Temple in the News
An international study of holiday shopping and religion finds that shoppers of minority religious status may view malls as central meeting places that "can play an active role in the creation of a...
January 28, 2012
"There are times when watching a team exit the floor after playing Temple is like watching a person that had just been disgraced," wrote the Inquirer's Keith Pompey. "The pain is palpable." Temple's...
January 28, 2012
The reward centers of the adolescent brain are much more active than those of either children or adults. What teenagers want most of all are social rewards, especially the respect of their peers. In...
January 28, 2012
A prototype developed at Temple emulates human tactile sensation. Developed by Chang-Hee Won, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, the sensor could one day be used by...
January 28, 2012
Faced with the grim reality Philadelphia is now averaging about one to two murders per day, Mayor Nutter has announced a number of crime-fighting initiatives, including cash — $20,000 for tips that...
January 27, 2012
Researchers at Temple have developed a virtual touch sensor that can touch a lump in the body and know almost immediately if it's likely to be cancerous or not. "Malignant tumors are stiffer, bigger...
January 27, 2012
A protein in the brain, recently discovered by a group led by Domenico Pratico, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology at Temple's School of Medicine, could play a key role in...
January 27, 2012
If Mitt Romney's father was born in Mexico, how could he run for president? George Romney was born to American citizens living in a Mormon church colony in Chihuahua, Mexico. "When you're born...
January 27, 2012
In her column, Eva Monheim, a fulltime lecturer in horticulture at Temple, advises gardeners on what to do now in the garden. Among her suggestions are composing a plant list for 2012, saving...
January 27, 2012
Temple University Hospital has reactivated its heart and lung transplant programs, effective immediately. "The reactivation of these transplant programs gives Temple the opportunity once again to...
January 26, 2012