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June 30, 2007 | Voice of America
We all like to relax, but concepts of leisure vary among cultures. Yoshi Iwasaki, professor of therapeutic recreation in the College of Health Professions, studies how people from different cultures handle stress. In non-Western cultures, for example, people's leisure behavior is more integrated in their daily lives. In the end, Iwasaki says, the quality and meaning of leisure activity is as important to enhancing the quality of life as the time and money spent doing it. |
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June 30, 2007 | Canoe.ca
Exercise can lift your mental health. "The key is not to focus on the distance or outcome of the exercise, but instead focus on where you are and what you're doing," Michael Sachs of Temple University explained in an interview. Sachs advises never worrying about having an immediate goal, especially a weight loss goal, as it's unrealistic, not to mention exercising with a partner. "The social aspect is important -- it can help to uplift you, and break feelings of isolation," Sachs said. |
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June 29-30, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Business Journals, 6ABC Action News
Temple University and the Temple University Health System announced that they are exploring the possibility of providing in-patient pediatric and conducting pediatric medical education at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, about 1.5 miles north of Temple's Health Science Center. |
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June 29, 2007 | Publisher's Weekly
The day that legendary swing dancer and choreographer Frankie Manning's memoir was published was a triumph for Temple University Press. By midnight Manning's book had climbed to No. 7 on Amazon's bestseller list, a stunning accomplishment for a university press title that three weeks before the official release had hovered around No. 44,000. PW credits the innovative viral marketing campaign conceived and executed by, among others, Temple University Press marketing director Ann-Marie Anderson and publicity director Gary Kramer. |
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June 28, 2007 | The New York Times
In a decision of sweeping importance to educators, parents and schoolchildren across the country, the Supreme Court sharply limited the ability of school districts to manage the racial makeup of the student bodies in their schools. Mark Rahdert, a Temple Law School professor and a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, said that today's ruling means that "racial balance" will be "the new catchphrase conservatives will use to attempt to eradicate any form of affirmative action." As for Justice Kennedy’s "willingness to leave the door open to some forms of affirmative action," it will be impossible as a practical matter, Rahdert said. |
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June 28, 2007 | Time
On Thursday morning the tiny conservative People's New Party (PNP) confirmed that Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru and a Japanese citizen, would campaign for the Diet under the PNP's banner. In 1997, while President of Peru, he spearheaded the dramatic rescue of 71 hostages from Tokyo's embassy in Peru, earning the respect of Japanese who viewed their own leaders' performance in the crisis as ineffectual. "If Fujimori has an image, it's not as a human rights violator, but as the guy who rescued the hostages," says Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University in Tokyo. |
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June 28, 2007 | United Press International
Services for older adults in Sweden are controlled locally, are tightly associated with elder needs and families are more involved than in U.S. services. Sweden, which has a population of 9 million, is organized into 290 municipalities, each of which has nearly complete control of the provision of its services for older adults, according to
Adam Davey, of Temple University. "Right now, there is simply no good way to evaluate what works and what doesn't in the United States as a whole," Davey said in a statement. "The system is fragmented and not well coordinated." |
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June 28, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, CNN “The Situation Room”, CBS3, Fox29, WHYY radio
Temple trustee and alumnus Bill Cosby led a discussion of the challenges facing teachers and students in cities like Philadelphia. “In even the most troubled student, said Cosby, who has a doctorate in education, there is "genius." "You have to find a way," he implored, "so that the genius comes out."
"This is a city where a conversation like this is timely and important," C. Kent McGuire, dean of Temple's College of Education, said in opening the two-hour session. He was followed by Temple president Ann Weaver Hart, who referred to the city's "cycle of violence" as "a tremendous plague in our society." |
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June 28, 2007 | ABC News
In a case with echoes of the Terri Shiavo case in 2005, a man has begun to recover from a coma after his family had petitioned the court to remove his lifelines. Dr. Ausim Azizi, chairman of neurology at the Temple University School of Medicine, said the injuries in this case were very different from Shiavo’s. "There is actually a physical basis for those who recover," he says. "The reason they call it a miracle is because they're so rare." |
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June 28, 2007 | Daily News
Dr. John Meilahn, director of Bariatric Surgery at Temple University, discussed the pros and cons of the gastric banding procedure that is being used to help some people lose weight. |
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June 28, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia School District's experiment with private managers will continue largely unchanged - at least for one more year. The School Reform commission voted, 3-1, to allow Edison Schools Inc. and five other managers to continue to operate 38 Philadelphia schools through June 30, 2008. In addition to Edison, a for-profit company in New York, the private managers are Victory Schools, another for-profit based in New York; Universal Companies, a Philadelphia nonprofit; Foundations Inc., a nonprofit in Moorestown, Burlington County; Temple University; and the University of Pennsylvania. |
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June 28, 2007 | KYW radio
We're No. 6? The U.S. Census Bureau announced that Philadelphia has been passed by Phoenix on the list of America's most populous cities. Temple Geography and Urban Studies Professor David Bartelt isn't troubled, arguing that perceptions of cities are based more on other factors, such as quality of life and cultural offerings rather than relative population rank. There are no significant differences among America's top 10 cities, he says. They all are large enough to sustain multiple pro sports franchises, for example. |
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June 27, 2007 | CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360"
Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill joined Anderson Cooper for a discussion of the Paris Hilton phenomenon. Could there be a positive side to her saga? "I think she should use her wealth, her power, her privilege to make other people's lives better," Hill said. "America is a country of second chances, particularly with celebrities. She has the opportunity to reinvent herself and she can use that and leverage it in order to make other people's lives better. |
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June 27, 2007 | CNN's "The Situation Room"
Temple alumnus Bill Cosby joins host Wolf Blitzer for a discussion of education and violence after Cosby's seminar at Temple University Center City. "It's not outrage as much as a sadness that Dr. [Martin Luther] King started us in a winning position with nonviolence, and that our youthful people are picking up guns, knives, and voices against each other, against their parents, against the school system," Cosby told Blitzer. |
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June 27, 2007 | Fox News' "Fox & Friends"
Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill discusses freedom of speech and the potential for regulating talk radio shows with "Fox & Friends" anchor Gretchen Carlson. |
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June 27, 2007 | KYW radio
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia said it will offer members a plenary indulgence -- a rarely available opportunity to purify any residue of sin – as part of its 200th anniversary celebration, as long they go to confession, receive communion, pray for the Pope and take part in the celebration. "This is a throwback to a time when there was a kind of materialization of things spiritual," said Temple University religion professor Leonard Swidler. "If you did certain things then the spiritual results are going to occur." |
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June 27, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Gregory J. W. Urwin, a professor of history and associate director of the center for the study of force and diplomacy at Temple University, writes in an op-ed that Americans can learn a lot from Israel about security and fighting terrorism. "Israel has found ways to cope with terrorism without stifling internal dissent or abrogating the rule of law. While putting security first, it has avoided turning itself into a modern Sparta or a repressive police state. America could learn much from its long-time ally as it strives to better safeguard itself." |
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June 27, 2007 | Medical News Today
No matter what form your summer break takes, the benefits of leisure time can be powerful. And simple activities at home can be just as meaningful and satisfying as an exotic vacation. "To get the maximum benefits from leisure, you don't have to take the ultimate holiday. Focus on the quality of the experience instead of the actual activities," said Yoshi Iwasaki, who explores leisure and quality of life (QOL) across cultures in the June issue of Social Indicators Research. |
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June 27, 2007 | United Press International
Feedback either through phone counseling or via the mail can play a crucial role in getting people to exercise, according to a U.S. study. "Both programs offer a cost-effective way to promote healthy behaviors, such as exercise," study co-author Melissa Napolitano of Temple University said in a statement. |
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June 26, 2007 | MSNBC, USA Today
When it comes to vacations, the family resorts that were once a staple of the industry are on the decline. "At their peak, around 1960, more than half of U.S. resorts were American Plan-style. Now the percentage is probably fewer than one in 10, estimates Joe Goldblatt, who teaches at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Temple University in Philadelphia. 'In travel, brief, bright and brilliant equals better,' he said." |
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June 26, 2007 | Inside Higher Ed
Temple was one of nine colleges and universities to make Computerworld's list of the 100 best places to work in information technology, joining the University of Miami, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University and others. |
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June 25, 2007 | Time
Many Japanese leaders are annoyed by the resolution now nearing a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives calling on Japan to fully apologize for its role in abusing "comfort women" during World War Il. Despite the hand-wringing in Tokyo, the U.S.-Japan relationship will easily survive. "On a scale of 1 to 10, this is maybe a 1 or a 2," says Robert Dujarric, who heads the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University in Tokyo. "Life will go on." |
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June 25, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
"Despite the fact that obesity rates are surging, an effective drug remains elusive. 'Eating is so fundamental for human existence that the body has multiple redundant systems,' said Gary D. Foster, who directs Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education and was a consultant to GlaxoSmithKline for its Alli Web site. 'So if you block one pathway, it's evolutionarily smart to have a backup.' Alli works by blocking the digestive enzyme Lipase, which aids in fat absorption." |
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June 24, 2007 | MSNBC News Live
With all the talk about Harry Potter possibly meeting his end in J. K. Rowling's latest novel, what should parents do to prepare their children for their hero's possible death? Psychologist Frank Farley offers his advice a month before the final Harry Potter novel hits book stores. |
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June 24, 2007 | KYW-TV CBS3's "Newsmakers"
James Hilty, professor of history and dean of Temple's Ambler College, analyzes recent developments in the war in Iraq. "I'm encouraged by the turn toward diplomacy, particularly in involving Iran and trying to normalize relations," said Hilty, an expert in presidential history and a regular guest on the show. "In the last few months, one of the things we've come to realize is that a military solution to this problem just isn't there. You can't go in with force and turn around tribal and religious sentiment in such a short order." |
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June 24, 2007 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An unlikely family reunion brought together the descendants of both slaves and their masters in Tennessee. Confronting the past can be painful, but experts agree that it's critical. "One of the things that has retarded the progress of race relations is our extraordinary ability to forget," said Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill. "We go to extravagant lengths to forget aspects of the past. We need to acknowledge the past as it really was. We don't need to romanticize it." |
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June 24, 2007 | Philadelphia Tribune
A study of the potential economic impact of casinos on Philadelphia by Fox School of Business Professor Frederic Murphy found that casinos "drew business away from existing entertainment venues resulting in a loss for the local municipalities. He estimated that almost 6,000 jobs would be lost. The losses for the state would be even greater, according to Murphy, who predicted that more than 17,000 jobs would be lost statewide." |
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June 24, 2007 | NorthJersey.com
Eight minor league baseball stadiums were constructed in New Jersey from 1994 and 2001, costing $160 million. Yet some minor league franchises are struggling. "Michael Leeds, an assistant professor of economics at Temple University who studies the business of sports, likened minor league baseball to any maturing industry. Well-run businesses in strategically well-placed locations will thrive, the rest will go under, he said." |
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June 22, 2007 | MedPage Today, Psychiatric Times
A recent study found that steroids and other performance-enhancing agents appear to be creeping into use by ever-younger populations. The rise of younger users was not surprising, commented David A. Baron, M.S.Ed., D.O., of Temple University in Philadelphia. "As they get older, the stakes get higher." This finding also fits with a "disturbing" trend seen recently toward an increase in steroid use among non-athletes, particularly adolescents and preadolescents, for cosmetic purposes, Baron said. |
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June 22, 2007 | United Press International
In UPI Health Correspondent Alex Cukan's plea for Americans to use their alotted vacation time this summer, Temple Therapeutic Recreation Professor Yoshi Iwasaki's research on the benefits of leisure time is cited. "Focus on the quality of the experience instead of the actual activities," explains Iwasaki. "People value enjoyable and expressive activities in all cultures and if they can find meanings of life from these activities, the quality of life can be enhanced." |
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June 22, 2007 | Asia News International
In the June issue of Social Indicators Research, Yoshi Iwasaki, Temple University professor of therapeutic recreation, compared Western leisure to non-Western, specifically looking at indigenous, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, and found that meaningful leisure that contributed significantly to quality of life, did not resemble popular Western ideas of leisure. Instead it was culturally based and most interestingly, in some cultures, existed despite a variety of socio-economic hardships. |
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June 22, 2007 | Financial Times
Suicide rates in Japan are extraordinarily high. Among Group of Eight nations, only Russia's suicide rate is worse. Why? Part of the problem: Economic and job-related problems, which accounted for about 9,000 suicides last year, up from 8,000 in 1998. Jeff Kingston, professor of Asian studies at Temple University Japan, offers another explanation: As Japan's population ages, more people will kill themselves because of poor health -- the reason for almost half last year's suicides. |
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June 22, 2007 | Associated Press
Phally Chroy, a graduate film student at Temple University, received a fellowship to study music from his Cambodian heritage. He is one of the first four recipients of a new Fulbright fellowship designed to recognize the potential for music to advance cross-cultural understanding. The fellowship was created by the State Department's bureau of educational and cultural affairs and mtvU, MTV's college network. Chroy, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and later came to the United States with his family, said he grew up wondering, "Am I American or am I Cambodian?" |
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June 21, 2007 | MSNBC
Temple University law professor Jan Ting discussed the current version of the immigration bill now in Congress. |
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June 21, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Ratings for the 11 p.m. local television news broadcasts are in decline. “News ‘is no longer appointment viewing,’ says Tom Petner, director of Temple University's Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab and a former local news director. ‘There's more scanning going on. It's almost like a convenience store - grab 'n' go.’ ” |
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June 21, 2007 | International Herald-Tribune (Asia edition)
Robert Duarric, who heads the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University Japan in Tokyo, writes in an op-ed that Japan needs to beef up its contacts with the United States if it is to stay engaged in Asian politics. |
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June 21, 2007 | Daily News
Dr. Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at the Temple University Medical School, wrote the GlaxcoSmithKlein-sponsored book about diet pill Alli, Are You Losing It? Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind. "This is an important landmark for overweight people," he said in defense of Alli. "Alli is the first OTC weight loss drug that has been tested for safety and efficacy. It is a step in the right direction." However, he cautioned, "I want to be clear that this is for people who are willing to change their eating habits and work hard. Alli keeps people on guard and has behavioral effects. If you're not serious - don't do it." |
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June 20, 2007 | USA Today
It's been 20 years since Temple University head coach Dawn Staley has had a free summer. She spent the last eight playing in the WNBA but retired after last season. However, she isn't sitting home. Staley is currently in Malawi running a basketball youth outreach program. Staley talked to USA TODAY's Drew Costley about balancing her schedule. |
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June 20, 2007 | Associated Press
Family resorts are on the decline in the United States, but don’t count them out. Joe Goldblatt, senior lecturer at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Temple University in Philadelphia, says he doesn't know how many American Plan resorts still exist. At their peak of popularity, more than half the U.S. resorts were of that type. Now he estimates the percentage is probably fewer than one in 10. “The resorts are fading because American travelers are getting older and vacations are shrinking from a week to two-and-a-half days,” Goldblatt says. Plus, the resorts often can't compete with more glitzy attractions. |
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June 20, 2007 | The Scientist podcast
Keith Latham, professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine's Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, discusses breakthroughs in nuclear transfer technology, including the history of the field in Philadelphia. Latham is featured on the last two-thirds of the podcast. |
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June 20, 2007 | Investor’s Business Daily
In a profile of the leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower, Temple University history professor Richard Immerman discussed Ike’s core beliefs: "Spiritual force, multiplied by economic force, multiplied by military force, is roughly equal to security," Ike said to a member of his administration. "If one of these factors falls to zero, or near zero, the resulting product does likewise." |
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June 19, 2007 | Press Enterprise (Calif.)
A recent series of teen deaths in auto accidents has some blaming late brain development in teens. “Temple University psychologist Frank Farley cautions against putting all the blame on the brain differences. ‘If risky behavior were attributed to that, every teen in America would be out there creating mayhem,’ he said. He believes that a majority of the teens who get into accidents have Type-T (for thrill seeker) personalities, and when combined with a number of external factors, it leads to teens speeding, tailgating and drinking.” |
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June 19, 2007 | Daily News
The city's eighth annual "Report Card on the Well-Being of Children and Youth in Philadelphia" paints a bleak coming-of-age portrait. "It's very distressing," said Laurence Steinberg, a Temple psychology professor who studies juvenile crime. "The quality of life for children in this city is not what it ought to be and a lot of kids in Philadelphia must live under the worst-possible circumstances." |
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June 19, 2007 | Associated Press
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday gave the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other investment banks a new shield from antitrust claims, throwing out lawsuits that accused the securities industry of rigging 900 initial public offerings during the dot-com bubble. An antitrust action raises "a substantial risk of injury to the securities market," Justice Stephen Breyer wrote. Temple University law professor Salil K. Mehra said Breyer's use of the word risk is significant because it sets up a low legal threshold that would result in immunity applying in a greater number of cases. |
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June 19, 2007 | Bloomberg
Japan's government today released its annual economic policy plan that has already been criticized as lacking substance, adding to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's woes ahead of next month's parliamentary elections. “It's more public relations than substance,” said Jeff Kingston, a political science professor at Temple University in Tokyo. “I'd be skeptical that these proposals will have a big impact.” |
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June 18, 2007 | Fox News Channel “The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum”
Temple University Professor Marc Lamont Hill participated in a round table discussion of the recent decision to disbar North Carolina prosecutor Mike Nifong, the pivotal figure in the Duke lacrosse rape case. |
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June 18, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“Perhaps we should not be surprised that Geoffrey Prather has made an oral commitment to play football at Temple,” writes Ted Silary for the Inquirer. “After all, he attends high school, Archbishop Carroll, in the same town where he lives, Radnor, and Temple is the closest college with a Division I-A program. ‘There's nothing like playing for your hometown team,’ Prather said last night.” |
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June 18, 2007 | ComputerWorld magazine
Temple University once again was rated one of the top ten places to work in IT in terms of diversity. |
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June 17, 2007 | Seattle Times
Can an Episcopal priest also be a practicing Muslim? The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding says she’s both, but some are skeptical. "The theological beliefs are irreconcilable," said Mahmoud Ayoub, professor of Islamic studies and comparative religion at Temple University in Philadelphia. Islam holds that God is one, unique, indivisible. "For Muslims to say Jesus is God would be blasphemy." |
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June 17, 2007 | Chicago Tribune
African-Americans and Asian-Americans tend not to check for signs of skin cancer, because many think they aren't susceptible to the disease because of their darker skin. This misconception means that most cases aren't diagnosed until much later, when the disease has progressed and become difficult to treat, which leads to higher fatalities among minorities. Tracey Vlahovic, assistant professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, stresses the importance of minority populations checking their feet for signs of skin cancer. |
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June 17, 2007 | Washington Post
Restaurant wait staff hoping for bigger tips should try smiling. “Bruce Rind, an adjunct professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, said that a sunny personality brings out bigger tips. ‘It helps tips most when the waiter or waitress does something to boost the tipper's mood, he said. ‘For example, acting friendly with smiling or squatting at the table when taking an order for food and drinks, or a quick touch on the shoulder.’ |
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June 17, 2007 | Orlando Sentinel
Columnist Steve Chapman says federal and state leaders are failing to understand the benefits of supporting needle exchange programs, since it appears to support drug users. “Scott Burris, a law professor at Temple University, says 23 states have laws that forbid or deter pharmacies from over-the-counter sale of syringes -- which would allow drug users to forgo exchanges and buy their own.” |
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June 15, 2007 | Chicago Tribune
Americans, coming to grips with deficient retirement savings, often say they will solve the problem by working past age 65, write columnist Gail Marks Jarvis. Jack VanDerhei, an EBRI researcher and a Temple University professor, recently examined how confident Americans are about paying for retirement. Among people 50 and over, about 43.6 percent of people with guaranteed pensions said they were "very confident" about handling retirement. Among those with 401(k) or 403(b) plans, just 26.5 percent were very confident. |
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June 14, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple students are helping business owners and customers along Frabric Row preserve their special sense of place. “The project, Cross/Walks: Weaving Fabric Row, is the work of Temple University students enrolled in Neighborhood Narratives, a new course developed by artist Hana Iverson. A native of the Chicago suburbs who had become a New Yorker, Iverson came to Temple in 2004 to create a concentration in Interdisciplinary New Media within the university's School of Communications and Theater. The curriculum calls on students to understand the significance of oral history and develop the skills to record it in myriad ways; in addition to audio and videotape, they shoot photos and work with cell phone technology and global positioning systems as artistic media.” |
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June 14, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The creators of the Philadelphia-based cartoon The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains have gone a step beyond the one-to-grow-on lessons of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Joseph Lewis III and Eugene Haynes designed 6-year-old time and space traveler Teddy P. Brains as a math, science and history whiz with an unquenchable thirst for learning. "It shows that children of color can live exciting lives," said Yumy Odom, a Temple University professor and founder of the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention. "It's reminiscent of the '70s children's programs, but it's far more reaching and up-to-date. If it's successful, it will definitely spawn other programs like it." |
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June 14, 2007 | Science and Society.net
Eva Surmacz, Associate Professor of Biology, College of Science and Technology, at Temple University, and Director of the Obesity and Cancer Program at Sbarro Health Research Organization was a guest Thursday on Science and Society discussing her research into the link between obesity and cancer. |
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June 13, 2007 | Metro
Will casinos bring revenue to the city of Philadelphia? “Fred Murphy of Temple’s School of Business completed an analysis for Casino-Free Philadelphia that says the casinos will cost the city jobs in the long-run. ‘It takes out more money than it brings in,’ he said of the findings of his study, which says that local businesses will lose more than 5,000 jobs if the casino is built.” |
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June 13, 2007 | MTV.com
Winners of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships were announced Tuesday. The fellowships, which offer students the opportunity to conduct research around international music culture for one academic year, were awarded to Larnies Bowen of New York University, Phally Chroy of Temple University, James Collins of Harvard University and Aaron Shneyer of Georgetown University. Common, Perry Farrell, Fiona Apple and the Shins' James Mercer reviewed and nominated candidates, with final selections made by Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. |
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June 12-13, 2007 | Arizona Star, The Detroit News, Orange County Register
A new weapon in the war against fat arrives Friday in pharmacies and at retailers across the nation, when alli, the first FDA-approved, over-the-counter diet pill, goes on sale. Unlike the hundreds of other weight-loss products for sale without a prescription, alli (pronounced AL-eye), is the only diet drug deemed safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration. Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in Philadelphia, called the FDA's over-the counter approval of alli "watershed, even historic." |
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June 11, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Revolutionary War re-enactors over the weekend staged a battle that never took place. Why go through the trouble? “Gregory Urwin, a professor of military history at Temple University and a British re-enactor, said he began participating in the mock battles more than 30 years ago to better appreciate history. Urwin said his first-hand experiences had helped him with his lectures. ‘It's easier for me to describe the battles because I can better visualize them,’ he said.” |
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June 11, 2007 | Daily News
Temple professor Laurence Steinberg is quoted in two stories dealing with the confluence of teens, drugs and violence. “Steinberg, a Temple University psychology professor who studies juvenile crime, agreed that juveniles who use drugs are more likely to commit crimes. And kids are more likely to become users if they're exposed to drugs in the home and neighborhood, he added. ‘The first issue is that drugs impair a parent's ability to parent,’ Steinberg said.
Additional story: "3 probes of drug role" |
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June 11, 2007 | Pottsville Republican Herald
David Zanis, a Temple University social work professor, is also a volunteer for Pottsville Project Fit, which is overseeing the planting of vegetable gardens by local school children. “We want to work with students to teach them where fruits and vegetables come from. If you ask them, they’ll typically say ‘the store,’ ” Zanis said. |
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June 10, 2007 | Washington Post
Reporter Rick Weiss notes that the last two times Congress was set to vote on embryonic stem cell research, a new study popped up saying stem cells might not be needed. Coincidence? "It seems like a case of confirmation bias," agreed John Allen Paulos, an expert in probabilities at Temple University. "That's the tendency, once you've made a tentative judgment, to look for factors that seem to confirm your judgment and to ignore facts that say otherwise" -- such as all those other papers that were published when Congress was voting on other stuff. |
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June 10, 2007 | The Observer & Guardian (London)
Commentator William Keegan notes that Gordon Brown’s new book on courage quotes Temple University professor Frank Farley. Brown will be the next prime minister of England. Brown’s book is called “Courage: Eight Portraits.” |
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June 10, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Cesarean deliveries are on the rise. Some say c-sections are less risky than natural births. “The fallacy behind this phenomenon is that a cesarean is a guarantee against unhappy outcomes. It isn't. ‘It's not going to get you out of anything,’ said Raymond Brown, a longtime Temple University Hospital obstetrician-gynecologist who said his cesarean rate was about 15 percent. ‘But at least they aren't going to say, ‘You could have prevented this by doing a cesarean.’ ” |
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June 9, 2007 | KYW radio
In his weekly radio commentary, Temple University's Bill Dunkelberg, talks about possible scams in the carbon offset business. He describes how people can be scammed when purchasing these carbon offsets. |
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June 9, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
John Corwin Donnell, 87, a political science professor at Temple University and a whiz at languages, died of cancer May 25 at Cathedral Village, a retirement community in Roxborough. |
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June 9, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
David R. Baldwin, 83, of Jenkintown, a retired Temple University associate vice president and a former state and federal administrator, died Monday of intestinal problems at Abington Memorial Hospital. |
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June 8, 2007 | KYW, WRTI
Temple University professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales is a specialist on immigration law. She says the proposed immigration reform bill will create an uneven socio-economic situation where those who are better educated and more fluent in English will be more sought after. |
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June 8, 2007 | Associated Press
Archaeologists unearthing the remains of George Washington's presidential home have discovered a hidden passageway used by his nine slaves, raising questions about whether the ruins should be incorporated into a new exhibit at the site. David Orr, an anthropology professor at Temple University, has visited the site at least four times. He posted a note on the President's House Web site urging officials to keep the ruins on display. "It's just fantastic," Orr said. "I can't tell you enough how exciting it is. For years and years and years I've been trying to promote that kind of public archaeology." |
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June 7, 2007 | BBC “The World”
Phil Deans, Temple University Japan professor, explains the motivations behind a move by the governing party in Japan to rewrite the country’s pacifist constitution. (Scroll the page and click on “Listen to Thursday’s edition” to hear the interview.) |
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June 7, 2007 | Jewish Exponent
With several blows of a hammer and a few felled bricks, a new era of Jewish life was inaugurated on May 30 at Temple, as ground was broken for the Edward H. Rosen Center for Jewish Life. Hillel's new building is part of a $198 million investment in local neighborhoods by private investors, added Temple University president Ann Weaver Hart. And though the population has declined in past decades, the campus has seen a resurgence in the number of Jewish students, she said, now up to about 2,200. "This center will help us expand that Jewish presence at Temple," said Hart. |
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June 7, 2007 | Fort-Worth Star Telegram
Just how good is a weight-loss pill if it takes a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet and exercise to make it work? About 50 percent better than no pill, says Dr. Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in Philadelphia. "Weight loss is about taking time for self-care," Foster says. "It's about changing your attitude, your behavior and your lifestyle." |
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June 6, 2007 | International Herald Tribune
JoAnne Epps, associate dean at the Beasley School of Law, is one of 13 legal professionals laying the groundwork for trials that could take place after the bloodshed ends in Darfur. |
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June 6, 2007 | MSNBC
Temple University law professor Jan Ting discussed U.S. immigration policy, the changes being considered in the U.S. Senate and its implications. |
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June 6, 2007 | KYW radio
Recent college graduates are purging their party photos from MySpace blogs, just in case potential employers go hunting for embarrassing information. Is that warranted? “Temple University Psychologist Frank Farley says he understands their intent, but wonders if they may be going too far: "Off hours life from the past shouldn't be so relevant. I think it's excessively probing into the lives of people." |
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June 6, 2007 | News Times (Danburg, Conn.)
Recent Temple graduate Erin Bascom talks about how winning the Hord Foundation scholarship made his education possible. “I received my bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple on May 18, 2006. That was the happiest day of my life.” |
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June 6, 2007 | Orlando Sentinel
Fewer people are saving for retirement these days, but Hispanics and blacks are falling farther behind in setting money aside, a new poll shows. Though the poll didn't ask workers why they aren't saving, "Almost always in the polling data you'll see workers are bearing more and more of health-insurance costs themselves," said Jack VanDerhei, a Temple University associate professor. The poll was conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, where VanDerhei is a research director. |
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June 6, 2007 | The Leader-Post (Canada)
When a teen-ager does something dumb and says he doesn’t understand why, he’s probably telling the truth, according to a new study. Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor at Temple University, recently published an article saying much the same thing. He says the brain has two behavior-controlling mechanisms: the "cognitive-control" and "socioemotional" networks. He notes that during adolescence both networks are maturing -- but they mature at very different rates. |
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June 6, 2007 | Daily News
Columnist Jenice Armstrong writes about a new study that says many married couples score lower on tests for depression. "When you're depressed, one of the things that happens is you start to withdraw," pointed out Dr. David Baron, chairman and professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral science at Temple University. "You feel hopeless. You feel worthless. Part of the syndrome is 'I don't deserve to feel good. If you don't have anybody around to say [anything to] the contrary, it becomes the reality." |
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June 5, 2007 | CBS3
High school students who feel ignored can become internet heroes by posting threatening messages. "You post something like that and all of a sudden, your life is vast more intense than it was before, you're being flooded with responses on the internet," Professor Frank Farley of Temple University, adding, "A week before, you were just going to school and all of a sudden you are a celebrity." |
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June 5, 2007 | KYW radio
A recent case of a high school student making threats against others is worrisome, said Temple University psychologist Frank Farley. "I call for much more psychological training for teachers, the psychology of emotions and human behavior, to recognize whether you might have a troubled child and then refer that child on to the school psychologist." Farley is former president of the American Psychological Association. |
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June 5, 2007 | New Scientist
“What do you get if you cross a rat, a jellyfish and brewer's yeast? Happily, the answer is not the latest genetically modified food, but a low-cost explosives detector. Danny Dhanasekaran, a molecular biologist at Temple University in Philadelphia, has coaxed a simple yeast into harnessing a rat's sense of smell to sniff the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT), a primary ingredient in many explosive devices. When it finds it, the yeast emits a warning using the jellyfish's ability to softly glow.” |
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June 5, 2007 | MSN.com
Is computer camp the best place to send your child this summer? “It depends on the camp, the kid and their age, according to Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a professor of psychology at Temple University. ‘I don't want to sound like a naturalist, but we spend a lot of time in front of the TV and computer and not exploring what we can do physically or psychologically,’ Hirsh-Pasek said.” |
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June 5, 2007 | Daily News
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks recently came under fire when the head of a group called the National Action Against Obesity made some inflammatory remarks regarding Sparks’ weight on a Fox TV show. "It adds to the prejudice and discrimination that overweight people suffer to have someone of her considerable talent be judged solely on her body weight," said Dr. Gary Foster, head of Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education. |
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June 5, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Gov. Rendell is touting Pennsylvania's lowest unemployment rate in 30 years - an eye-popping 3.8 percent in March - as evidence that his economic-stimulus plan is working. But some are wondering if it’s really that good. "It's nice to have a low unemployment rate, but not if you have fewer jobs or people are leaving the state," said Bill Dunkelberg, a Temple University economics professor and chief economist with the National Federation of Independent Business in Tennessee. |
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June 4, 2007 | Philly.com
Lou Yi, a writer for Caijing magazine in Beijing who is currently working at the Philadelphia Inquirer under a fellowship program, blogged about her recent interview with Grace Ma, PhD, director of Temple's Center for Asian Health. Yi wrote: “What kind of role does globalization play in Asian community’s smoking cessation in Philadelphia? A business trip to China could destroy all the effort you made to quit smoking...She told me many Chinese Americans smoke again after they went back from China. Because they have to do business with Chinese by smoking.” |
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June 4 issue | American Medical News
"Cardiologist Michael Barrett, MD, thought he was on the cutting edge two years ago when he handed his students at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia a collection of CDs full of heart murmurs and told them to listen to them to improve their stethoscope skills. His students deflated his ego a notch or two by telling him that no one listens to CDs anymore. Fortunately for Dr. Barrett, the concept he was trying to develop worked with an iPod, too." |
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June 3, 2007 | The Japan Times
Jeff Kingston, Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, reviews a new book on the controversial Japanese attack at Nanjing during World War II. |
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June 3, 2007 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A man who posed as an astronaut, doctor and FBI agent to meet and allegedly rape women has become the center of a debate between men and women. He’s also a poster boy for those who create false online personas. “With the growing online world,” said Temple University psychologist Frank Farley, “we are probably going to see more of this thing.” Farley noted that increasingly people are creating exaggerated or fictitious online personas - as Marsalis did in his Match.com profile. “I could see people carrying those personas offline,” Farley said. |
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June 3, 2007 | Boston Herald
Temple historian David Waldstreicher reviews a new history of the pre-Civil War period. “We may not still be fighting the Civil War, but we still fly its flags and watch who salutes. William W. Freehling knows the deep background of this game as well as anyone alive. Secessionists Triumphant, the second volume of his history of Southern secession, is a hard - nosed and dramatic account of how the nation split in 1861." |
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June 3, 2007 | Tulsa World
Dawn Staley, Temple women’s basketball coach, is also strongly involved with her Philadelphia home. Staley launched the Dawn Staley Foundation in the fall of 1996 with the intent of giving back to her hometown. The foundation’s mission is to give hope to at-risk youth by providing opportunities to help them realize dreams and become productive and responsible citizens. |
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June 1-7, 2007 | Philadelphia Business Journal
Law school graduates are getting more summer employment offers, particularly from New York firms. “Louis Thompson, assistant dean for career planning at Temple University Beasley School of Law, said the school almost doubled the number of students who secured summer associate positions at New York firms this summer compared with last.” |
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June 1, 2007 | Cnet News.com
Temple University educational psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is quoted in three online stories about children at summer tech camps.
Tech camps for kids: Get the right fit
Tech-inspired summer camps: 10 cool choices
Kids groove on tech at camp |
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June 1, 2007 | KYW radio (Philadelphia)
Funeral services have been set for Judge Clifford Scott Green, the longtime Temple trustee and pioneering judge. Judge Green served as a Temple trustee for 20 years. He was 84 when he died last week. |
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June 2007 | More magazine
Benjamin Krevsky, professor of medicine and director of gastrointestinal endoscopy at the School of Medicine and Hospital, comments on colonoscopy and hemorrhoid banding, in a piece on "Medical tests for women in midlife." |
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June 2007 | Fortune Small Business magazine
Dwight Carey, Fox School of Business professor of General and Strategic Management, is featured as a business consultant. Carey was enlisted to help the featured company, Pinnacle Textile Industries, a linen supplier, map out an expansion plan. |
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June 2007 | The Scientist
In an online publishing experiment, The Scientist worked with readers to help create an article on therapeutic cloning, which involves nuclear transplantation for the derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines. The article features the work being conducted with mice in Keith Latham’s lab at the School of Medicine. Latham is trying to determine why a viable mouse embryo develops only two percent of the time. |
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June 2007 | Natural Health magazine, Woman’s World magazine
A Temple University study found that people who listen to music during a colonoscopy are more relaxed and require less sedation that those who don’t. The study was co-authored by Benjamin Krevsky, M.D., a Temple gastroenterologist. |
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June 2007 | Woman’s World magazine
Jennifer Ibrahim, PhD, a public health faculty member in the College of Health Professions, offers tips on kicking the smoking habit for good, including making an appointment to quit and rallying support among family members and friends. |
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June 2007 | Woman’s World magazine
Mary Gallagher, MD, pain medicine specialist at the School of Medicine, answers a reader’s question on the value of spinal surgery for a herniated disc. “There are many non-invasive options you should consider before surgery.” |
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June 2007 | Philadelphia magazine
In a feature on the potential development opportunities between City Hall and Temple along North Broad Street, writer John Marchese discusses the changes that have come with more than 10,000 residential students living on and around Temple’s campus. Notes Marchese: “Temple President Ann Weaver Hart, set aside a big part of her inaugural address in March to talk of the university’s need to work in its neighborhood. Plans are under way to launch a program of financial incentives to help Temple faculty and staff buy houses near the campus. Even before Hart took over, the university had made large strides away from being a predominantly commuter campus toward a residential place, with more out-of-town and out-of-state students.” |
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June 2007 | Cosmopolitan magazine
Clara Haignere, associate professor of public health in the College of Health Professions, serves as a source for "Surprising ways you can contract an STD." |
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