Temple in the News
When Toyota president Akio Toyoda emerged from seclusion to apologize for Toyota's recall crisis, he bowed. The ritualistic nature of apology leads some to question the sincerity of the act. "My...
February 5, 2010
What is it about a forecast for a major snowfall that makes people have such strong reactions? Temple psychologist Frank Farley noted that in today's "extremely mobile society," a snow storm's "...
February 4, 2010
Small chains such as Vancouver-based Caffé Artigiano are winning customers in the high-end coffee market that Starbucks brought to the masses. Bryant Simon, a history professor at Temple...
February 3, 2010
Most of the roughly 110 companies that have paid for the right to put their names on sports stadiums say there's more upside than downside. But a 2003 paper in the Journal of Sports Economics that...
February 3, 2010
Despite the risks of Salmonella and E. coli, raw cookie dough is still a comfort food for those going through an emotional time.The fact that eating raw dough is verboten may add to the appeal,...
February 3, 2010
Assuming there are no last-minute buyers or 11th-hour changes of heart, the reins of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts will be handed over to David Braley, who also happens to own...
February 3, 2010
On the surface, hospitals appear recession-proof — after all, people always need medical care. In reality, they're more often in a money pit that only gets deeper in bad economic times,...
February 3, 2010
A program called “Kids Write and Create” pairs Temple speech/language pathology students with students at the chronically low-performing Frederick Douglas School in North Philadelphia....
February 2, 2010
With the John Edwards tell-all book hitting bookstore shelves, the age-old question arises: Why do famous cheating men think they will not get caught? "These people who rise to the top in many...
February 2, 2010
On Feb. 19, Cape May Mayor Edward J. Mahaney Jr. and the City Council will publicly present the final design for a new convention center, which is nearly three times the size of the old hall....
February 1, 2010