Temple in the News
A new Temple University Health System urgent care facility in Northeast Philadelphia picked a good time to open its doors. “We opened up just as flu season hit,” said Steve Matta, who came from the...
April 11, 2013
Temple’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, the nation’s second-oldest dental school, is preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary this weekend as hundreds of alumni gather in Philadelphia. Dean Amid...
April 10, 2013
Temple University Health System has established an Institute for Population Health. “The Institute is an important component of Temple’s ongoing focus on improving the health of urban populations in...
April 9, 2013
New evidence is confirming that the environment kids live in has a greater impact than factors such as genetics or insufficient physical activity in efforts to control child obesity. In a Temple...
April 9, 2013
Shrinking the size of kids' plates and bowls might help them eat less and keep off extra weight, new research suggests. Jennifer Fisher, a researcher at Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and one...
April 9, 2013
According to a recent study from Temple University that examined how crime rates correlate with patches of urban vegetation, more plants means less crime. "There is a longstanding principle,...
April 9, 2013
Shrinking the size of kids' plates and bowls might help them eat less and keep off extra weight, new research suggests. Jennifer Fisher, a researcher at Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and one...
April 8, 2013
Voting for new trustees at Penn State is set to begin and a campaign is underway to persuade more alumni to vote. None of this campaigning surprises Jason Del Gandio, a Temple assistant professor of...
April 8, 2013
The topics ranged from love and sex to history and time, but it was all poetry in motion Sunday at the Arts Bank in Center City. Sonia Sánchez, poet laureate of Philadelphia and professor emeritus at...
April 8, 2013
Last week Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed the Earned Sick Days Bill recently passed by City Council. The current bill allows all Philadelphia workers to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 40...
April 8, 2013