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The Super Bowl is going to get some #CherryOn—again. When defensive tackle Terrance Knighton, CLA '09, takes the field for the Denver Broncos on Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, he'll be the sixth former Owl to play in a Super Bowl in the last 10 years. "Temple molded…the character I have now," said Knighton, the Owls' captain in his senior year.
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The human body has an often-misunderstood weapon for regeneration in the bones, blood and brain: stem cells. Stem cells have long been used to combat blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma. Now researchers—particularly at Temple—are investigating how to steer stem cells toward other diseases that continue to stymie the medical community.
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The Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) at the Health Science Center seeks participants for a Type 2 diabetes investigational drug study. Eligible subjects are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes; have a HbA1c between 7.0 and 9.5 percent; are age 18 or older; have not taken any diabetes medications except Metformin in the last three months; and are available for 12 study-related visits at CORE (3223 N. Broad St, Suite 175). The study will last for 33 weeks, and participants will be compensated. For more information and to find out if you are eligible, call 215-707-3292.
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Today through Feb. 28, 3223 N. Broad St, suite 175.
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Through an interactive poster session, community-based organizations, groups, academic researchers and students will be able to discuss potential, mutually beneficial collaborations. Competitive pilot funding is available through the sponsoring institutions for partnerships formed as a result of CDRD.
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Today, 9:30 a.m., 3535 Market St., 16th floor, conference room D.
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Professor Nancy Morris, chair of the Department of Media Studies and Production, will present “Tracing Half a Century of Music Activism in Chile.”
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Today, 2 p.m., Annenberg Hall, room 3.
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Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who plan to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia. The program’s goal is to increase the number of Americans with firsthand exposure to Asia and its peoples and cultures.
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Today, 3:30 p.m., 200 Tuttleman Learning Center.
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Temple men's basketball takes on Villanova at the Liacouras Center.
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Saturday, Feb. 1, 4 p.m., Liacouras Center.
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This "Brown Bag" talk and discussion will be led by ethnohistorian Meltem Turkoz from Isik University in Turkey.
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Wednesday, Feb. 3, noon-12 p.m. Anderson Hall, Women's Study Lounge, room 821.
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Learn about options for studying abroad this summer. Temple offers a wide variety of programs in a number of different countries around the world. Students participating in these summer abroad programs pay Temple tuition and earn credit for their coursework.
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Wednesday, Feb. 5, 4-4:50 p.m. Tuttleman Learning Center, room 200.
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“Food Chains” is a project that maps the origins of our food in the industrialized food system. Using drawings and information graphics, award-winning illustrator and New York Times Art Director Nicholas Blechman goes behind the scenes at the world’s largest pasta factory in Parma, Italy, discovers the secret codes embedded in Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese rinds and explores the fraudulent production of olive oil.
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Thursday, Feb. 6, 4-6 p.m. Paley Library Lecture Hall.
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