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Feb. 28, 2007 | KYW radio
Richard Immerman, director of Temple’s Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy, discussed the recent bombing in Iraq while Vice President Dick Cheney was in the country. Immerman suggests that US officials don’t take this incident lightly, because America has routinely played down the intelligence capacity of adversaries -- often to its own detriment. |
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Feb. 28, 2007 | NJBiz.com
Law, Accounting and Financial Institutions coordinate with Temple’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute to develop a free monthly educational series geared toward small and mid-size businesses, and entrepreneurs in the Delaware Valley. |
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Feb. 28, 2007 | Centre Daily Times
State and state-related schools made their cases for increased support from the general assembly yesterday, saying they have been aggressive in cost control. “We operate like a business,” Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart said. “We think like a public and act like a private.”
Related stories:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Harrisburg Patriot-News, Penn State Daily Collegian |
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Feb. 28, 2007 | Philadelphia City Paper
“Roderick Coover, a film and media arts professor at Temple University, uses his background in anthropology to deconstruct humanity's obsession with its own time-sequenced existence. Through "Panoramas and Other Circular Stories," an installation featuring six separate video works, he asks us to consider a reality where time is suspended, reversed or wholly inconsequential.” |
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Feb. 28, 2007 | (N.J.) Star-Ledger
In an op-ed, Steve Kirby, the acting president of the Jersey City Medical Center, discusses the squeeze being felt by many hospitals, especially those in urban areas. Kirby notes the reductions Temple University Health System has recently made. “We know how they feel. These days, the safety net is so frayed that the very hospitals that provide it are in constant danger of going broke. Where will the people who need us go then?” he writes. |
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Feb. 28, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
At a promotion for the inspirational film “Pride,” based on the story of swim coach Jim Ellis, actors gathered on a swimming pool blue carpetl. Among the first on the carpet was Michael Gozzard, one of the screenwriters and a Temple University graduate. "This is amazing," he said beneath the twinkling lights, a searchlight probing the skyscrapers. "I left Philadelphia with two bags and a dream to be a screenwriter.” |
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Feb. 28 2007 | Science Daily
John Friedlaender, emeritus professor of anthropology at Temple University is leading “Melaesian mtDNA complexity” a study linking mitochondrial DNA to home islands and language of Melaesians. |
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Feb. 27, 2007 | The (S.C.) State
Frank Warren’s website, www.postsecret.com, lets people anonymously air their sins and fears. What’s the appeal? Frank Farley, psychology professor at Temple University and former president of the American Psychological Association, said PostSecret helps people “feel part of something larger than themselves. They may have a secret they’re keeping with themselves, and they post it and feel connected with other people who are revealing secrets.” |
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Feb. 27, 2007 | San Diego Union Tribune
Having a court-appointed official review church financial records raises pointed issues of church-and-state separation, said Jonathan Lipson, a law professor at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania who has studied the diocese bankruptcy cases. “If you read the decisions in the Spokane and Portland cases, the judges are very sensitive and really trying hard to balance unbelievably hard sets of competing claims,” he said. |
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Feb. 26, 2007 | BusinessWeek
Making a business pitch over a telephone conference call can be troublesome, since so many communication cues are nonverbal. Says Matthew Lombard, a professor at Temple University and president of the International Society for Presence Research: "Without the visual, you miss most of the nonverbal cues." Technology is finally catching up with this need. |
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Feb. 26, 2007 | Orange County Register
Business reporter Jan Norman writes about Entrepreneurship Week USA and the more than 1,200 activities planned to promote private enterprise and creativity. According to Norman, one of the more creative activities this week includes Entrepreneur Idol (similar to the TV show, "American Idol") at Temple’s Fox School of Business. |
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Feb. 26, 2007 | KYW radio
Dr. Raul Dela Cadena, a physician at Temple University Hospital, will be featured in a series of television ads promoting better health among members of the Latino community. |
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Feb. 25, 2007 | The Japan Times
Temple University Japan’s Jeff Kingston wrote three stories for The Japan Times on the changes that have come to East Timor in recent years. In the first, Kingston conducted an interview with the nation’s former prime minister.
Kingston discussed gang warfare in the nation with accused gang leaders.
And while the nation struggles to find peace, its economy is seeing a boost due to coffee plantations. |
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Feb. 25, 2007 | KYW radio
Bill Dunkelberg, Fox School of Business professor, says ethanol seems like an appealing petroleum alternatives, but has its drawbacks. |
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Feb. 25, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The cycle of hopelessness that pervades some Philadelphia neighborhoods can be overwhelming, writes columnist Mark Bowden who chronicles the case of Dante Jackson Freeman, who has been shot five times. “There is a Lord of the Flies element to it, says Paul Fink, professor of psychiatry at the Temple University School of Medicine, and head of the Youth Homicide Committee, which studies the deaths and dead-end stories of victims like Dante. Children like this grow up valueless and ignorant, but they don't lack energy, intelligence and ambition – and they are armed.” |
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Feb. 25, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
In a look at the progress of cloning in the decade since the birth of Dolly, Keith Latham's lab is featured. He studies cloning at the first stage of life, which reveals a vast difference in the way the cloned embryos read and express the genetic code, which might explain why some cloned animals are different from those conceived the usual way. "Cloned embryos suffer an identity crisis," he said. |
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Feb. 24, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, KYW radio, CBS3, ABC6, NBC10
A teen was charged with assaults on two Temple female students earlier this month. A second teem was being questioned as an accomplice. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | ABC, “20/20”
Frank Farley, Temple professor of educational psychology, discussed risk takers and why they feel so driven. While their actions can sometimes be dangerous, they are also the ones whose creativity and eagerness prove valuable to society. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | BBC World Service
Temple University Japan’s Jeff Kingston discussed the commuting culture that is prevalent in Japan today. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | Orlando Sentinel
“Cheating, says Frank Farley, who has studied cheating and is a psychology professor at Temple University, is part of the American fabric. As a nation founded by risk-takers, American laws give plenty of wiggle room for individual rights -- and pushing the envelope. So when a high-powered, filthy rich CEO gets a light sentence for swindling, the rest of us take notice. ‘Ordinary people will look at that and say, “What the heck? My stuff is pretty small potatoes. I'm going to go ahead and do it,” ’says Farley.” |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Scott Charles, trauma outreach coordinator at Temple University Hospital, was one of several people speaking before a candidate’s forum that focused on Philadelphia safety. Charles and John Rich of the Drexel University School of Public health discussed the "brief, immediate "window of opportunity" for dealing with the survivor of a shooting.” Writes Larry Eichel: “They said wounded individuals frequently talked initially of the madness of violence. The victims swear to change the behavior that put them in position to be shot. But more often than not, the moment passes if no one is there to provide reinforcement. Soon the victims are planning vengeance.” |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | CBS3, NBC10, KYW radio
Philadelphia police are questioning a suspect in the assaults against three Temple students earlier this month. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | Associated Press, international wire
Japan’s small, poorly-built modern homes are being replaced with more sturdy construction based on a traditional style. "The strong economy stirred pride in Japan's cultural accomplishments," said Geerta Mehta, an architectural historian at Temple University Japan. "It also meant people had a lot of money, which always helps when it comes to doing renovations." |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | Daily News
Molefi Asante, professor of African American studies at Temple, is the keynote speaker at tomorrow’s Black History Showcase in the Philadelphia Convention Center. Asante is author of The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Temple journalism student Gina Sicilia has just released her first blues CD, and she hopes to spread the word about this kind of music among her peers. "I'd like to start a blues magazine geared toward younger people," she said. "I think it would give the music the kind of exposure it deserves." |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | City Paper
The Acoustic Philly showcase has helped several local bands get attention, including the Ladykillers. "We would never have even gotten a foot in the door" if it hadn't been for that show, says frontman Tom Rader, a 22-year old Temple University student. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | CN8, “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle”
Temple psychologist Frank Farley discussed the public’s fascination with Anna Nicole Smith. |
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Feb. 23, 2007 | USA Today
Boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. kicked off "The World Awaits" tour with a visit to Temple’s Liacouras Center. |
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Feb. 22, 2007 | WHYY, “Radio Times”
Last week, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the cases of detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay should not be heard in U.S. Courts. Peter Spiro, professor of International Law at Temple University, joined host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss the impact of the decision.
(Select the show for Feb. 22 to hear the program.) |
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Feb. 22, 2007 | Jewish Exponent
Temple students Bryana Cohen and Sammy Michlovitz were among those participating in Super Sunday, the largest day of fundraising for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Former Temple provost, Ira Schwartz, is the federation’s president. |
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Feb. 21, 2007 | Philadelphia Weekly
In a broad-ranging cover story on Philadelphia’s biggest challenges, Scott Charles, trauma outreach coordinator at Temple University Hospital discussed how additional police officers could reduce violence by reaching out to young black men. “Talk to them, Charles suggests, even run ball with them: ‘We must teach police officers how to capture the imagination of these young men, because this is what they lack—the imagination to envision something better.’ ” |
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Feb. 21, 2007 | CN8 “Your Morning”
Assistant Professor of Law Craig Green provided analysis of several legal cases in the news, including the approval of civil unions in NJ, the Supreme Court’s decision in Philip Morris USA v. Williams and the “Scooter” Libby trial. |
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Feb. 21, 2007 | KYW, CBS3, ABC6, Daily News, NBC10,
Philadelphia police have issued a composite sketch of a suspect in the attacks of three Temple students since the beginning of February. |
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Feb. 21, 2007 | Philadelphia Tribune
Staffing and program reductions at Temple University Health System are needed to battle financial losses that come from being the city’s leading “safety net provider.” “Clearly, this is a very challenging time for all of us at Temple University Health System,” Health System Chairman and CEO Joseph W. “Chip” Marshall III said in a statement. “In the face of growing financial challenges, we needed to consider all necessary expense reduction options. |
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Feb. 20, 2007 | Newark Star-Tribune
Teens who post embarrassing videos on social websites like MySpace or YouTube are often looking for fast notoriety, says Frank Farley, the Temple University psychologist who studies risk-taking. "Teenagers sometimes weigh the benefits more than the costs," Farley said. "Older, more experienced persons will bring those more into balance. They (younger people) may not see the costs to them of this, or not weight it very heavily. The idea that whatever they put there is going to be there forever is hard for them to imagine." |
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Feb. 20, 2007 | Daily News
In a touching column, Ronnie Polaneczky recounts the story of Fifi Hamilton and Tom Dixon, two Temple University Hospital employees. When Dixon, blind and ill, needed help, Hamilton came to his rescue, continuing a practice that Temple Hospital employees had started years earlier. |
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Feb. 20, 2007 | Metro
Entrepreneur Idol, co-sponsored by the Fox School of Business, will help college students showcase their best business ideas. "The whole idea is to get undergraduates students from Philadelphia area colleges to showcase their skills as future entrepreneurs," explained Rebecca Davis, Fox School alumna and coordinator of the project for Temple. |
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Feb. 19, 2007 | Connecticut Business News Journal
Deciding where to go to college is a family decision that often focuses on cost, location and the quality of the education. Adrianne Brown, 18, has her eyes set on Temple University, where she wants to study to become a pediatric oncologist. The health-professions program at the Philadelphia school costs $21,000 this year, but she says her mother is supporting her choice. "My No. 1 choice is Temple because it's close to my father's side of the family in Pennsylvania," says Brown. "It's important for me to go to a new place, but I want it to be somewhere I'm familiar with.” |
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Feb. 18, 2007 | Associated Press
As she prepares for her inauguration, Temple President Ann Weaver Hart is thinking less about being the university’s first female president and more about raising standards while keeping Temple accessible to a broad group of students. "You'll see the world walking about on the Temple campus," she told AP reporter Kathy Matheson. "It's part of the signature here."
In addition to the interview, a brief biography of President Hart was included with the story. |
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Feb. 18, 2007 | Associated Press
Tyler Perry’s films draw big crowds but do they use stereotypes of blacks to get easy laughs or comment on the black experience? Temple Professor Marc Lamont Hill says Perry does a little of both. Writes Jake Coyle: “Though Hill thinks Perry follows a “tradition of black buffoonery,” he acknowledges that Perry is a complex figure and that some of his characters resonate: “When you go to a Tyler Perry movie, you hear a chorus of, ‘Mm-hmmm, that’s right!’” |
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Feb. 18, 2007 | Daily News
WRTI’s Bob Perkins will be honored by the city of Philadelphia and the state House of Representatives tomorrow for a lifetime of promoting jazz radio. |
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Feb. 16, 2007 | Philadelphia Business Journal
“Entrepreneur Idol” shines a spotlight on young people who have a dream. The event is sponsored by Temple’s Fox School of Business and the city of Philadelphia. The contest is the brainchild of Temple alumna Rebecca Davis, who won Temple's business plan competition in the spring of 2004 with her plan for starting a nonprofit dance company and school. |
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Feb. 16, 2007 | Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer
Ancient Americans where cultivating chili peppers more than 6,000 years ago, according to new research based on microfossils being studied at Temple University. Anthony Ranere, an anthropologist at Temple University, excavated an early agriculture site in Panama known as Aguadulce in the 1970s, he said, "long before anyone knew you could recover the microfossils." After starch grains were identified on stone tools that had lain around his lab for years, Ranere headed back to Panama in 1997 to collect more examples. |
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Feb. 16, 2007 | Associated Press
Actor/writer/director Tyler Perry has proven to be a one-man African American entertainment machine. “He’s a quintessentially American story,” says Marc Lamont Hill, a professor of urban education and American studies at Temple University. “He goes from poverty, living on the streets, to a millionaire.” |
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Feb. 16, 2007 | Fox29, “Good Day Philadelphia”
Temple psychologist Frank Farley discussed the impact social networking sites like MySpace are having on the personal and professional lives of those who use such sites. |
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Feb. 16, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, ABC6
Temple University Health System has announced several immediate changes to balance its budget. |
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Feb. 15, 2006 | ABC6
Benjamin Bai, a first-year Temple University medical student was awareded $5,000 by American Education Services after winning the AES “Lighten Your Load” sweepstakes. |
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Feb. 15, 2007 | Daily News
No Child Left Behind is having just the opposite impact in some disadvantaged schools, writes Jeanne McCarthy, a 2007 graduate of Temple University with a master's in education administration concentrating on urban education. “Educators must not allow themselves to become passive agents of ill-informed policies, and must continue to raise their voices against NCLB on behalf of those they serve - their students,” she writes. |
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Feb. 15, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Drug giant Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle a tax dispute involving an offshore tax shelter. Alice G. Abreu, tax professor at Temple University's law school, said the two settlements demonstrated that the IRS had been winning corporate tax-shelter cases in court. The IRS success rate "has skyrocketed," she said. |
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Feb. 15. 2007 | Daily News
Temple alumnus and Miss Pennsylvania Samantha Johnson is ready to compete in the Miss USA pageant March 23 in Los Angeles. Johnson has established a nonprofit organization called the Republic of Promise, which gives money to children in the impoverished African nation of Liberia. |
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Feb. 14, 2007 | Salt Lake Tribune
What prompted Sulejman Talovic to walk through a downtown Salt Lake mall and shoot at patrons earlier this week? The answer’s no doubt complex, said Temple psychologist Frank Farley. "It's always a recipe," he said, "and it involves a lot of ingredients." In some cases, there may be psychological problems that may or not be diagnosed. A history of problems at home - alcohol and/or violence - can also contribute to what pushes someone to the edge, he said. |
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Feb. 13, 2007 | Newhouse News Service, Trenton Times
Attorneys in high profile trials sometimes hire “shadow juries” -- people who sit in and listen to the evidence and offer a daily “read” on how well they think the case is going. "At the end of the day, the lawyers are saying, 'What are you feeling? Did you get this? Was that point made effectively?'" said Edward Ohlbaum, a professor at Temple University Law School. "It can be tremendously useful, like having a plant in the jury room." |
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Feb. 13, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity is dropping amid scandals in his administration. For example, Abe's health minister, Hakuo Yanagisawa, referred to Japanese females as ``baby-making machines,'' enraging women and prompting calls from the opposition for the minister's resignation. Abe has yet to ask Yanagisawa to quit, partly because he's already lost so many members of his cabinet, said Jeff Kingston, a professor of political science at Temple University in Tokyo. ``It certainly wouldn't look good for Abe to have to keep on replacing his ministers,'' Kingston said. |
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Feb. 13, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, “Inqlings”
Cancer researcher Antonio Giordano, founder of Sbarro Health Research Organization and director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University, will receive the 2007 Saint Valentine Prize in Terni, Italy. The prize honors humanitarian contributions. Past winners have included Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Mother Teresa, and Yitzhak Rabin. Giordano, 44, lives in Radnor with his wife, Mina Massaro-Giordano, and their three children. |
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Feb. 12, 2007 | The (Danbury, Conn.) News-Times
Why would otherwise smart high school students post photos on the internet of themselves drinking, smoking pot or engaged in “fight club” antics? “It is the ‘Jerry Springer effect,’ according to the writings of Frank Farley, a psychology professor at Temple University. By the ‘Jerry Springer effect,’ he means more and more Americans, including teens, are willing to let it all stand out on the Internet and on reality television. Farley helped develop the idea of a "Type-T" personality -- the thrill-seeker, a trait that can be bad when the person is in their teens.”
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Feb. 12, 2007 | Associated Press, national and international wires
Risky pregnancies are becoming more common, as medicine offers hope to women who thought they could not safely carry a baby to term. "These people define a whole new era of pregnancy for us," said Temple University's Dr. Vincent Armenti, who runs a registry that tracks births to transplant patients.?? "We have to change our mind-set about the perfect pregnancy," he said. Women should be given advice based on solid research "instead of an emotional feeling that some people just shouldn't have a baby." |
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Feb. 12, 2007 | WHYY-FM
Temple University assistant dean Joseph McLaughlin discussed recent developments in the city’s mayoral race, including the influence of ward leaders. |
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Feb. 12, 2007 | Courier (NJ) Post
Researchers are watching the elderly do everyday routines to track patterns in dementia. Writes Sarah Greenblatt: “The number and type of errors elderly patients make while preparing coffee, packing a lunch bag or wrapping a gift can reveal more about their cognition than traditional memory tests, said Tania Giovannetti, a Temple University researcher who is collaborating with (Dr. David) Libon. ‘We're looking for patterns and what those patterns mean,’ Giovannetti said, explaining that researchers tally each little misstep while reviewing the patients' activities on videotape.” |
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March issue | Babytalk magazine
Dr. Andrea McCoy, a pediatrician at Temple University Children’s Medical Center, offers practical advice on how to get a baby to take its medicine. |
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Feb. 10, 2007 | Allentown Morning Call
Herbie Shellenberger of Bethlehem got a call from a CW network representative recently saying they wanted to use a part of his band’s new song on an episode of “Veronica Mars.” Temple University student Shellenberger plays guitar for the group Brown Recluse Sings, whose song was used in last week’s episode. |
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Feb. 10, 2007 | The (Columbia, SC) State
When insurance companies help people to go overseas for care, that could give the companies more bargaining power locally, both with health-care providers and with policyholders, said Tom Getzen, professor of health-care finance at Temple University and executive director of the International Health Economics Association. |
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Feb. 9, 2007 | Philadelphia Business Journal
The Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management will team up with a Fort Washington hotel to sharpen students' sales skills. About 40 students will work with the Holiday Inn Fort Washington on the project. |
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Feb. 9, 2007 | Daily News
“Dawn Staley, the Temple women's basketball coach and a three-time Olympian, has been retained as an assistant coach for the U.S. women's senior national team through the 2008 Olympics, USA Basketball announced yesterday.” |
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Feb 9, 2007 | Daily News
Gloria C. Endres, adjunct assistant professor of education, defends the role teachers play and the salaries they receive in a letter to the editor. |
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Feb. 9, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple University Theater’s production of “The Importance of Being Ernest” is promoted in the “Do This” column. |
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Feb. 8, 2007 | Washington Post
The death of Linda Higgison, who ran one of the largest event management businesses in the nation’s capital, is a loss to the industry. "Whereas most people in the field of event management were concerned with logistics and economic impact, she was concerned with exploring the true nature of eventology – the science of human events," said Joe Goldblatt, a professor of tourism and hospitality management at Temple University. She and Goldblatt used their theory of eventology to design the curriculum for an event leadership certificate program at Temple. |
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Feb. 8, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
As Philadelphia City Council votes to ban trans-fats, the city’s colleges and universities are ahead of the curve. Writes Amanda Rittenhouse: “At Temple University, the cafeteria has had a kiosk with nutrition information since March, said Julie Rhule, registered dietitian for Sodexho at the school. Temple has used trans-fat-free cooking oil for a year and is trying to acquire trans-fat-free baked goods, she said.”
Meanwhile, Angie Makris, PhD, RD, an assistant professor at the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University is answering questions from readers on the topic. |
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Feb. 8, 2007 | CBS, “The Early Show”
Tommie Smith, whose raised fist at the 1968 Olympics created a firestorm and an iconic image of protest, has written an autobiography published by Temple University Press. He was interviewed by co-anchor Hannah Storm.
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Feb. 8, 2007 | The (Del.) News Journal
Jan Ting, the Temple University law professor who ran unsuccessfully in Delaware for the Senate on an anti-illegal immigration platform, said during a panel discussion last night that he supports the city of Hazleton's ordinance. Hazelton recently passed an ordinance that would pull the business licenses from landlords or employers that rent to or employ undocumented immigrants. |
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Feb. 8, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A plan to develop the Divine Lorraine was approved by City Council, as part of a larger North Broad Street investment plan. Councilman Darrell Clarke, who represents the area, asked the project's attorney, Carl Primavera, if the development is intended as housing for Temple University students. Primavera said that graduate students and parents of Temple students might buy some of the condos but that “it's not a dormitory. It's not meant to be student housing.” |
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Feb. 8, 2007 | Associated Press
Tabb J. Bishop is leaving his post as deputy chief of staff at Temple for a new position as director of public policy at Verizon Pennsylvania. |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | ABC6
William Dunkelberg, Fox School of Business professor, discussed the economic implications of Gov. Ed Rendell’s budget plan, including the planned property tax relief. |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Metro
An architectural profile of Episcopal Hospital’s Tower Building noted that the building was designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer. “Considered quite modern at the time because the building incorporated individual patient rooms rather than patient wards, the Tower solidified Episcopal’s place in Philadelphia architectural history.” Episcopal is affiliated with Temple University Hopsital. |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Associated Press
In a wide-ranging feature on how iPods are being used in education, writer Madlen Read notes that “Teachers, especially at the college level, are increasingly making resources available in MP3 form. Michael Barrett, a cardiologist at Temple University, even put recordings of heart murmurs online so his medical students could download and listen to them.” |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Daily News
Having stepped down from his Appropriations Committee post to fight federal indictments does not mean the end for Sen. Vincent Fumo. Joe McLaughlin, Temple professor and former Harrisburg lobbyist, said Fumo will retain some influence because of what he can do as much as for the positions he holds. "You know, he's cultivated a reputation that people are afraid of him," McLaughlin said. "But some of his influence is built on respect for his political judgment, and the fact that he's very smart and commands resources to come up with some innovative ways to deal with problems." |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Daily Pennsylvanian
A preliminary hearing for Penn law student Joseph Cho, who is accused of firing 15 shots into the door of his Drexel University neighbor, is scheduled for today, but will probably be postponed. Edward Ohlbaum, a law professor at Temple University who focuses on criminal law, agreed. "My very strong suspicion is that [the hearing] will be continued," he said, adding that the postponement will give both sides the chance for additional investigation into Cho's mental health. |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Fond Du Lac (Wisc.) Reporter
Planning a family reunion? Columnist Mary Bergin says that: “Temple University's Family Reunion Institute (www.temple.edu/fri) organizes the annual National Family Reunion Conference, to be held this year from March 15 to 18 in Philadelphia. The institute, around since 1990, exists primarily as a resource for families who have reunions. ‘We see the family reunion as a catalyst for carrying out critical extended family functions, such as providing a sense of belonging and concern, transmitting a sense of identity and direction and strengthening values,’ says Temple University's Web site.” |
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Feb. 7, 2007 | Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer
Today’s the day for high school football players to sign with their intended schools and Temple is expecting a number of prospects, including Daryl Robinson of North Catholic High. The talented 5-foot-9, 175-pound two-way back is among 29 players expected to commit to the Owls on national letter of intent day. |
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Feb. 6, 2007 | Phillyburbs.com
Sports columnist Mike Sielski wonders why reporters have been judging Donovan McNabb’s intentions based on comments his mother made on a blog. “When (Coach Andy) Reid shuts McNabb off from the media, it has journalists going to other sources,” said Thomas Eveslage, a professor of journalism at Temple University. “I don't think it's a revenge factor (for McNabb's reticence) as much as readers want information. Sometimes you have to resort to other sources. Then it becomes a challenge to sort out how far you go.” |
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Feb. 6, 2007 | Kansas City InfoZine
Congressional legislation that would let social networking sites like MySpace screen for sex offenders raises questions about its value. "The proposal may not be effective or even fair, said David Kairys, a Temple University law professor and nationally recognized civil rights attorney. Kairys said there is little distinction in the sex offender registry between dangerous sexual predators and 'the usual young men's testosterone run amuck,' citing a case in which a 17-year-old boy was sentenced to 10 years for having oral sex with a 15-year-old schoolmate." |
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Feb. 6, 2007 | Daily News
Although he stepped down yesterday from his Appropriations Committee post in anticipation of a federal indictment, state Sen. Vince Fumo will remain a force in Harrisburg. "He is incapable of turning that off," said Joseph McLaughlin Jr., a Temple University professor and former lobbyist for the city in Harrisburg. "A lot of his influence is because he's really bright and spends a lot of time thinking about and stimulating discussions on policy and politics." |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | CourtTV "Banfield & Ford: Courtside"
Temple law professor Edward Ohlbaum, director of trial advocacy and clinical legal education, discussed the case of New Mexico v. Posey. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Fox, "The O'Reilly Factor"
When President Bush and presidential candidate Joe Biden separately describe Sen. Barack Obama as "articulate" and "clean," what do they mean? And do their words have different meanings for different groups? Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill says the terms might be intended as compliments, but lead others to feel that some white people can't believe that black men can be smart and articulate. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Bucks County Courier Times
Blogs are encouraging “citizen journalists” to report the news and their reactions, without going through the filter of an editor. In her Web and multi-media reporting classes, Temple journalism professor Susan Jacobson tells students that traditional newspaper and television news audiences are dropping. More and more people, particularly those ages 18 to 24, are turning to the Web for news. And fewer and fewer of those posting blogs and articles come from a typical journalism background. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Daily News
Stephen Marc, a Tyler School of Art graduate, is documenting the remaining Underground Railroad sites. Marc notes that he uses Charles Blockson’s book on the Underground Railroad as a guide. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News
Dawn Staley’s women basketball team is unbeaten in A-10 play. Their latest success came against Dayton. Temple and George Washington are the only two unbeaten A-10 teams. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Taipei Times, New Zealand Herald
David Smith’s feature (from the London Observer) on Temple history professor Bryant Simon’s research into the Starbuck phenomenon is gaining world-wide distribution. The story was reprinted in the Taipei Times, one of three English language papers in Taiwan, and the New Zealand Herald. |
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Feb. 5, 2007 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Why have images of women kissing suddenly become chic? "When people see Britney and Madonna kiss, they're not thinking gay,' " said Marc Lamont Hill, assistant professor of American studies and urban education at Temple University in Philadelphia. "Men are ultimately the arbiters of what's acceptable, what's attractive," Hill said, and seeing two women kiss fulfills a male fantasy. |
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Feb. 4, 2007 | KYW radio
Dr. Enrique Hernandez, chairman of Temple University Hospital's department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is looking for women between 18 and 25 with cervical dysplasia for a national study of a new drug. |
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Feb. 4, 2007 | The New York Times
The reunion of three Temple football players in the Super Bowl continues to spark interest. Raheem Brock and Dan Klecko of the Indianapolis Colts and Jason McKie of the Chicago Bears played at Temple University. “This week, the Temple three are smiling after making it the hard way from a hard-luck program to Super Bowl XLI,” writes Clifton Brown. |
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Feb. 2, 2007 | Main Line Times
Raza Bokhari is profiled in an article that notes: “A decade and a half after moving to his adopted nation, Bokhari recently pledged $1 million to Temple's Fox School of Business, fulfilling a desire to give back to the school where he received an MBA in 2001. ‘It's a very humbling feeling,’ Bokhari said about having his name affiliated with Temple University.” |
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Feb. 2, 2007 | Daily News
Columnist Elmer Smith recalls a Temple program from the 1970s to train Vietnam-era veterans as teachers for the Philadelphia public schools. A similar effort would be valuable now, when young black students need male role models. |
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Feb. 2, 2007 | Daily News
While private school manager Edison Schools Inc. wants an expanded role in the Philadelphia School District, others are taking their time in considering the future. “Officials at Temple University, another one of the six private managers, are mulling over its future with the district, said Kent McGuire, dean of Temple's College of Education. ‘Today, I would argue it's very important to Temple that it exhibit an enormous commitment to those schools, but it's not necessarily the case that we want to manage them,’ he said of the college's four district schools,” reports Mensah Dean. |
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Feb. 2, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A story on the value of green roof technology notes that Temple Ambler is among the colleges and businesses in the area sporting a green roof facility. |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Jewish Exponent
Plans for the new $5 million, 13,000 square foot Edward H. Rosen Center for Jewish Life near Temple’s main campus were unveiled last week. The Exponent notes that “at a time when Temple appears to be on the rise academically, shifting from a commuter school to one with a growing campus life,” the new center makes sense. In addition to serving the students at Temple, the center will also be the home of Hillel in Philadelphia, which helps coordinate Jewish-student activities for numerous area campuses, both in the city and the suburbs. |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, Associated Press
Both the Philadelphia School District and the partnership schools have shown gains on state and national tests during the last five years, but a new report questions the future of the education management organizations like Temple. Parents and school leaders believe the involvement of groups like Temple has been valuable. For example, “Duckrey principal David Baugh said Temple had provided literacy coaches, writing centers and teacher training, among other benefits. He also cited test-score growth at the four schools managed by Temple.” |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts disclosed that it had sold one of its most recognizable paintings, Thomas Eakins' The Cello Player, to help pay for the purchase of Eakins' The Gross Clinic. "It's a very quiet - but powerfully quiet - painting," Susanna W. Gold, lecturer in American art at Temple University, said of The Cello Player. "I'm not happy for it to go into the hands of a private collector [if that proves to be the case], but The Gross Clinic would have been a loss to the city of Philadelphia." |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Christian Science Monitor
Online magazines and some small presses show growing interest in publishing English translations of foreign works, but it’s not clear this is a significant trend. "There is definitely renewed interest in translation, but scrutinized carefully, it isn't clear that it's consequential," writes Lawrence Venuti, professor of English at Temple University in Philadelphia and an expert in translation studies. "The big commercial presses seem more interested in investing in foreign writing that makes money straightaway" – such as sexy memoirs, crime fiction – "than in creating a readership for foreign literatures," he adds. |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Finding daycare for parents who work odd shifts can be difficult. Tiffany Briscoe wanted a stable job that would help her raise her 3-year-old daughter, Kayla Bruce. Last year, Briscoe, 23, landed a security officer's job at Temple University. She hit a snag, however, when she got assigned the 2-to-7-p.m. shift. "There are very few day cares that offer those hours," said the North Philadelphia resident. She did find care for her daughter, but more options are needed. |
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Feb. 1, 2007 | Daily News, CSTV.com, Tulsa World
Temple head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has been named the female recipient of the 2007 Henry P. Iba Citizenship Award. Given by the Rotary Club of Tulsa, the award, which is named in memory of former Oklahoma State University and U.S. Olympic basketball coach Henry Iba, is given each year to a male and female athlete who have excelled in both their sport and in their service to others. |
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February issue | Philadelphia Magazine
Raza Bokhari, a Fox School of Business MBA graduate was featured as one of 15 next potential tycoons. The article also mentioned his love of The Fox School and his recent $1 million donation to the school. |
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