Temple in the News
There’s been plenty of conjecture that diet beverages hinder weight loss, but Temple is putting it to the test in a new study by comparing it with water. There should not be a difference between zero...
February 8, 2013
Deciding that you are too sick to work is hard. You could tough it out, but you don’t want to expose your co-workers. The problem is that most of us are wrong about when to stay home, said Thomas...
February 8, 2013
When football coach Matt Rhule came to Temple two months ago, he had to begin to recruit at warp speed. He may not have slept much, but on Wednesday he announced a 23-man signing class that will...
February 8, 2013
Patience Lehrman of Temple's Project SHINE was among 18 Americans receiving a Presidential Citizens Medal — the nation's second-highest civilian honor — from President Obama at the White House....
February 8, 2013
A Japanese electronics firm near bankruptcy, a ruthless Chinese rival and a laid-off engineer feature in a popular TV drama that is hitting a public nerve. "Japanese have great anxiety about the huge...
February 8, 2013
Has dating always been as confusing as it is in the 21st Century? Temple historian Beth Bailey, an expert on gender and courtship, provided historical context. "Advice literature on dating goes back...
February 8, 2013
ABC’s “World News,” once a leader in innovative journalism and international news, has become a program that provides predictable coverage, with only a few reporters apparently leaving the office to...
February 7, 2013
Temple University Hospital is trying to slow the rate of street killings by helping teenagers understand the realities of gun violence. In a paper on the program, Cradle to Grave, Amy Goldberg, the...
February 7, 2013
Temple researchers kept tabs on 115 households and found that kids from families who stick to routines were 20 percent less likely to exhibit problem behaviors. The kids were also 32 percent more...
February 7, 2013
In the first organized effort to overturn convictions obtained by a controversial police narcotics team, dozens of convicted drug dealers are seeking new trials. Temple law professor Edward Ohlbaum...
February 7, 2013