Temple in the News
Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video of his physical and verbal abuse of his players was broadcast, setting off a growing scandal. “Does anyone think Rutgers will be...
April 15, 2013
If you want to live your optimal best during your senior years, know your numbers by heart—your weight, your blood pressure, your cholesterol and your sugar. “People have to understand why they are...
April 15, 2013
Temple senior Khalif Wyatt was named the Big Five player of the year on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder is an honorable-mention all-American and the Atlantic Ten Conference player of the year. The...
April 15, 2013
In advanced emphysema, the lungs become progressively enlarged. Researchers have long tried to find ways to reduce lung volume and improve airflow without risky surgery. Now, three promising...
April 13, 2013
For the first time in more than four decades of polling, a majority of Americans say that marijuana should be legalized. Kate Auerhahn, a Temple criminologist who teaches classes on drug laws,...
April 12, 2013
Of all the nightmares Chinese President Xi Jinping figured he would have to face, a resurgent Japan Inc. surely wasn’t among them. With an assertive Shinzo Abe at the helm, though, Japan may be...
April 11, 2013
This morning, graduate student Marc Schaffer was on the sidelines at Temple football practice, where he is part of the training staff. Yesterday, he was helping save someone's life with his bone...
April 11, 2013
New research suggests a simple solution may help keep kids' portion sizes in check: smaller plates. "The results of this study suggest that aspects of kids' eating environments are influencing how...
April 11, 2013
“Screen overload” has growing numbers of office dwellers seeking high-adrenaline leisure-time thrills to kill the boredom of their boxed-in lives. “The screen is pervasive in our contemporary lives,...
April 11, 2013
Temple University has named Joseph P. Lucia dean of university libraries, effective July 1. Lucia has served as university librarian and director of Falvey Memorial Library at Villanova University...
April 11, 2013