July 31, 2008 | La Presse (Canada)
Canada’s Starbucks cafes probably not go through the same downsizing that is striking their stores in the U.S. and Australia. Even so, don’t expect an explosion of Starbuck cafes in Canada. “Bryant Simon, professor of history at Temple University in Philadelphia is following the activities of Starbucks and doubts that Canada is part of the growth plans of the company. 'I think they will rather place their real energies to grow in Asia and China,’ he said by telephone. ‘If they can take off in China, they can recreate growth.’ ”
July 31, 2008 | CNN
Pollution, smoke, dust and dirt can forever change the way you breathe. And smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, now the fourth leading cause of death. Jerry Criner, professor of medicine and director of the Lung Center, says the benefits of quitting smoking begin almost immediately: patients have improved lung function and the risk of lung cancer dissipates.
July 31, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The first ever Pennsylvania Governor's School for Urban Teaching, based at Temple University, is inspiring young people to teach in inner-city neighborhoods. The program would like to recruit more minority students from cities so they can better relate to the students, said Heidi Ramirez, director of Temple's Urban Education Collaborative, the group that oversees the governor's school.
July 31, 2008 | Scripps Howard News Service
High heels hurt, so what can women do? “The obvious way to manage the pain is to not wear heels, said Tracey Vlahovic, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University. Short of that, she recommends stretching the Achilles tendon after prolonged use. Vlahovic, for one, can't understand why women put themselves through the torture of high heels.
"I was in New York City the other day and was literally walking behind this woman in 4-inch heels," Vlahovic said. "I don't know how she did it. I'd fall right on my face."
July 31, 2008 | Christian Science Monitor
The United States is fast approaching a showdown over its commitment to the rule of international law as Texas prepares to carry out the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of convicted killer and rapist Jose Medellin. The World Court wants the U.S. to conduct special hearings for Medellin, but Texas courts are moving ahead with the execution in the high profile case. "There is no doubt that the U.S. has an international obligation here, and it sure looks like it won't comply with it," says Duncan Hollis, a professor and international law expert at Temple University's Beasley School of Law.
July 31, 2008 | Courier Mail (Australia)
Bryant Simon’s op-ed explaining why Starbucks lost it mojo appeared in Wednesday’s Christian Science Monitor, and is reprinted in an Australian newspaper. Australia is losing more than 80 percent of its Starbucks restaurants.
July 31, 2008 | NPR “JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater”
A profile of Terell Stafford, who “plays trumpet from his knees and paints with the bell of his horn, making brush strokes in the air. Ideas, speed, accuracy, commitment and a beautiful tone — he has them all.” Stafford directs jazz studies at Temple University.
July 31, 2008 | WRTI
Clinical trials show promising results for an experimental drug that may one day stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, called rember, stalled mental decline in more than 300 patients in a safety study. Dr. S. Ausim Azizi, chair of the department of neurology at Temple University explained what this potential breakthrough drug could mean for the millions living with the neurological disease.
July 30, 2008 | Christian Science Monitor, Fox Business “Money for Breakfast”
Starbucks has fallen on hard times not because of the current economic slump, but because it became too common, says Bryant Simon in an op-ed. “Just by buying the coffee and speaking the company's made-up lingua franca, you became a cup-carrying member of the upper class. And that made Starbucks, overpriced as it was, an affordable form of statusmaking.” Simon, a professor of history and director of American studies at Temple University, is completing work on his latest book, Everything but the Coffee: Learning About America From Starbucks.
July 30, 2008 | The New York Times
While teaching at the University of Chicago School of Law, Barack Obama made an impression on students and colleagues. “A favorite theme, said Salil Mehra, now a law professor at Temple University, were the values and cultural touchstones that Americans share. Mr. Obama’s case in point: his wife, Michelle, a black woman, loved ‘The Brady Bunch’ so much that she could identify every episode by its opening shots.”
July 30, 2008 | Philadelphia Magazine
Looking to keep your kids active this summer? “If your kids think they have skills, wait until they see the drills the Temple men’s basketball head coach dishes out. Boys and girls ages 7 through 16 are teamed up with players of similar ages and abilities at this weeklong basketball camp on Temple University’s main campus. After Temple coaches and players drop a whole lot of know-how on campers in one-on-one instruction and group settings, they’ll be playing a little 5-on-5 like they’re already in the Big 5."
July 29, 2008 | Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, Forbes, AOL Money, others
Align Technologies, makers of the Invisalign orthodontic system, recently launched a new product line targeted at teenagers called Invisalign Teen. "[It] is a trouble-free alternative to braces. It eliminates appointments to replace broken brackets, worries of decalcification, poking wire emergencies, poor tooth brushing, and the like," said Dr. Orhan C. Tuncay, chairman of the department of orthodontics at the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University, who serves as lead investigator for Align's teen marketing study.
July 29, 2008 | Reuters, New York Times, The Windsor (Canada) Star, others
Tough competition meets even tougher anti-doping efforts at the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. Game officials expect a 25 percent increase in drug tests to ensure athletes are playing by the rules. Still, the ramped up testing schedule won’t deter everyone from cheating, as some will go to great lengths to take home the gold. "In the world of doping, for those who do it, it is a constant cat-and-mouse game," said David Baron, chair of the department of psychiatry at Temple University in Philadelphia.
July 29, 2008 | CBS
Once again, Temple students have cast their votes in the Princeton Review’s annual college rankings. Students voted Temple among the top five most diverse campuses in America. The results are published in The Best 368 Colleges — 2009 Edition, just released by Princeton Review.
July 29, 2008 | Radio Australia
Japan is proposing a shift in its controversial approach to refugees. Historically, Japan has accepted few refugees, but that might change, explained Jeff Kingston, the director of Asian Studies at Temple University in Japan.
July 29, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Reports Michael Klein: “Reporter Robin Mackintosh, 62, retires tomorrow from CBS3, his TV home since September 1970. He and his newly retired schoolteacher wife, Barbara, will relocate to their new house in Avalon, N.J. In October, he'll be back in town to be inducted into the Temple University School of Communications and Theater Hall of Fame at the 2008 Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards luncheon.”
July 28, 2009 | WHYY
Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey wants schools like Temple University to help evaluate the effectiveness of their tactics. Temple Professor Jerry Ratcliffe said he has already been doing an analysis of crime patterns in the city to help police plan their response. Ratcliffe is a professor of criminal justice in the College of Liberal Arts.
July/August issue | Chief Executive magazine
“The normally staid patent world has been roiling of late with Supreme Court decisions, attempts to significantly alter the way patents are processed and evaluated, and even major proposed legislative changes to the entire patent system,” writes Erik Sherman. “There’s been rising concern among lots of folks that patents have become too easy to get, available in too many areas, and that the increase in the availability of patents may actually be retarding technological innovation and growth, and actually hurting industries,” says Gregory Mandel, professor of technology and intellectual property law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.
July 28, 2008 | WHYY-FM
The Summer Olympics are just a week away, and already several doping stories are casting a shadow over the games. U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy tested positive for a banned substance and is now trying to clear her record before the games start. David Baron, D.O., professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral science, has been involved in doping control with the Olympics since 1983. He hopes to get athletes involved in the fight against doping.
July 28, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Police Department's expanded Web site makes it easy to track incidents and review mug shots at www.ppdonline.org. JoAnne A. Epps, law school dean and an expert in criminal law and procedure at Temple University, said although she would like to see even more information that would allow people to identify crime patterns more easily, she thought the department was going in the right direction. "I generally think that more information is better than less," Epps said. "The information is useful, but the question is: Is it adequate?"
July 28, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Tilghman Moyer, former vice president for development and alumni relations at Muhlenberg College, has been appointed assistant vice president for development at Temple University.
July 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Heidi Ramirez, director of the Urban Education Collaborative at the Temple University College of Education and member of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, discussed her inspirations as part of an extended profile. “I can track most of the highlights in my life back to some earlier educational opportunity with which I was blessed. Education changed my life, and it has the same potential for so many others. Working to improve education - access and quality - is what I was meant to do.”
July 27, 2008 | Allentown Morning Call
Writes Gail MarksJarvis: "Baby boomers who never got around to saving as much as they hoped promised to keep working past retirement age. The joke in the generation has been: 'I'll just work forever.' And the intent has shown up repeatedly in research. But now along comes an economic downturn, and people are losing jobs. It looks as though Plan B, a lifetime of working, might not be an option to rescue undersavers after all. 'It's a perfect storm,' said Jack VanDerhei, a Temple University professor and fellow at the Employee Benefit Research Institute."
July 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
As the FBI celebrates its 100th anniversary, the praise for its Philadelphia office is high. "It was the first organization to really embrace the notion of smart, educated investigators, and as such, I think the breadth and depth of their investigations was really a landmark leap in the way investigations were conducted," said JoAnne A. Epps, a former federal prosecutor in Philadelphia who is now dean of Temple University's law school.
July 27, 2008 | Hartford Courant
Everyone – including gamblers – should avoid risks during an economic downturn, but psychologist Frank Farley, a professor at Temple who studies risk-taking, said recessions can often distort consumers' decision-making. "Rationally, during hard times, of course, people should be thinking about how they can save every penny," Farley said. "But having studied human nature over several decades, I can tell you that in this country we have a lot of people who I call Type T — for thrill-seeker — personalities. For these risk-takers, when the economy goes south, the mentality becomes 'why don't I take a chance?'."
July 27, 2008 | The New York Times
The second season of “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” featuring Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker premieres this week. Since meeting as film students at Temple University in the 1990s, Heidecker and Wareheim, both 32-year-old Pennsylvania natives, have noticed that their comedic sensibilities differed greatly from societal norms.
July 26, 2008 | KYW radio
A local psychiatrist will help athletes in Beijing deal with the stress of the Olympic Games. It’s not an easy adjustment for some, according to Dr. David Baron, chairman of psychiatry at Temple. “Their life has been so regimented, people told them what to eat, how to eat, everything from the time they woke up in the morning until they went to bed at night, was pretty much planned and patterned; the idea of what life's going to be like outside of athletics when I don't have those measured goals and when I can't prove that I'm better than the person next to me cause I don't finish ahead of them.”
July 26, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
With its recurring themes of drugs, sex and violence, and titles like Whore and Still Hood, some say street lit glorifies the worst of urban culture. Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill agrees. "The increasing commodification of street lit, and the injection of the profit motive, endangers the genre," says Hill, a professor of urban culture and American studies. "In its current degraded state, we are seeing an art that . . . deprives its readership of a diverse range of experiences. So instead of literature with fundamental integrity, readers get more books about the projects, baby mamas and hustling."
July 25, 2008 | KQED-FM (San Francisco)
More than a century after their debut in Paris, a group of groundbreaking women impressionist artists is finally receiving the acclaim they deserve. Temple art historian Therese Dolan, interim dean of the Tyler School of Art, joined "Forum" to discuss how these painters overcame the restrictive social conventions of the time. "They did not have access to formal art training," Dolan said, "and they were denied the opportunity to roam freely around Paris, to sit in the cafes and to sketch. They always had to be accompanied by a chaperone, or else they were labeled prostitutes."
July 25, 2008 | The Los Angeles Times
New research shows that overweight kids are at risk for a host of health complications, including elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They also may do more poorly in school. Stuart Shore, a doctoral candidate in kinesiology at Temple University in Philadelphia, and lead author of the study, speculates that overweight kids who have low self-esteem might be less inclined to attend school and may not relate well with their teachers.
July 24, 2008 | CNN
Gastrointestinal health becomes more of a concern as we age. In our thirties, a condition called GERD is most common. Lining and muscles in the stomach and esophagus continue to wear and can cause stomach contents to splash back into the esophagus and can lead to chest pain, heartburn and coughing. “You can’t go out to eat when you want to, you have to sleep upright, and it interferes with your exercise,” said Joel Richter, M.D., chief of medicine at Temple University.
July 24, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Reports columnist Michael Klein: “Paul Gluck, who ran news operations for TV stations such as KYW and WHYY before heading to Drexel University last year to lead the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies, is bound for Temple University, his alma mater. Starting this fall, he'll be an associate professor, teaching media courses and helping the university start a cable TV channel.”
July 23, 2008 | Philadelphia Business Journal
Temple University Physicians, the faculty practice plan of the Temple University School of Medicine, said Tuesday it is terminating its provider contract with the Keystone Mercy health plan when it expires Aug. 31 after failing to agree on "equitable reimbursement" for treating the plan's Medicaid patients. A Temple spokesman said the cost of providing care to Keystone Mercy members is more than $20 million a year, but the health plan is only paying the practice plan $8 million.
July 23, 2008 | Seattle Times, Las Vegas Review Journal, others
The in ever changing world of diet fads, the Mediterranean style of eating — fruit, vegetables, whole grains, fish, yogurt, as well as olive oil and wine — is riding high. But is it the best guide to losing weight? "From a weight-loss perspective, it all comes down to calories," says Gary Foster, director of Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education.
July 23, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Rickets, a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin D, is making a comeback, especially among children in the African American Muslim communities. Some Muslims may skip Vitamin D supplements fearing that they don't meet the dietary restrictions known as halal, said Zain Abdullah, an assistant professor of religion, race and ethnicity at Temple University.
July 22, 2008 | Daily News
When should a cell phone give out records in criminal cases? Temple Law School Dean JoAnne Epps, who specializes in criminal procedure, said a cell-phone company could require a specific court or warrant before releasing information. "No law prevents them from having that policy," Epps said. "And some other company could have a policy that a subpoena is sufficient."
July 22, 2008 | FOX News “The Live Desk With Martha MacCallum”
Temple Professor Marc Lamont Hill discussed Sen. Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East and why The New York Times rejected Sen. John McCain’s op-ed submission during a roundtable discussion.
July 21, 2008 | Daily News
“Christian Abate majored in education at Temple, but put his studies on hold for a few years while having financial hardship,” writes gossip columnist Dan Gross. Abate has been a busboy at a local restaurant, and was surprised when patron Charles Barkley offered to cover his tuition costs. "People always call me asking for money, and Christian never asked, which is why I wanted to help him out," Barkley told Gross.
July 21, 2008 | Indianapolis Business Journal
Why has the bloom gone off the Starbucks rose? “A slowing economy and high gas prices that are squeezing consumers are factors in the closings, but the brand itself also is in trouble, said Bryant Simon, who directs the American Studies program at Temple University and is writing a book about Starbucks. ‘When people bought Starbucks, they were buying this image and status, and willing to pay a premium,’ he said. ‘They don't see that anymore.’”
July 21, 2008 | NBC10
Temple theater student actors discussed their roles in the play “In Conflict,” which premiered at Temple in the spring and is headed for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for an August run. On Sept. 3, it returns to Temple's Randall Theatre for 12 performances as part of the Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe.
July 21, 2008 | The Hamilton Spectator (Canada)
The reason that most consumers are reluctant to re-examine their gas consumption, suggests Canadian-born psychologist Frank Farley at Temple University in Philadelphia, is the long-established role of the car in our lives. "The car has the quality of necessity to it," Farley said. "It is an ingrained habit."
July 21, 2008 | Metro
Summers are anything but slow times on a university campus. "Nothing really slows down," Temple University dean of students Ainsley Carry said. "We work really hard to make sure that all pieces of the puzzle fall together." Michael Scales, assistant vice president of university housing and residential life at Temple, says that it is even more intense in his department in planning for new student arrivals.
July 21, 2008 | Metro
The city of Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan allows elected officials to start collecting their pensions early. Is it an option they should have? “Elected officials should be paid well enough so that they don’t need or have the urge to make money on the side that would compromise their integrity,” said Frederic Murphy, Temple Fox School of Business professor of management science. “Given the relatively low salaries, they should be allowed to participate.”
July 20, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Quakertown resident James Ebbert led a frugal life and amassed $10 million for charity. Temple University, alma mater for his late wife, has received $500,000 for education major scholarships.
July 19, 2008 | Financial Times
Japan is reconsidering whether to send ground troops to Afghanistan, with lawmakers expressing concern about dispatching personnel to a country suffering an upsurge in violence. Robert Dujarric, a security expert at Tokyo’s Temple University, said: “It may have dawned on them that Afghanistan is not a very safe place. The ideal operation for Japan is one where they get some credit from the US but don’t put lives on the line.”
July 18, 2008 | KYW radio
What should you do in a heat wave if you don’t have air conditioning? Fans can help especially if you put them in the windows of upper level rooms to blow hot air out, explained Steven Ridenour, Temple University professor of mechanical engineering.
July 18, 2008 | Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)
Younger workers are cashing out of their automatic retirement plans when they leave their jobs. “Now there’s a whole segment of the population only in these plans because their employer put them in," said Jack VanderHei, research director at the Employee Benefits Research Institute and business professor at the Fox School of Business. "When they change jobs, they are much more likely to grab the money."
July 17, 2008 | Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Associated Press
Temple locked up men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy through the 2013-14 season yesterday by signing him to a two-year contract extension. Dunphy directed the Owls to a 21-13 record and the Atlantic Ten tournament title last season, earning Temple its first NCAA tournament berth in seven years.
July 16, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A Camden County woman accused her orthopedic surgeon of "rubbing a temporary tattoo of a red rose" on her belly while she was under anesthesia. She is suing. “Frank Farley, a psychologist at Temple University who has read a summary of the lawsuit, speculated about why a surgeon who had performed an operation on the back would leave a red rose on his patient's belly. ‘It is not part of the doctor-patient relationship in that case,’ said Farley, a former president of the American Psychological Association who studies risk-taking personalities and behavior.”
July 16, 2008 | Scripps News Service
Flip flops might feel cool in the summer, but they do not provide sufficient support for your feet, says Tracey Vlahovic, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University. "Think about how many steps you take in a day and how much jarring that is. Over time, that has to affect you in some way."
July 15, 2008 | Star-Ledger (NJ)
Even though we know it will save money by burning less gas, drivers are not slowing down. “Frank Farley, a psychologist at Temple University in Philadelphia, said gas prices are nowhere near the level they would need to be for drivers to slow down voluntarily. ‘People have places to go and things to do,’ Farley said. ‘They'll often calculate, “I'll find some other way to save money. I don't want to miss that appointment.”
July 15, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“Nothing like it had ever happened to Temple University theater students, at least as far as anyone could remember. But that was before the Iraq war, and the voices it summoned up for journalist Yvonne Latty,” writes Stephan Salisbury. “Now ‘In Conflict,’ the play based on Latty's book of the same name, has blossomed from a Temple student production, first staged last fall, to an international phenomenon that has stunned and inspired just about everyone connected with it.”
July 15, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“A consortium of Pennsylvania colleges, including Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, has received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve science instruction for middle-school students over the next five years.”
July 15, 2008 | FOX News
Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill joined a roundtable of commentators to discuss the recent New Yorker cover cartoon featuring Barack and Michelle Obama. “I found it offensive. I found it tasteless. I found it quite disturbing,” Hill said
July 15, 2008 | Daily News
An independent movie theater that features local productions is taking shape in Philadelphia. “It's an idea that had its origins partly back in 2002 when Zafer Ulkucu, a Temple University film student, screened his thesis, ‘Captain Bill and the Rockin' Buccaneers’. It was a 50-minute movie shot on film with professional actors, back when other students were doing minute-videos starring fellow students. ‘I showed it once in class and that was great, but I wanted to screen it for friends, family and nonstudent people who worked on the movie,’ says Ulkucu.”
July 15, 2008 | Newsday
Sometimes it seems that New York athletes spend as much time in the news for their personal lives as for their prowess on the playing field. Or maybe not. "My initial reaction is that it doesn't happen more in New York," said Dr. Michael Sachs, a kinesiology professor at Temple University and a sports psychologist. "It's that the media scrutiny in New York is more intense than elsewhere ... it gets magnified far more than in Milwaukee, St. Louis or Tampa, for example."
July 14, 2008 | Chronicle of Higher Education
Want to work for a great university? According to new rankings by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Temple University ranks highly in several categories when compared with its peers as a great place to work. Temple got high marks for its housing assistance program (which encourages employees to buy a home around the Main and Health Sciences campuses), its health insurance program and its post-retirement benefits.
July 14, 2008 | Chronicle of Higher Education
Although flex time is gaining popularity at some institutions of higher education, other schools are having to reward their employees with strong benefits packages rather than flexible hours. “Because of their size and public scrutiny, state institutions are typically more constrained in terms of the work schedules they can offer, says Karen Cherwony, associate vice president for human resources at Temple University, a state-related institution. ‘We feel like we need to be more careful in offering flex time,’ Ms. Cherwony says. ‘We don't want to be perceived by the public as being slackers. We don't want our legislature to think that our employees are getting a free ride.’”
July 14, 2008 | Bloomberg
South Korea recalled its ambassador to Japan to protest against new school guidelines that describe islands it has controlled for 50 years as Japanese territory. “For Japan it further isolates it from Asia and shows its government just doesn't get it when it comes to Korea,” said Robert Dujarric, director of the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus.
July 14, 2008 | Allentown Morning Call
A group of high school students are making some surprising finds this summer as they dig through a Valley Forge historical site. ''We want to get a little more understanding of encampment life,'' says Carin Bloom, a Temple University doctoral candidate who is directing the dig. ''Every school kid learns about Valley Forge, but, in reality, we don't know much about the daily life of guys who were here.''
July 13, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Upper Darby High School student Anne Mulholland was in the “student spotlight” and discussed her experiences at a Temple summer engineering camp, among other topics. “I went to an engineering camp at Temple University this week, and we did a lot of [focusing on] what's going on with the environment and steps that we have to take. I think I want to go into engineering for college,” she said.
July 13, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“Thomas Roosevelt Punnett Jr., 82, a biochemist and professor emeritus at Temple University who had a sharp intellect, superb teaching skills, and a great sense of humor, died July 4 of cutaneous lymphoma at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Punnett, a longtime resident of West Mount Airy who joined Temple's biology department in 1963 and retired for health reasons in 1999, was devoted to teaching.”
July 13, 2008 | Sacramento Bee
Flip flops are great for the beach, but hard on your feet if you wear them around the office for eight hours. "It's like walking on gravel," says Tracey Vlahovic, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University. "Think about how many steps you take in a day and how much jarring that is. Over time, that has to affect you in some way."
July 13, 2008 | The New York Times
Readers are questioning the rules newspapers use in printing nasty language, says Times public editor Clark Hoyt in his weekly column. “Burton Caine, a law professor at Temple University, wrote to protest what he saw as hypocrisy in the newspaper’s coverage of the death of George Carlin, the comedian who railed against censorship in such routines as ‘Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.’ William Safire, for example, said last Sunday in his On Language column in the newspaper’s magazine that Carlin had performed ‘a perverse kind of linguistic service’ by reducing the shock value of the seven words. Safire went nowhere near naming or describing those words. Caine said, ‘It is wrong to praise expression and refuse to print the words.’”
July 11, 2008 | Philadelphia Business Journal
Credit is tight this summer, even for good businesses seeking loans. “Last year, there were no standards,” said William Dunkelberg, economics professor at Temple University and chairman of Liberty Bell Bank in Cherry Hill. “You just needed a pulse to get a loan. But banks are not venture capitalists. If there's no collateral or business history, they are supposed to be judicious and make low-risk loans.”
July 11, 2008 | New York Times, United Press International, International Herald Tribune and more
Is John McCain eligible to be president? Recent research into the history of citizenship laws impacting children of Americans born in Panama's Canal Zone — where McCain was born in 1936 — suggests that McCain may not meet the citizenship requirement. Although legal experts acknowledged that the research was sound, most believe nothing was likely to follow from it. “No court will get close to it, and everyone else is on board, so there’s a constitutional consensus, the merits of arguments such as this one aside,” said Peter J. Spiro, an authority on citizenship law at Temple's Beasley School of Law.
July 11, 2008 | New York Times
Teens often complain about going to family vacation homes; they'd rather stay near their friends. Yet many parents have discovered that as their teenage children become young adults, they start cherishing once-despised summer retreats — if only for the easy (and free) comforts. “Young adults are living on a very tight budget, and having parents who stock the cabinet with everything you love is huge," said Laurence Steinberg, a professor of psychology at Temple and an expert on parent-adolescent relationships.
July 11, 2008 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell announced yesterday that cognitive researchers at Temple's Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center were part of a three-university group that received a $10 million grant to test strategies for helping the pubescent brain better grasp science. Trials will be conducted at 180 schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
July 11, 2008 | Evening Bulletin
The work of Temple's Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic and its eight therapists and clinicians, led by Philip Kendall, is profiled in detail. "Anxiety disorders affect an estimated 10 to 12 percent of youngsters from 7 to 17 years of age," said Rinad Beidas, a master's level clinician and doctoral candidate at the clinic, where pre-screened youngsters are treated free of charge.
July 10, 2008 | CNN
Researchers at Temple's School of Podiatric Medicine are testing the effects of different shoe styles on foot health. According to Kathya Zinszer, wearing heels for a long time can affect muscles and balance and even lead to osteoarthritis. "Because of the mechanics of your feet, there are a lot of different muscles, tendons and insertions that need support," Zinszer said in a "CNN Newsroom" report. For men, said Zinszer, narrow toeboxes are often a source of problems.
July 10, 2008 | CNN
Jan Ting of Temple's Beasley School of Law joined "Lou Dobbs Tonight" to discuss how the Bush administration is trying to win over Hispanic voters. The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing changes that would help migrant workers — changes that may negatively impact legal immigrants, says Ting.
July 10, 2008 | Jewish Exponent
The legacy of Robert Reinstein, who recently returned to the faculty of Temple's Beasley School of Law after 19 years as dean, is celebrated. "In his role as dean, Reinstein has been credited with helping revamp nearly every facet of the James E. Beasley School of Law," wrote Bryan Schwartzman. "During his tenure, the school increased its endowment from $4 million to $57 million…expanded its faculty by 20 percent [and] applications more than doubled."
July 10, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia's population declined more rapidly between 2000 and 2007 than any other large U.S. city except New Orleans. Trying to make sense of the latest population estimates, local experts offered differing analyses. "It's not an easy question," said Temple sociologist David Elesh, an expert in urban development. David Bartelt of Temple's Department of Geography and Urban Studies said a major reason for the loss was that the city had been slow to develop more nonmanufacturing jobs to keep population and attract new people. "If we had a better job base, we wouldn't have people moving out," said Bartelt. "We need a nonmanufacturing job base that pays better than tourism jobs, which pay poorly."
July 10, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Have you gained more weight around the midsection? Age-related hormonal changes could be to blame. But complacency isn't the answer. "Fat is bad," said Temple School of Medicine diabetes expert Guenther Boden. "There are no divided opinions on that. A whole list of things happen when you're overweight — hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, blood clots." Boden recommends you go on a diet if you have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
July 9, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
While Ariella Furman was a film and media arts student at Temple's School of Communications and Theater, she became one of a growing number of people who make real money in the not-quite-real world of Second Life, a virtual community populated by many corporations, schools and other institutions. Furman, who graduated in May, makes virtual videos for other Second Life inhabitants, earning an average of $2,000 a month. "To young people, it doesn't seem so far-fetched," she says. "My parents, they just don't understand." Furman learned about Second Life in a new media class at Temple.
July 8, 2008 | Evening Bulletin
The exhibit "HOMEMADE: a celebration of neighborhood identity" takes art from galleries and places it in people's homes. A community-based art project spearheaded by internationally acclaimed Tyler School of Art Professor Pepón Osorio, "HOMEMADE" brings together four artists with four local host families. The results can be seen at Fleisher Art Memorial through July 14.
July 8, 2008 | Fox News Channel
Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill joined "The O'Reilly Factor" to discuss Barack Obama's stance on Iraq. Obama is in a "tight situation," said Hill, but it may be too early to call him a "flip-flopper."
July 8, 2008 | Associated Press
U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan, chief prosecutor for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for nearly seven years and a graduate of Temple's Beasley School of Law, announced his resignation on Monday. JoAnne Epps, new dean of Temple Law, called Meehan a courageous and effective prosecutor. "He was undeterred by the political winds," she said. "He was an effective prosecutor for this region and he will be missed."
July 7, 2008 | Pottstown Mercury
Japanese beetles, the scourge of gardeners, are emerging from the ground. The best way to control the beetle population is to apply milky spore powder to your lawn like fertilizer — in a grid-like fashion in the spring — according to Jenny Rose Carey, director of the Landscape Arboretum at Temple University Ambler.
July 7, 2008 | Associated Press
Former Central Bucks West start running back Eric Reynolds, a prized recruit who had originally committed to Boston College, has decided to attend Temple this fall, capping a big recruiting year for Temple football. With Reynolds, the total number of Temple recruits who participated in the prestigious Big 33 game last month has now reached five, the most in Temple history.
July 7, 2008 | Reuters
In most cities, graffiti is so common that it's often unnoticed. But in Japan, graffiti is an aberration that can spark media frenzies and harsh penalties. "The standard of public conformity is much higher in Japan and graffiti is a relatively minor example of that. Japan does not tolerate public misconduct by youth or anyone else," said Kyle Cleveland, sociology professor at Temple University Japan.
July 7, 2008 | China Post (Taiwan), Economic Times (India) and more
Japan, the G-8's only Asian member nation, is hoping to use this week's G-8 summit in Toyako as an opportunity to come across as Asia's "good guy." The host nation has offered bold proposals for global warming reduction and aid to Africa. "Japan still takes the G-8 a bit more seriously than everyone else," said Robert Dujarric, director of the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University Japan. "They want to be seen as the only respectable Asian country."
July 7, 2008 | Bloomberg.com
Relations between Japan and China are warming. When Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Japan as a special guest at the G-8 summit, it will be his second visit in two months. The nations have decades of animosity to overcome. "Japan was demonized in state education as a way of shoring up the sagging legitimacy of the Communist Party, which took credit for defeating the invaders," says Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University Japan.
July 6, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Despite gloomy media reports, local experts agree that the state of the economy may not be all that bad. William Dunkelberg, an economics professor at Temple's Fox School of Business and chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business, said the economy was surprisingly strong. "The economy's not in recession," he said. "The positive is, look how resilient it is."
July 6, 2008 | Bucks County Courier Times
Temple University received a $500,000 gift from the estate of the late James C. Ebbert of Quakertown. The gift, which honors Ebbert's wife, Temple alumna Martha Moyer Ebbert, will fund scholarships for students pursuing undergraduate degrees in teaching at Temple's College of Education.
July 5, 2008 | New York Times
The Times reviews HBO's documentary about painter John Connelly, a graduate of the Tyler School of Art. Although infamous for his "hot temper and wild ways," the documentary also captures his brilliant work ("a blend of Goya and Rockwell"), his perseverance and his willingness to help up-and-coming painters, including young Tyler graduates.
July 5, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Local high school students are working side-by-side with a team of Temple archeologists at a dig at Valley Forge National Historical Park. "It's a very mutually beneficial situation," said Carrin Bloom, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Temple who oversaw the dig and worked on a site about 50 feet away last summer. "They get the experience not many high schoolers get…and I get the benefit of getting that data out of the ground."
July 5, 2008 | Bucks County Courier Times
Suburban municipalities have joined together to combat flooding under the auspices of the Eastern Montgomery County Multi-Municipal Stormwater Initiative. They will be guided in part by a study conducted by the Center for Sustainable Communities at Temple University Ambler that mapped out the Pennypack Creek floodplain at the request of FEMA and elected officials. “The map we came up with is a lot more detailed than the one FEMA used,” said Jeffrey Featherstone, director of the center.
July 4, 2008 | WHYY radio
One in 20 children is affected by Sensory Processing Disorder, which severely impacts how they interact with people and their environment. The disorder is not yet part of the diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association, but it is widely recognized by doctors and healthcare providers. Moya Kinnealey and Beth Pfeiffer of Temple's College of Health Professions discussed their research into the effectiveness of occupational therapy as treatment.
July 3, 2008 | Fox News Channel
When jazz singer Rene Marie was asked by the mayor of Denver to sing the national anthem at an official event last week, she sang a song known as the Black National Anthem. Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill joined "The O'Reilly Factor" to discuss Marie's controversial decision.
July 3, 2008 | Market Watch
As Americans celebrate Independence Day, the city where American independence was born is facing new challenges that reveal much about the U.S. economy. Temple historian Morris Vogel traced the history of Philadelphia's long recovery since the city's industrial economy started to decline at the dawn of the 20th century.
July 3, 2008 | Jewish Exponent
Is it better for your mental health to accept or question government policies? Paul Fink, a professor of psychiatry at Temple's School of Medicine, isn't sure. "A lot depends on your own personality, health and vulnerability," Fink said. "A great deal depends on how angry you get," he adds, citing many who are distressed today at the direction the country appears to be taking.
June 30 and July 3, 2008 | Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education
We meet under some darkening clouds, Alex Holzman, the new president of the Association of American University Presses and the director of Temple University Press, recently told the association at a conference. Writes Jennifer Howard for the Chronicle: Mr. Holzman was not referring to the rain threatening outside but to forces that have rattled academic publishing: technology that changes in the blink of an eye, the open-access movement, a dismal economy, and overburdened state and library budgets.
July 3, 2008 | Daily News
The Temple University production of In Conflict has been invited to stage its show in August at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland for a month-long run. The student actors have raised $20,000 from private donors for the trip, but they are $20,000 short of making this happen. In Conflict will also play the Philadelphia Live Arts/Fringe Festival in September, and then opens off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theater, where it will run for at least four months. Written and directed by Doug Wager, associate professor of theater, In Conflict is based on a book of first-person interviews with Iraq War veterans compiled by former Philadelphia Daily News journalist Yvonne Latty.
July 3, 2008 | KYW, NBC10, Daily News
Music producer Kenny Gamble and Boyer College of Music and Dance Dean Robert T. Stroker explain the history of the patriotic song “I Am An American,” which will have its world premiere during the Philadelphia fireworks finale on July 4. The Temple University Orchestra and Choir perform on the recording, as does Patti LaBelle.
July 2, 2008 | NBC10
Music legend Kenny Gamble discussed "I Am an American," a song recorded by Gamble, Patti LaBelle and the Temple University Orchestra and Choirs. Gamble explained how hearing Temple's orchestra and choirs perform at the Kimmel Center inspired him to seek them out as collaborators. "With Temple University, it's great to have so many Philadelphians involved," said Gamble.
July 2, 2008 | CNN
A Japanese mobile phone firm that uses their mascot – a monkey – in ads that simulate a U.S. presidential campaign event is drawing protests from African Americans who believe the ad mocks Barack Obama. While the CNN reporter found that Japanese residents didn't make the connection, Temple University Japan professor Jeffrey Kingston said, "Cluelessness really is not an excuse. Japan has to understand that public discourse here is not just a domestic discourse, it's international discourse." The company has pulled the ad.
July 2, 2008 | Daily News
Philadelphia has earned another dubious distinction: the city with the most dangerous drivers, according to Allstate. Temple psychologist Frank Farley – contacted while driving down Broad Street – noted the dangers, like double parking and street vendors. "I've been in a lot of places," Farley said, "and I don't know of any other city where they got this middle lane thing going on with people walking around selling things to drivers.”
July 2, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, Hartford Courant, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press, CBS3, ABC6, NBC10, FOX29, CSTV, others
Tonya Cardoza was greeted with smiles and applause during her introduction as the new head women’s basketball coach. She’s turned down other offers in the past. "This was the first one [head coaching job] that I really got excited about," said Cardoza. "There were others that, as the season went on, I realized they weren't the right fit. But once Temple opened up, I knew it would be the right fit."
July 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca reviews "I Am an American," a patriotic song masterminded by producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Kenny Gamble. "[Patti] LaBelle's operatic vocals and the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs bring the song to its orchestral climax," wrote DeLuca. The song is being sold at iTunes.
July 1, 2008 | AutoChannel, MotorTrend, others
With gas prices going above $4 a gallon, tips on saving gas are everywhere, but many tips just are not worth it. For example, some believe filling your tank when its cold will save money. For a 20-gallon gas tank, a one-degree rise means about a 0.08 gallon change or about 32 cents total savings when gas prices are at $4 per gallon, explains Dr. Richard Cohen, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Temple University.
July 1, 2008 | WHYY
Communities Working Together is a new initiative bringing Philadelphia residents and police together to fight crime. Ralph Taylor, professor of criminal justice at the College of Liberal Arts, says similar initiatives have been successful in other cities, but residents need to be patient before they see results.
July 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News
Temple will announce the replacement for women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley at a press conference today. Tonya Cardoza, an assistant at the University of Connecticut under Geno Auriemma for 14 seasons, is rumored to be the next coach.
July 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Mothers of newborns at Temple University Hospital will be going home with new babies and something to help keep them safe: smoke alarms. Beginning today, the hospital and the Philadelphia Fire Department will deliver the first of 1,500 smoke detectors powered by a 10-year lithium battery in the mothers' take-home bags. Installation instructions and fire-safety information will be handed out as well, officials said. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers is to be joined by hospital officials today at the hospital at Broad and Ontario Streets.
July 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Vaughn-Lewis will enter college in the fall, but he’s already had a lifetime of education, from the mean streets to the emergency room at Temple University Hospital with trauma outreach coordinator, Scott Charles. For two weeks, Vaughn-Lewis wore scrubs and a pager, which went off whenever a trauma patient barreled through the emergency-room doors. Vaughn-Lewis, said Charles, carried himself “like he belonged there. He's able to go into that room and look that kid in the eye and say, ‘Hey, man, what's going on? Talk to me,' as someone they can relate to.” Vaughn-Lewis has a scholarship for the University of Pennsylvania, and he hopes to become a surgeon.
July 1, 2008 | Daily News
“’I Am an American’ has the Sound of Philadelphia,” reports Dan Gross. “Hitmaker Kenny Gamble produced the song, said to have been adopted by the late Reverend Father Divine, on which Patti LaBelle sings along with the Temple University Orchestra and Choir. The patriotic tune is available at digital retailers, the National Constitution Center and the Independence Visitor Center. The tune will also be played this week at Sunoco Welcome America! Festival events.”
July issue | Self magazine
During the summer, women love to wear high-heeled sandals, flats and flip flops. As a result, women are nine times more likely than men to develop shoe related foot problems. Lesly Robinson, DPM, of Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, says that flip flops should only be worn a few hours at a time or they could cause hammertoe, a permanent buckling of the toe.
July issue | Prevention magazine
When it comes to your health, it’s the little things we do that can have a big disease-fighting payoff. An example: the “gold standard” for hand-washing is about 10-15 seconds, which studies have shown is enough to knock off more than 90 percent of infection-causing microbes. However, “the length of time is less important than simply doing it regularly – especially after you use the bathroom, touch someone who's ill, or handle raw meat or unwashed vegetables," says Paul Lyons, MD, an associate professor of family and community medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. |
