Temple in the News
When Penn State replaces Joe Paterno, who earned about $1 million this season, they'll get a serious case of sticker shock. It's no longer unusual for a proven coach to command an annual salary in...
November 30, 2011
The National Institutes of Health awarded Temple neurologist Bassel Sawaya two research grants totaling $2.96 million to study the role of microRNAs in the development of neurocognitive disorders...
November 30, 2011
New start-ups are coming amid some signs that consumer confidence is rebounding. Retail sales broke records over the Thanksgiving weekend. However, an October survey of small-business optimism found...
November 29, 2011
Sometime in the near future, a doctor might be able to prescribe some medical marijuana to a patient in New Jersey. But if the Jersey patient starts using it and finds herself in one of Philadelphia'...
November 28, 2011
A National Institutes of Health study followed girls for a decade beginning at age 8 or 9. Over time, leisure-time physical activity declined dramatically, and the drop off for African Americans...
November 28, 2011
To five teenagers from Philadelphia high schools, Harriton High looked like something from a movie, a school from a world very far away from theirs. The city students — participants in an after-...
November 28, 2011
Scholars who have been on the academic market know the competition for tenure-track jobs is fierce. But what they usually don't realize is that there is still room to negotiate if they are offered a...
November 27, 2011
Nowadays GPS devices can help people find their way around, but drivers do still get lost. Temple psychologist Nora Newcombe says you can learn how to become better at getting from point A to point...
November 26, 2011
A new website showcases Temple's archives and includes photographs and video of prominent leaders like Raymond Pace Alexander and Cecil B. Moore. There's even rare footage of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
November 26, 2011
iPads top the holiday wish lists of many children. Retailers report that electronic games continue to be among the 10 most desired toys for both boys and girls. At Temple's Infant Lab, psychologist...
November 25, 2011