Temple in the News
As violence spread in the Arab world over a video on YouTube ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad, Google, the owner of YouTube, blocked access to it in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya,...
September 13, 2012
Young drivers tend to have excellent vision and quick reflexes, yet they’re involved in many more fatal accidents per mile than older drivers. Experts suggest that social pressure combined with an...
September 12, 2012
The latest attempt to wean Jordanians off fuel subsidies lasted barely 48 hours. King Abdullah ordered a freeze on a 10 percent rise in petrol prices that was announced just two days before. "Jordan...
September 12, 2012
The national Coaches vs. Cancer program began nearly 20 years ago. The Philly Six coaches got involved with their own chapter in 1996 and have now raised nearly $5 million to fight cancer. For their...
September 12, 2012
David M. Walker, former U.S. comptroller general, told a crowd that jammed Temple's Fox School of Business on Tuesday that it's time to stop "stupid" federal promises of unlimited medical, education...
September 12, 2012
Therapick is a new website where prospective patients can learn whether a psychotherapist might have the right chemistry for them. Some therapists aren't sold. Paul Fink, professor of psychiatry at...
September 11, 2012
Revel’s revenue continued to increase in August, but it’s still in eighth place among Atlantic City’s 12 casinos. It was touted as the resort city’s savior. Temple Professor Bryant Simon says Revel...
September 11, 2012
In an essay, Alex Holzman, director of Temple University Press, and his co-authors, outline the challenges facing their industry. ”These are tough times to be sure, and presses today need to share in...
September 10, 2012
A new theatrical performance will be performed by people with intellectual disabilities and look at what it means to have such a disability. “It’s such an important contribution that people with...
September 10, 2012
All eyes were on Friday's post-convention news from the U.S. Labor Department— that 96,000 jobs were added to the nation's payrolls in August and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent. Friday'...
September 9, 2012