Temple in the News
Will fan backlash over the now-resolved NBA lockout linger into the season? To answer, "SportsWeek" enlisted Joel Maxcy of Temple's Sport Industry Research Center. "Despite all the grumbling and the...
December 4, 2011
Contrary to popular belief, a little chill never hurt anyone. In fact, cold weather boasts a few health benefits. "It's a complete myth that being in the cold will make you sick," said Trisha Acri, a...
December 2, 2011
Steven N. Pyser, assistant professor of human resource management at Temple's Fox School of Business, says that the undergraduates he teaches continually impress him. Philadelphia Business Journal...
December 2, 2011
Despite aggressive anti-smoking campaigns, the number of people who haven't been able to quite has flat-lined in recent years. New research suggests that there may be a genetic predisposition to...
December 2, 2011
The rush doesn't end at the finish line. If you participate in a race, you'll keep working out, a new Temple study finds. Three months after a race, runners — particularly novices — who were...
December 1, 2011
Yoshiya Toyoda has joined Temple's School of Medicine as professor of surgery and vice chief of cardiothoracic surgery, surgical director of heart and lung transplantation, and surgical director of...
December 1, 2011
Tokyo's Shinjuku entertainment district hides a criminal underworld known by a name that strikes fear into the hearts of many Japanese, Yakuza. "The Yakuza are feared because of their violence.......
December 1, 2011
Don McLean says "American Pie" was written in Philadelphia, not the upstate New York bar that has long laid claim to it. Last week, the Glens Falls Star-Post published a story that begins by citing a...
December 1, 2011
Last week's finale of "Dancing with the Stars" drew 19.5 million total viewers. Radio Times host Marty Moss-Coane asked Temple sociologist Julia Ericksen, author of Dance with Me: Ballroom Dancing...
November 30, 2011
Medicare has announced it will pay for screenings and preventive services to help recipients curb obesity and associated ailments. For people who screen positive for obesity, new Medicare benefits...
November 30, 2011