Temple in the News
In the city's poorer neighborhoods, the corner store can be both a convenience and a curse, offering necessities like milk and cheese, as well as junk food. But thanks to federal stimulus money...
July 5, 2010
Where do kids fit in when it comes to social networking? A recent national survey found social networking is the most popular online activity for American youth ages 8-18 and on average kids spend...
July 4, 2010
In a move that other universities — especially those with top-tier theater departments — are making, Temple has started its own professional repertory company, which will produce work...
July 4, 2010
The Inquirer's editorial board praised research from Temple that found that implementing changes to food offerings and physical education time in schools helped cut the risk factors of Type 2...
July 3, 2010
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Playing with dolls has been part of growing up for hundreds of years, but now technology is replacing that tradition. And this trend begs the question: Could...
July 2, 2010
Three and a half years after authorizing the Foxwoods Casino project on the South Philadelphia waterfront, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is now beginning the process of licensing one key...
July 2, 2010
A group of Temple archaeology students and volunteers is excavating what may be the most important African American historical site in New Jersey. It's called Timbuctoo — a once-thriving...
July 1, 2010
Bucks County and the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce recently introduced area companies to resources that small and medium-sized businesses can use to start exporting. More and more...
July 1, 2010
"Jazzset" plays highlights from the careers of saxophonist Frank Wess and Terell Stafford, trumpeter and professor of music at Temple. Wess introduced the flute to the Count Basie band more than...
July 1, 2010
Al and Tipper Gore are separating after 40 years of marriage. It's not as rare as many people think for couples who have been together for decades to split up. "The romance that happens in a...
July 1, 2010