Temple in the News
When used appropriately, power of attorney is a valid tool to protect assets for someone who's unable to oversee his financial interests. But there are many misconceptions about how it works, said...
March 11, 2013
It's no news to most professors that students who bring their phones to class do more than take notes. Jordan Shapiro at Temple decided it was time to start to take advantage of that tendency and...
March 11, 2013
One idea to help save Social Security would be to remove a current cap that deducts 6.2 percent of each paycheck, with employers paying a matching 6.2 percent. Deductions are currently capped at $113...
March 11, 2013
The recent sinkhole tragedy in Florida has called attention to the fact that Pennsylvania’s geology makes it among the leaders in sinkholes. Sinkholes occur in areas with an easily dissolved rock...
March 11, 2013
The socially conscious clothing and accessory company, United By Blue, boasts two past winners of Temple's Be Your Own Boss Bowl. Mike Cangi won the undergraduate category in 2011, and company...
March 8, 2013
Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope. Leonard Swidler, who teaches religion at Temple, thinks reform is needed now in the Catholic Church, and electing...
March 8, 2013
Is keeping control in the family good for business, not to mention good for the families? A recent study suggests that the odds are clearly not in favor of corporate dynasties. David Reeb, professor...
March 7, 2013
As Japan approaches the second anniversary of the Fukushima disaster on March 11, its anti-nuclear movement appears to be struggling and disgraced pro-nuclear forces are rallying. "The 'nuclear...
March 7, 2013
The explosion of social media could dramatically increase the accuracy of political polls, which are generally based on small samples. David Schuff, associate professor of management information...
March 7, 2013
“Emperor” stars Tommy Lee Jones as Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who was charged with deciding Hirohito’s fate in the frantic weeks following Japan’s surrender in World War II. “MacArthur was very...
March 7, 2013