Temple in the News
The decision to plead guilty to a crime is a critical one that can have lasting impact on a person’s life. But in Northampton County, defendants are encouraged to do so at arraignment. “Efficiency...
July 3, 2012
Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa and dozens of other lawmakers quit the ruling party on Monday over a plan to increase the sales tax, but the government will retain its majority in the...
July 2, 2012
The Fox Chase Cancer Center is now part of the Temple University Health System, a move that will strengthen care and research opportunities. Fox Chase will now have more resources to deal with...
July 2, 2012
Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., Temple University Health System's new surgeon-in-chief and professor and chair of surgery at Temple's School of Medicine, came to North Philadelphia with higher goals than...
July 2, 2012
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the sentencing of adolescents should be different from that for adults, in part due to growing evidence that the adolescent brain is not yet fully developed. “...
July 1, 2012
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act, Fox News and CNN reported the wrong outcome. "People, especially journalists, had been waiting so long for this decision," said Chris...
June 30, 2012
The recent elections indicate Greek voters want to remain in the European Union and pay off their debts, but the question of additional bailouts or a Greek exit from the EU will persist. “The...
June 29, 2012
News of the Board of Trustees' decision to freeze tuition next year for Temple undergraduates continued to spread. An AP wire story was picked up by media outlets across the nation. "Rising student...
June 29, 2012
South Korea and Japan were supposed to sign a military intelligence pact today, but a political firestorm erupted in South Korea, where resentment of Japan’s colonization remains. The failure of...
June 29, 2012
The more work-related stress parents experience, the more likely their children are to eat unhealthy meals, a new study shows. "Who would have thought that a child's nutrition is affected by [parents...
June 28, 2012