Temple in the News
The charitable arm of the Blackstone Group will provide $3 million over five years to promote student entrepreneurship at Temple University and other Philadelphia institutions. The University City...
December 7, 2012
Will the region be ready for the next big storm? To reduce the impact of falling trees, some towns are installing underground cables. "Green" methods are also being studied and utilized, including...
December 6, 2012
The late jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck was nominated for a posthumous GRAMMY less than 24 hours after he passed away. Brubeck and his son, Chris, were nominated in the "Best Instrumental...
December 6, 2012
According to officials, approximately 10,000 Philadelphia residents are living in flood zones. “We’ve done a lot of serious damage to our systems,” notes Jeff Featherstone, a city planning professor...
December 6, 2012
Thanks to a grant from the Knight Foundation, high school and college-age students will take part in a six-week program over the next three summers at Temple’s Urban Apps and Maps Studios to learn...
December 6, 2012
The Temple University Symphony Orchestra has a 40 percent chance of taking home a Grammy. It got two of the five nominations in the Best Instrumental Composition category, one for "Music of Ansel...
December 6, 2012
A man working in New Jersey was nearly killed when he was shocked by high-voltage transmission lines. A police officer was able to get the worker’s heart beating again through CPR. “They start...
December 5, 2012
From severe joint pain to fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis can impact many facets of daily life. “Couples with RA must deal with pain and physical limitations in one partner, [and] misdirected anger and...
December 5, 2012
Healthy items on fast food menus can be anything but. And now, a new study has confirmed that observation: although menus grew between 1996 and 2010 to include 53 percent more items, the average...
December 5, 2012
Temple will train youth to develop computer apps that will address urban challenges faced by their communities thanks to a recent grant from the Knight Foundation. “Urban Apps and Maps represent a...
December 4, 2012