Temple in the News
The annual conference of the Association of American University Presses was praised by many attendees in part because it focused on digital how-to: how to make and market e-books, and how to work...
June 20, 2010
Michel Boufadel began a recent presentation about Marcellus Shale drilling with a photo of the ruptured Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilling into Alaskan waters, a disaster whose remnants the Temple...
June 20, 2010
Unlike the well-publicized turmoil of pelicans, turtles, fish and other obvious animal victims of the Gulf oil spill, the fate of corals more than 1,000 feet below the surface remains unknown. "...
June 18, 2010
Although most local CEOs took home less pay last year, one big exception was Robert Toll, chairman and CEO of Toll Brothers. Toll received options in December 2009; when he cashed out at the end of...
June 18, 2010
A jury acquitted William J. Barnes on the charge that he murdered former Philadelphia police officer Walter Barclay in 1966. Despite the notorious facts in the case, the jury chose to hold...
June 18, 2010
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Temple historian Bettye Collier-Thomas spent a decade researching Jesus, Jobs and Justice: African-American Women and Religion, her new book that explores 200 years...
June 18, 2010
As part of Men's Health Week and just before Father's Day, a new series of public service announcements to raise awareness about the importance of preventive medical testing are now airing. "It is...
June 17, 2010
"I could go on and on about the personal, professional and familial connections I have to Temple — a cost-efficient, highly respected institution," said Robert Leiter in reviewing Temple...
June 17, 2010
It seems like a good idea: Fine people who intimidate witnesses, then use the money to help others avoid similar threats. But as City Council today takes up a bill that would impose a fine of up to...
June 17, 2010
Men have hormones too. Elevated estrogen levels can eclipse testosterone, zapping sex drive. A man's best defense against an estrogen invasion is to lose weight and build muscle. "Fat converts your...
June 17, 2010