Temple in the News
Sports stadium and arena naming rights are a multibillion-dollar industry. But does putting a company's name on a stadium or arena translate into big business? A 2007 study by Temple economist...
July 8, 2010
A team of four archaeologists — Joe Blondino, Carin Boone, Jesse West and Katie Cavallo¬ — have spent the past five weeks excavating the yard behind Washington's headquarters in Valley...
July 8, 2010
U.S. economic statistics are the best in the world, economists contend, but they are imperfect because they have not evolved as quickly as the economy. "We still spend too much [money] collecting...
July 8, 2010
A federal lawsuit against Arizona's tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that dates to the Founding Fathers: the right of the government to keep states from enacting laws that...
July 7, 2010
To keep cool, sweltering Philadelphians — especially senior citizens — should go to public places such as malls, grocery stores, libraries and even subway stops. A leisurely grocery store...
July 7, 2010
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Temple archaeologists believe they have found Timbuctoo, a town founded by freed slaves, in Burlington County. Experts say it is one of the most important finds...
July 6, 2010
New studies support the theory that depression and dementia are linked. Developmental psychologist Adam Davey of Temple's Department of Public Health says no matter what the nature of the...
July 6, 2010
Domestic media and some analysts are making much of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call to debate a rise in the 5 percent sales tax to rein in public debt. Support for the government has...
July 6, 2010
In his editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine, titled "Life begins at Forty," Thomas Fekete, professor of medicine at Temple, urged doctors to advise older patients to remember safe-sex...
July 6, 2010
In the most comprehensive attempt yet to attack the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes in children, a study led by Temple researchers found last week that implementing school-based changes, such as...
July 5, 2010