Temple in the News
Washington Post: Bryant Simon on AC beyond the Boardwalk
Atlantic City has gone though many incarnations since its founding in 1840 — a health resort, a playground...
April 8, 2011
Teens take more chances when friends are around
When other teens are around, teens are more likely to take chances. But why? Jason Chein, an assistant professor of...
April 8, 2011
Movie theaters to include more healthy snacks
Movie theater chain AMC announced that it would start offering more healthy foods at its snack bars and pricing less healthy...
April 7, 2011
Temple's Michel Boufadel speaks at RowanMichel Boufadel, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Temple, went to Rowan University Tuesday to discuss long-term predictions for the Gulf...
April 6, 2011
Calculating economic impact an art and a science
Boosters of big events like this month's Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts are fond of saying they'll pump x...
April 6, 2011
Minute Suites offers airport refuge — and jobs for Temple students
To combat the inevitable fatigue of air travel, Philadelphia International Airport is now the...
April 6, 2011
CNN: Kids need dentists, too
Parents should bring children to the dentist before they are 12 months of age and should offer help with brushing and flossing before they get...
April 5, 2011
Temple's CORE gets grant to study eating habits of kids
Many families in urban areas lack access to proper information on making the right food choices for their children...
April 5, 2011
Pets adopt behaviors of their owners
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than half of America's cats and dogs are overweight, and 20 percent are...
April 5, 2011
Four new Alzheimer's genes discovered
Researchers have discovered four new genes that increase the risk of acquiring Alzheimer's, a degenerative disease that affects one...
April 4, 2011