News Story
Typically, students benefit from a professor’s scholarly work when that professor brings his or her knowledge into the classroom. For students of Miles Orvell, professor of English and American Studies, that could not be truer.
However, in Orvell’s case, the reverse is also true.
April 29, 2010
Weekly teach-ins go beyond the headlines
Type: News Story
Looking at a contemporary issue through the historical prism is exactly what Young seeks to do through his Friday Teach-Ins, now in their eighth year. Another key element is that students are part of running the show.
December 2, 2009
Type: News Story
Laurence Steinberg awarded $1 million research prize by Jacobs Foundation
Wednesday November 11, 2009.
November 11, 2009
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Junior Drew Magathan claims more than $110,000 on "Wheel of Fortune" college edition.
May 5, 2009
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In Joseph Schwartz's new book, The Future of Democratic Equality: Rebuilding Social Solidarity in a Fragmented America (Routledge Press, 2009), he challenges the politics of the right and takes on many of the standard views of self-proclaimed “radical” and “postmodern” political theorists.
March 23, 2009
Type: News Story
The National Science Foundation has awarded two new grants to investigators in Temple University’s colleges of Education, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology to help strengthen the supply of future scientists.
March 12, 2009
Type: News Story
With Presidents Day around the corner, how do we celebrate a president known to have slaves?
February 9, 2009
Type: News Story
In his book, Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture and the Public History of a National Monument (University of Georgia Press), Seth Bruggeman examines the history of commemoration in the United States by looking closely at the birthplace of George Washington.
February 2, 2009
Obama’s inauguration may be most spirited since Jackson’s
Type: News Story
“With a crowd of several million spectators expected to gather in Washington for the Obama inauguration, this promises to be the largest, most enthusiastic and most publicly celebrated inaugural since Jackson's 1829 inaugural,” says Temple History Professor Jim Hilty.
December 23, 2008
Temple sociologist foregrounds place as a risk factor for suicide
Type: News Story
Every day 85 Americans die by suicide and hundreds of thousands more make attempts every year. The vast majority of recent studies on suicide have focused on identifying psychiatric risk factors.
November 10, 2008
Choose a pre-school that is kid-friendly and emphasizes the five 'Cs,' says a Temple University child developmental psychologist
Type: News Story
Pre-schools are playing a greater role than ever in preparing young children for school readiness and to be productive members of the workforce.
August 14, 2008
Type: News Story
Appreciative to be the namesake of the first endowed chair at Temple named for an African American, Bernard C.
April 18, 2008
‘Going green’ without going in the red
Type: News Story
“Going green” has become a concern for mainstream corporations. Everyone is getting involved in helping humans reduce their adverse effects on the environment.
March 24, 2008
Study finds spatial and temporal patterns of violence in Philadelphia
Type: News Story
As Philadelphia police concentrate on lowering the city's homicide rate, a new study has found evidence of a predictable pattern for one type of shooting — those classified as “near-repeats.” “Our study found that once there is a shooting on a street corner, the risk of another shooting within a block of that location over the next two weeks increases by a third,” said Criminal Justice Profes
February 4, 2008