Temple in the News
In the two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil well pilled 206 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, two Temple researchers have been working to better understand the impact on both...
April 20, 2012
Two years after the worst oil spill in the country’s history, scientists are troubled by what they are finding along the Gulf Coast. Michel Boufadel, an engineering professor at Temple, has conducted...
April 20, 2012
April 20th has become an unofficial holiday for advocates of the legalization of marijuana. Temple history professor David Farber says the mainstreaming of the phrase reflects a change in public...
April 20, 2012
If fans get unruly at tonight’s Flyers playoff game, what can be done? Aubrey Kent, associate professor at Temple, says security measures at sports venues have changed, especially since 9/11. “In the...
April 19, 2012
Dick Clark may have worked in bigger cities over the course of his long career, but it was his time in Philadelphia that made him a household name. And though he later moved to Los Angeles, Clark...
April 19, 2012
Temple's Computer Recycling Center has been helping Philadelphians gain access to low cost or free computers as well as reducing e-waste by refurbishing forgotten computers since 2003. Now the CRC...
April 18, 2012
Temple is back in the Big East. "Exceptional, extraordinary: All those words apply," said Temple's athletic director Bill Bradshaw. How did Temple go from 0-11 in 2005 to Big East member in 2012? The...
April 18, 2012
What do all the poll numbers mean? Chris Wlezien, a Temple political scientist, said, "Right now, you have about half a story, and Obama is a slight favorite. He has a probability of winning of maybe...
April 18, 2012
Philly native and Electric Factory Concerts co-founder Larry Magid will be awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from his alma mater Temple University during its 125th Commencement...
April 18, 2012
Temple women's basketball star Shey Peddy had an inkling the Chicago Sky were going to select her in the second round of the WNBA draft, but she wasn't about to get her hopes up too high. When the...
April 18, 2012