Temple in the News
Expensive, high-tech helmets with air-lining systems aren't much better than vintage "leatherheads" for preventing concussions, a new study finds. "The occurrence of concussion has been constant for...
February 17, 2012
More than one-third of children and teens are overweight or obese, resulting in an uptick in the sales and manufacture of larger goods, from school desks to plus-sized children's clothing lines. Gary...
February 17, 2012
The Arizona Board of Regents on Friday named Temple President Ann Weaver Hart as the new president of the University of Arizona. She will be the school's 21st president and the first woman to ever...
February 17, 2012
Registration for the 2012 Broad Street Run sold-out in five hours, compared to four days last year. Jeremy Jordan, director of the Sport Industry Research Center at Temple, says the race course's...
February 16, 2012
For this week’s Wednesday’s Child segment, NBC10’s Vai Sikahema took 14-year-old Jay to visit Temple’s Tyler School of Art and meet graduate assistant Stephen Schaffer. Jay loves to draw and enjoyed...
February 15, 2012
In an opinion piece, the Erie Times asked why Pennsylvania's state-owned and state-supported universities have taken a big hit again in Gov. Tom Corbett's 2012-13 budget. “We understand the need for...
February 15, 2012
President Obama's approval rating has hit 50-percent, an important reelection barometer, according to a new poll that illustrates the political benefits of a steady stream of positive economic news...
February 15, 2012
Temple theater major Alexander Fraser wasn't always sure that he wanted to become an actor. After studying mechanical engineering for two years, the senior, who plays a lead role in Temple Theater’s...
February 14, 2012
Fukushima shattered Japan's myth that nuclear energy was cheap, clean and safe. Opinion polls show about three-quarters of the public favor at least a gradual exit from nuclear power. But many voters...
February 14, 2012
In a New York Times op-ed, Temple mathematics professor John Allen Paulos questions the dearth of scientists among U.S. politicians. He notes that eight out of the nine top government officials in...
February 14, 2012