Temple in the News
Asperger's is out, but binge eating and hoarding are in as official mental disorders in the latest version of the the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. "It overmedicalizes human...
December 4, 2012
Control of the Internet is a topic of discussion at the U.N.’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference in Dubai this week. Autocracies like China claim to lead a sizable group of...
December 4, 2012
Can rail companies continue to inspect themselves? Bridge experts believe new regulations are needed to prevent accidents like the recent train derailment on a bridge in Paulsboro, N.J. A dispatcher...
December 4, 2012
The Mayans predicted that the world will end on December 21. Stories about the end of the world have been told since Plato wrote about the destruction of an entire continent in “Atlantis,” says Barry...
December 4, 2012
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is granting $3 million to promote student entrepreneurship at Temple and Philadelphia University with assistance from the University City Science Center. "We...
December 3, 2012
It’s another bet on the Philly tech scene; this time, from a foundation outside of the city. The Blackstone Foundation is investing $3 million for a Philadelphia version of its student startup...
December 3, 2012
The Knight Foundation just announced a $635,000 investment in Temple‘s Fox School of Business’ Urban Apps & Maps Studio. The money will go toward three summer-long training programs that will...
December 3, 2012
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has completed a decade-long process and approved changes to its diagnostic manual. The goal for the DSM-5 is to make the process as scientifically valid as...
December 2, 2012
CNN, which has struggled to keep pace with rivals, has tapped Jeff Zucker, a onetime wunderkind news producer who later stumbled, to be president of its worldwide operations. "CNN has lost its luster...
December 2, 2012
Christmas came a little bit early for families in north Philadelphia when Temple University Police hosted their annual holiday party at the Liacouras Center last weekend. It's been tradition for more...
December 2, 2012