Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple research: Teen mothers have higher rate of vaginal births
Type: In the Media
May 16, 2012
Med student helped underserved from Philly to New Mexico
Type: News Story
Akhila Vasthare, M.D., Medicine. In between studying for medical classes, Vasthare focuses on improving the health of the surrounding community.
May 3, 2012
Obesity study focuses on healthy nutrition in group homes
Type: News Story
Researchers at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education are exploring whether education on healthy nutrition can help people with developmental disabilities who live in community homes to lose weight.
April 23, 2012
Pieces come together at Temple for speedcubing medical student
Type: News Story
First-year Temple School of Medicine student Stephanie Chow is a former world-record holder in speedcubing, the pursuit of solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle as quickly as possible. She says the skills she has honed through solving the cube have helped in her medical school classes.
March 26, 2012
Faces of Temple: Akhila Vasthare
Type: News Story
In the latest installment of the student profile series, fourth-year medical student Akhila Vasthare discusses her motivation to touch lives outside the hospital by teaching a Yoga class that promotes physical wellness among middle-school students in a Philadelphia immigrant community.
March 25, 2012
Temple programs shine in U.S.News' Best Graduate Schools rankings
Type: News Story
The release of the 2013 edition of U.S.News' Best Graduate Schools rankings shine a spotlight on the continued ascent of many flagship programs at Temple. Graduate programs at the Fox School of Business, the Beasley School of Law, the Tyler School of Art and the School of Medicine all moved up in the rankings, cementing their reputations as national leaders.
March 15, 2012
Study shows how high-fat diets increase colon cancer risk
Type: News Story
A study led by Carmen Sapienza, professor of pathology in Temple’s Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, may explain why eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer.
March 6, 2012
Temple presenters at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons receive high recognition
Type: Accolade
March 1, 2012