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Jennifer K. Ibrahim, associate professor of public health in the College of Health Professions and Social Work, is the recipient of Temple’s Great Teacher Award for the 2013–2014 academic year. As director of graduate studies in the Department of Public Health, she demonstrates how to balance good teaching with research and service to the university and community.
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Theodore McKee, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, will be the keynote graduation speaker for Temple University's Beasley School of Law today. Judge McKee serves on the boards of directors of several non-profit organizations and institutions, including Temple University. |
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English, information science and technology major Sandra Trinh addresses gender issues in the fields of STEM and humanities through 'code poetry.'
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Lithium ion batteries, central to powering most modern technology such as laptop computers, cell phones, hybrid vehicles and even solar-energy storage, are potentially dangerous—the liquid electrolytes used in the manufacturing of those batteries can be volatile. Now, two Temple chemists have developed a way of creating a solid electrolyte that might reduce the battery’s volatility without decreasing its conductivity or increasing its costs.
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This morning Temple University will host a community job fair to provide employment opportunities for members of the Philadelphia community-at-large. Held this year from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pearson-McGonigle Hall’s gymnasium, the event will include 70 employers.
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Chemistry’s Mike Zdilla earns Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Michael Zdilla, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a 2014 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, which supports the careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences.
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History professor receives National Humanities Center Fellowship
Bettye Collier-Thomas, professor of history at Temple, has been awarded a National Humanities Center Fellowship for 2014-2015 academic year.
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Temple Theaters will stage student matinee performances of Odd Girl Out, an original drama that reveals the hidden world of bullying among preteen and teenage girls. The play is based on a groundbreaking book of the same name by Rachel Simmons.
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Monday, May 19, through Thursday, May 22, 10 a.m., Randall Theater. |
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The 30th annual Celebration of Black Writing, one of the nation’s oldest African-American literary festivals, will honor author Ernest Gaines, introduce the inaugural Gamble & Huff Award for Excellence in Songwriting and host a monthlong exhibit about the Atlantic City, N.J., landmark called Chicken Bone Beach. The month of programming includes:
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Today through Saturday, May 31, various times and locations. |
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