Temple in the News
In response to a recurring feature titled "On Topic," Michael Boldin, of Temple's Fox School of Business, responded to the question: What do you think is the probability of...
July 23, 2010
Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb currently has marketing deals with Nike, Verizon and Air Tran Airways, among other titans. Experts don't expect new QB Kevin Kolb to duplicate this...
July 23, 2010
More parents are teaching their little ones a short vocabulary of American Sign Language, saying the youngsters can pick it up more quickly than speech. Toddlers are able to grasp sign language...
July 22, 2010
In an opinion piece, Joseph Torg, professor of orthopedic surgery at Temple's School of Medicine, explains that in order to prevent the drowning of younger children, it helps to understand that the...
July 21, 2010
An article reported on the Building One Pennsylvania summit, an event that brought public officials together to discuss a wide range of urban and suburban issues, including housing inequities and...
July 21, 2010
After a major renovation costing about $100,000, a foreclosed house in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia is alive and ready to be sold. The renovation was made possible by the $20...
July 21, 2010
Because of the university's international programs in Tokyo, Rome, Beijing and London, Metro touted Temple as "one of the best bargains around" for Pennsylvania students who want to study abroad....
July 20, 2010
Parents are finding some benefits to teaching sign language to their infants. There is no consensus that early signing can bring improvement in IQ scores, as some advocates suggest. But almost...
July 19, 2010
In an opinion piece, Renee Hobbs, a professor of mass media and communication at Temple and founder of Temple's Mass Media Education Lab, responded to a recent study of students in grades five...
July 19, 2010
At the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival in Colorado, scholars discussed why the word "play" has slipped out of favor. Temple psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek asked, "When did play become a four-letter...
July 19, 2010