Temple in the News
While rescue crews have resorted to high tech methods in an effort to stop the well spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, spills occurring in deep waters present unique challenges, says Temple...
May 5, 2010
In an effort to assemble the most wide-ranging fan-attitude survey done in the region, Temple's Sport Industry Research Center at Temple University partnered with the Philadelphia Daily News and...
May 5, 2010
As director of the YWCA Office of Racial Justice from 1965 to '77, and as president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. from 1947 to '56, Dorothy Height opened the door for thousands of black women...
May 4, 2010
More and more people are willing to reveal their location and spending habits online. It's a stark contrast to the early days of the internet when people used screen names instead of real names,...
May 4, 2010
While President Barack Obama and his aides expressed outrage over the recent immigration bill signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, the administration has been in no hurry to take a stand...
May 4, 2010
Andrew Mendelson, chair of Temple's Journalism Department, says that people may be "oversharing" personal information online. It's all about ego, he says. "I think it puts people out there and puts a...
May 4, 2010
Speaking at a hearing of the U.S. Senate subcommittee on crime and drugs, Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham faulted Philadelphia judges as being too lenient, criticized defense lawyers for "...
May 4, 2010
Thousands of gruesome videos of Iraqi soldiers and civilians being killed — a phenomenon some are calling "war porn" — are proliferating on the Web, where they're watched millions of times...
May 4, 2010
In an effort to assemble the most wide-ranging fan-attitude survey done in the region, the Sport Industry Research Center at Temple University partnered with the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly....
May 3, 2010
The obesity epidemic has been blamed on a number of things—fast food, trans fats and Coca Cola, to name a few. But some weight loss experts say it's not just about what we eat. Understanding...
May 3, 2010