March 31, 2009 | artnet
Intercollegiate rivalry at the art schools of Philadelphia has blossomed into a playful war. On Mar. 17, 2009, students from Temple's Tyler School of Art deposited giant cardboard Trojan Horses at the buildings of four of its rivals. Inside the horses were challenges to respond. Until recently located outside of Philadelphia in Elkins Park, but Tyler moved into a new facility on Main Campus. Thus, the stunt was something of a friendly shot across the bow to the other institutions. "There’s no reason why the art schools shouldn’t be talking," Tyler student Nicole Wilson said. "It was a light-hearted way to start a dialogue."
March 31, 2009 | WHYY-FM's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane"
How is the economic downturn affecting twenty-somethings? Rachel Brown, director of Temple's Career Center, reports that students are coming in with a sense of urgency. Although students tell her they need to find a job to pay the bills first and will figure out what they want to do with the rest of their lives later, Brown believes students "can still have both right now." She says students "who are doing all the 'right things' — starting early, getting experience, developing a plan and getting good grades — are getting internships and jobs."
March 31, 2009 | WebMD
Using the Internet to stay in touch with your doctor between checkups can help you control blood pressure, a study shows. "Internet-based telemedicine systems allow patients to report blood pressure readings to their doctors and receive feedback as to how close they are to reaching treatment goals," says study researcher Alfred Bove, incoming president of the American College of Cardiology and emeritus professor at Temple's School of Medicine. "This is the future of chronic disease management."
March 30, 2009 | Associated Press, Baltimore Sun, WJZ (Baltimore), Baltimore Business Journal, more
After a national search, the University of Maryland School of Law appointed Phoebe Haddon, a professor in Temple's Beasley School of Law and a " widely respected national leader in legal education," as the school's ninth dean. Haddon will be the first African American dean in the University of Maryland School of Law's 185-year history. At Temple, Haddon has taught courses on constitutional law, product liability and race and ethnicity.
March 28, 2009 | Inter Press Service (Italy)
Japan’s military is ready to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it disintegrates or veers over its territories early next month. North Korea is expected to launch the rocket — alleged to be a long-range, ballistic missile in disguise — between April 4 and 8. According to Jeffrey Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus, getting the nuclear genie back into the bottle will not be easy for the very good reason that North Korea gains from keeping this program going. "Can the rest of the world convince the regime that it has more to gain by giving it up?"
March 28, 2009 | Greensboro News Record (N.C.)
The "priceless" photographs of John Vachon recorded life in America during the Great Depression. His photos have been collected in John Vachon's America, a book by Miles Orvell, a professor of American studies at Temple. Orvell compares his subject favorably with Walker Evans. "He deserved to be counted among the best of the Farm Security Administration group," he said. "In his best work, we can see ... a photographer as good as anyone during this period."
March 28, 2009 | Hanover Evening Sun, York Daily Record
An episode of "sexting" — the sending of racy pictures via cell phones — has alarmed parents of teens in a south-central Pennsylvania town. Although the students who took and forwarded the pictures could face child-pornography charges, the district attorney's office has established a policy. To avoid a felony conviction, students would have to forfeit their phones and take classes. Ultimately, that's how the law is supposed to work, said David Post, a cyberlaw expert at Temple's Beasley School of Law. "The law tries to draw a sensible but difficult line," he said.
March 27, 2009 | Associated Press
In these scary economic times, older workers are putting off their retirement and hanging on to a paycheck. Although some companies are looking to cut costs and keep younger, less-expensive workers, some businesses are happy to keep experienced workers. "Experienced workers produce more per hour with less supervision than youngins,' " said William Dunkelberg, an economics professor at Temple. "The elderly may, in fact, be cheaper than teeny boppers" because they require less training, seek part-time work and will accept lower wages.
March 27, 2009 | Philadelphia Business Journal
It may not help you jump higher or run faster, but a biomechanical shoe co-invented by James McGuire and Kendrick Whitney of Temple's School of Podiatric Medicine may be the right footwear for anyone who has ever complained of aching feet at the end of a long day. "We wanted to come up with something that would enhance the way shoes are designed and make a better shoe, something that would take the science developed at a university and put it into a shoe company. Today, most shoes are designed by fashion designers or artists," said McGuire.
March 27, 2009 | Charlotte Observer
Finally, there's some good news about 401(k) retirement plans. No, your nest egg didn't go up 20 percent last night. Rather, there's new hope that potentially millions more U.S. workers will start putting away retirement money in a 401(k). That could result in billions more in long-term savings for future retirees. "Everyone is excited about this, but it's so new, we haven't seen the biggest impact," says Jack VanDerhei of Temple's Fox School of Business.
March 27, 2009 | Healthday, Yahoo News, U.S. News & World Report
A drug approved to combat AIDS may also help slow the spread of a deadly type of brain tumor that tends to attack children. The medication appears to be better tolerated by patients and its safety record long-term would make it a good treatment option, said lead researcher Francesca Pentimalli, an assistant adjunct professor at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple.
March 26, 2009 | CBS3
This semester, five Temple University students travelled to Ghana, a country struggling with severe poverty. While in Ghana, they tutored local students and helped build a school. It was such a great experience they plan to return. “I want nothing more than to go back,” said one student who is holding a fundraiser so that she can go again this summer.
March 26, 2009 | CNN
As we get older, the loss of some brain function is normal. Staying active, eating properly, getting rest and monitoring blood pressure can keep the brain healthy and prevent a stroke later in life. For those who do suffer a stroke, researchers are finding new ways to rewire the brain to get around damaged areas, allowing patients to regain language skills. "We can actually rewire the brain by exposing patients to particular kinds of experiences," said Gerry Stefanatos, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders at Temple's College of Health Professions.
March 26, 2009 | CBS3
Families of children with special needs can now have a little more peace of mind. Temple’s Institute on Disabilities teamed up with the Philadelphia Fire department to distribute and install free adaptive fire alarms that beep, blink and vibrate.
March 26, 2009 | CBS3
Should you confirm or ignore your parents on Facebook? According to a March 2009 Nielson report, the site's largest area of growth has come from people ages 35 to 49. That's 24 million users that could include your parents. "I think it's incumbent on parents to be very circumspect and not be too intrusive," said Temple psychologist Frank Farley. Farley suggests parents talk to their kids before they join Facebook.
March 26, 2009 | Reuters
Older African American women exposed to high levels of family violence feel physically and mentally worse than their peers who have experienced less violence in their lives. That’s according to a study led by Anuradha Paranjape of Temple University School of Medicine. "There's a definite link between being exposed to different types of violence in the home as an adult and worse health status," said Paranjape.
March 26, 2009 | Jewish Exponent
It's no secret that colleges and universities are deeply affected by the slowing economy. In this region, large institutions with Jewish-studies programs along with smaller centers of learning are all feeling the effects of the downturn. Laura S. Levitt, director of Temple's Jewish-studies program, said that it will have a minimal budget for lectures and public events. But the core of the department will remain largely unaffected.
March 26, 2009 | Time
As the nation's economy flounders, a growing number of law firms are avoiding layoffs by redistributing or deferring young associates instead. Most critics of the deferments and fellowship options have expressed outrage at what they perceive to be a breach of contract. Sandra Sperino, an assistant professor of law at Temple’s Beasley School of Law, noted that because firms in most states provide at-will employment, they can change the terms of a job offer at any time.
March 26, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A run of encouraging economic reports may mean the worst, panic-inducing stage of the economic downturn is over. William C. Dunkelberg, an economics professor at Temple University, said pent-up demand in the economy was huge because consumers had reduced spending out of fear. "As confidence returns, they'll spend, " he said.
March 26, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
One of the most popular and best-known books in 1745 was a sex manual called Aristotle's Masterpiece. "Everybody knew about it. It had a great underground reputation with little boys in particular," said Temple University historian Susan Klepp. Even in the 1700s, women were starting to think about sexual freedom, she said.
March 26, 2009 | City Paper
Last Thursday, Mayor Nutter announced that he would be keeping 46, not 13, of 81 city pools open this summer. Many assume that by keeping people busy, they will be less likely to get into trouble and crime will be reduced. However, Caterina Roman, a criminal justice professor at Temple University, says that the opposite may be the case. Her study of school closings showed that assaults can increase as a result of placing rival gangs or rival communities together.
March 25, 2008 | artblog
Artblog's Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof visited Temple's Tyler School of Art for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the school's new, state-of-the-art facility on Main Campus. "An enormous crowd had gathered in the lobby" to hear speakers such as Tyler Interim Dean Therese Dolan, Temple President Ann Weaver Hart and Tyler building architect Carlos Jimenez. Fallon and Rosof also described the "weak" retaliatory efforts in response to Tyler students' Trojan horses (see bottom). "We hope someone can come up with [a response] that rises to the conceptual level of the initial gifts."
March 25, 2009 | NBC10
Tyler School of Art takes the wraps off its fabulous new state-of-the-art North Philly home. After more than 70 years in the suburbs, the nation’s 14th ranked fine arts school has moved to Temple’s main campus. Tyler students have their work on display in the new facility.
March 25, 2009 | CN8’s "Voice of Reason with Larry Kane"
It seems people say anything they want over the internet. How can we control the flow of information? According to David Post, the Herman Stern professor of law at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University, you can’t control it. "Now we know what it’s like when people can say anything they want. It’s the price we pay for freedom…for wikepedia…for the internet. "
March 25, 2009 | Wall Street Journal Online
Workers are making lots of cuts in 401(k) contributions, at what is probably the worst time in terms of potential impact on long-term savings. And companies are reducing or suspending their matches. Jack VanDerhei, of Temple’s Fox School of Business and Management, said what's most significant is whether the suspensions have a long-term impact on retirement readiness.
March 25, 2009 | 6ABC
At Temple University Hospital a man has received a gift of life from his son in the form of a donated kidney. The Temple surgical team has pulled this kind of transplant surgery on a routine basis these days, after dramatic advancements over the last decade. "Because it has gotten more routine, more and more people are afforded the opportunity to have a transplant," Temple surgeon John Daller said.
March 25, 2009 | Science News
While some areas struck by the Exxon Valdez oil spill have bounced back, others are still in trouble. Michel Boufadel of Temple University has been studying subsurface intertidal oil deposits. His data, due to be published soon, indicate that on five of the six spill-impacted beaches he’s been studying over the last two summers, Exxon Valdez crude residues occur throughout the intertidal zone, including the lower regions where otters feed.
March 25, 2009 | USA Today
Cleansing diets and detox plans have long been used by celebrities to help them lose a lot of weight quickly. But experts are skeptical. According to Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education, the cleanses could be harmful to people who suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. "These kinds of diets are not a reasonable approach to weight loss, and there is no data that they do what they claim," he said.
March 25, 2009 | WHYY-FM
With consumer spending down, and unemployment rising, this might seem like the worst time to be an entrepreneur. Still, all kinds of business people in our region are coming up with ways to adjust to a tough economy. Temple University psychologist Frank Farley says success comes down to a very basic factor — outlook. “One of the simplest metaphors that everybody understands is the glass is half full or half empty,” he said.
March 24, 2009 | NPR’s “Morning Edition”
Tapped-out cities and states are looking for ways to bring in revenue. Starting today the city of Detroit will not renew driver’s licenses for people with outstanding tickets. Other cities are upping fees for bus service, trash collection and more. According to Fred Murphy, of Temple University’s Fox School, with tax revenues shrinking, cities have to raise money other ways. "We all have to learn to live within our budgets."
March 24, 2009 | KYW News Radio
There have now been six arrests, including two firefighters, in connection with some of the nearly 70 arson fires in the Coatesville, Pa. area since last year. Temple University psychologist Frank Farley calls this crime spree an "historic" phenomenon. "Understanding all these perpetrators is so important because this is one of the biggest examples we've seen of this kind of phenomenon in this country for a long time," he said.
March 24, 2009 | WHYY’s “RadioTimes with Marty Moss-Coane”
With spring now officially underway, we’re all getting a little "antsy." Jenny Rose Carey, Director of the Landscape Arboretum of Temple University Ambler, says that now is the time to take stock of what your garden looks like. "This is a big time for planning and working out what you want to do in your garden this year."
March 24, 2009 | National Geographic News, Science Daily, more
National Geographic’s Newswatch blog reports that researchers led by Temple archeologist Anthony Ranere and Temple anthropology alumna Dolores Piperno have uncovered the earliest evidence of domesticated maize — in Mexico's Central Balsas River Valley. "We went to the area where the closest relative to maize grows, looked for the earliest maize and found it," Ranere said.
March 24, 2009 | Science News
A few years after the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident — still the biggest tanker spill in U.S. history — once-oil-blackened beaches again looked clean and healthy. But scientists now worry that those looks have been deceiving. Temple hydrologist Michel Boufadel has been investigating the presence of residual oil. He says, "The sad news is that on particular beaches there is a good chance that the oil disappearance rate is now zero percent. In these places, oil will not disappear" — at least not without help.
March 23, 2009 | National Geographic News, Philadelphia Daily News
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill that dumped 10.8 million gallons into Alaska's coastal waters. This summer, Michel Boufadel, chairman of the civil and environmental engineering department at Temple University, will bring a group of students to the sound for the third year in a row to study two of its six beaches. Boufadel hopes to enhance the biodegradation of the oil and develop mechanical methods for its removal. If he is successful, the remaining 60 tons of oil could be gone in two to three years, he said.
March 23, 2009 | Voice of America
Japan's unemployment rate stands at around four percent. But that number could rise as some companies are expected to report record losses at the end of this month. Jeffrey Kingston of Temple University Japan says neither the Japanese people nor the government is ready to cope with an unemployment rate that goes much higher. "And what really people have discovered is how threadbare the safety net is, there is not much there for these people, they [have] programs that are designed for a country where unemployment was always very low."
March 23, 2009 | Science Now
Scientists have found the earliest known traces of corn — or maize — at a site in central Mexico dated to nearly 9,000 years ago. The findings are reported by a research team co-led by Anthony Ranere, an anthropologist at Temple University. The data appears also to discount a leading hypothesis for why early farmers bothered to domesticate the unappealing teosinte plant in the first place.
March 22, 2009 | Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)
Fatherhood advocates say they are hopeful that Obama will reinvigorate a national conversation about the importance and imperatives of fathering. Jay Fagan, a professor of social work at Temple University, said that children who are living in households where their fathers are not present are much more likely to be living in poverty, to fall victim to substance abuse and child abuse and are at greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems.
March 22, 2009 | Las Vegas Sun
In increasing numbers, homeowners are taking an unsentimental view of their houses and making cold, rational decisions to walk away from legally binding commitments. "That’s the problem with our society: You have an obligation and yet people walk away. If that happens across the country, we’ll go kaput," says Frank Farley, a psychologist at Temple University. But such people, he says, aren’t lacking justification: They are the victims of greed and incompetence and they see corporate America making similar decisions.
March 21, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer, KYW News Radio
For 30 hours, students at Temple's Tyler School of Art built sculptures of Trojan horses which they then stealthily installed at four Philadelphia art schools. It was an act of "art war" -- a friendly invitation to enter an artistic dialogue. "It's really important for artists to have a strong community, the more the better," said Chester Zecca, a student in Karyn Olivier's "Advanced Sculpture" class. Olivier had asked students to think of a project that would require them to work together overnight, as artists must sometimes do. The students chose the equine calling cards, and made them with cardboard left over from Tyler's recent move to Temple's Main Campus.
March 21, 2009 | KYW News Radio
Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street brought his Temple University urban politics class to council chambers for Mayor Nutter's budget address. He says Mayor Nutter is making some serious judgments on taxes and spending: "He's basically saying we can't cut services anymore and these taxes are appropriate. The most important thing he has to do is make sure that residents and taxpayers understand that he's done everything possible to reduce the cost of government and reorganize government so it's as efficient as it could be."
March 21, 2009 | Univision
Reports vary on how much time elapsed before Natasha Richardson, who died after hitting her head on a ski trail, was admitted to a trauma level hospital, allowing blood to pool near her brain. "It is dangerous because the brain is pressed in the cranium like a box and hurts when the brain swells. The injury is spread through the brain tissue, causing brain death," says S. Ausim Azizi, professor and chairperson of the Department of Neurology at Temple University School of Medicine.
March 20, 2009 | KYW News Radio
Two tax policy experts at Temple's Fox School of Business, Frederic Murphy and David Ryan, offered their takes on Mayor Michael Nutter's proposal to hike Philadelphia's sale and property taxes in separate reports. Murphy says raising those taxes is the "least painful" solution. "The real estate tax is probably the best choice in terms of not driving jobs out of the city. And the same thing with the sales tax. Here, you're taxing consumption, not the act of job creation," he said.
March 20, 2008 | artblog
Artblog's Roberta Fallon visited Temple's Tyler School of Art to attend the official opening of the Temple Gallery's new space in the school's new building. The gallery's first exhibit: Tyler students' MFA thesis exhibitions. Works by Tyler students Bassem Yousri, Charlotte Rodenberg, Fabian Lopez and Tom Gallagher were pictured. "The works look fantastic in the space and it’s a good strong show," wrote Roberta Fallon. "Everyone I talked with was happy to be in the new school building and energized by being on Temple’s Main Campus."
March 20, 2009 | Boston Globe
Is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a man on trial for kidnapping charges, a con artist or a mentally ill man suffering from a disease called dissociative identity disorder? Richard P. Kluft, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Temple's School of Medicine, said the defense experts were "most likely saying this person has difficulty with memory and identity, that the person's identity is somewhat fractured or fragmented….And there's also a lack of reality testing associated with it."
March 20, 2009 | TIME
During these tough economic times, everyone is tightening their belts, including students planning spring break trips. Some are simply staying home. Melissa Bubb, 20, a junior marketing major at Temple's Fox School of Business, took a bus home to Brooklyn, where she spent spring break visiting her grandmother and catching up with high school friends. "Honestly, I couldn't afford to go on vacation," she says. "The way the circumstances are now with the economy, you have to pick and choose."
March 20, 2009 | USA Today, Philadelphia Daily News, many more
Many media outlets nationwide previewed Temple's men's basketball team's first-round matchup against Arizona State, including USA Today. Daily News columnist Rich Hofmann chose to focus on Temple's unsung Spanish center, Sergio Olmos. "If you said to me I need to go to dinner with any one of our players tonight and break bread with them and have a conversation that would be mature, enlightening, profound, I would choose Sergio Olmos," said Fran Dunphy, his coach. "I think he's got a great way about him. He has a great sense of who he is, and I think that's always a pleasure to watch and see in somebody his age that knows who he is."
March 19, 2009 | 6ABC, NBC10, Fox29
A quick countdown and then the suspense was finally over as Temple School of Medicine students opened envelopes to see just where they’d be working after graduating this May. Welcome to Match Day, a rite of passage that takes place every year at medical schools nationwide. Students pick favorite specialties and medical sites, and hope the computer fulfills their wish list. "Match day and graduation are probably the two most exciting days of the year; we see the students when they get here and then four years goes by very fast," said Gerry Sterling, a senior associate dean and professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine.
March 19, 2009 | WHYY-FM
The new Temple Gallery at the Tyler School of Art makes its official debut tonight with the opening of the Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions (up through May 9). The state-of-the-art gallery is four times larger than the combined space previously available at Tyler's old home in the suburbs and the gallery's former location in Old City. "I like the gallery space, it’s a great space," said Tyler student Bassem Yousri. Temple Gallery also will show the work of visiting professional artists and the winner of the newly established Wolgin Prize, the largest art prize of its kind in the world.
March 19, 2009 | Jewish Exponent
Could a hug replace a handshake when it comes to male bonding? It seems that way, as more men are showing emotion and a comfortable closeness with their fellow man. Experts say sports plays a role in this newfound interaction, as men see more athletes hug, laugh and cry. "We're seeing less homophobia in the U.S., so men are realizing there's nothing the matter with closeness, and it doesn't have to be at all sexual," said psychiatrist David Baron of Temple's School of Medicine.
March 18, 2009 | Associated Press
Students at Temple's Tyler School of Art created huge, elaborate cardboard Trojan horses and left them on the campuses of four of Philadelphia's other art schools overnight. The gesture was a challenge, inviting students at the other institutions to respond with an art counterattack. Tyler has relocated this spring from the suburbs to a new building on Temple's Main Campus.
March 18, 2009 | Associated Press
A widely distributed AP story profiled Temple men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy, who has led the Owls to two consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Dunphy, who is "as Philadelphia as the Liberty Bell," was endorsed by another Philadelphia legend, former Temple coach John Chaney. "He's been able to do more than I could have done," Chaney said. "Franny is almost as calm as our new president."
March 18, 2008 | artblog
Artblog's Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof described a friendly declaration of art war by Tyler School of Art students, who built cardboard Trojan horses and delivered them under cover of night to four other local art schools, inviting their students to respond in kind. "We at artblog are in love with this project and can’t wait to see what further actions ensue," wrote Fallon and Rosof. "Will there be a counterpunch? Or is it more like an invasion than a war? We don’t know the outcome, but we loved the concept of a nose-to-nose without the nose bleed." The four horses are pictured.
March 18, 2009 | Philadelphia Daily News
Under men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy, the Temple Owls "have not forgotten their roots." Seven players on the Owls' roster are from the Philadelphia area, a fact that breeds familiarity and respect for the city. "To an extent, no question we represent Philadelphia and Temple University," said Dunphy, who will lead the Owls in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday. "But really, we're trying to build memories here. I think we're all about that. I think every coach is like that. Build that memory where they're never, ever going to forget each other."
March 18, 2009 | United Press International
Some of President Obama's black supporters are expressing concern about his post-racial approach to governance, observers say. One year to the day after Obama delivered a speech on the subject of race in Philadelphia, some backers said a discussion about race and discrimination is called for. "You have to talk about the ways race continues to trump merit," said Marc Lamont Hill, an assistant professor at Temple. "Even if you stimulate the economy and create jobs, the reality is if your name is Shaheem and not Michael, you might not get a call-back," he said.
March 18, 2009 | CBS3
Temple students are abuzz with March Madness as they wait for their beloved Owls to take on Arizona State Friday in Miami. "We're really proud of them…it's really exciting that the basketball team is making it to the first round," said freshman Melissa Schweitzer. Temple lost in the first round in last year's tourney, but Temple students feel they are better prepared this time around. Temple junior Luke Butler is arranging a bus trip to Miami for any students interested. "The people who are going are the die-hard student fans of Temple," said Butler.
March 17, 2009 | Delaware County Daily Times
After being shot in the back in February, Chester High School basketball star Kareem Robinson is still healing from the mental and physical wounds. Temple psychologist Frank Farley was encouraged by Robinson's willingness to begin a complete recovery days after his shooting. "That's resilience with a capital R, and he's showing one of the key ingredients in the recipe for recovery," said Farley. "It's important to note that, based on rejoining the team a day later, he was not blaming himself for what happened."
March 17, 2009 | KYW News Radio
A juror in the recently completed Vincent Fumo corruption trial apparently posted some messages on Facebook and Twitter about his jury deliberations. It caused a dust-up and led to momentary fears that the nearly five-month-long trial might have to be declared a mistrial. Edward Ohlbaum of Temple's Beasley School of Law believes that additional instructions will be given to jurors in the future: "Well, we now have the 11th Commandment: 'Thou shalt not Twitter!' My expectation is that judges will now be instructing jurors that communication means nothing on Facebook — or e-mail."
March 17, 2009 | WHYY-FM's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane"
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law, joined host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss the corruption trial of powerful former state senator Vincent Fumo, who was convicted of 137 counts of conspiracy, fraud, tax offenses and obstruction of justice. "I was struck by the defense's theme that the government and the prosecutors were consumed by 'venom and vitriol,' and that this was a prosecution of 'guilt by accumulation,'" Ohlbaum said. "Well, the jury was able to…study this accumulation of evidence and ultimately found that venom and vitriol were called for."
March 17, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Despite public furor over bonuses paid to executives at AIG, President Obama has few legal options in seeking to force AIG to return the money. Steven Balsam, a professor of accounting at Temple's Fox School of Business, said he doubted the company had much choice in paying the bonuses, nor did the government. It is possible government lawyers might find a legal reason for voiding the contacts, he said, or the company itself could file for bankruptcy to escape its obligations. "I don't think the government can make you violate a contract," Balsam said.
March 17, 2009 | Harrisburg Patriot-News, Centre Daily Times
One of Vince Fumo's talents was his ability to craft policies that he could sell to lawmakers from other regions, said Joe McLaughlin, a former senior staffer to Gov. Rendell and current director of the Institute of Public Affairs at Temple. While Fumo was steered big bucks to Philadelphia schools, for example, he tweaked funding formulas so that rural districts would benefit, too. "He thought about that kind of thing, and he had a staff that thought about it, too," McLaughlin said. "He really did wield far more influence than you would expect from a senator from an unpopular city."
March 17, 2009 | WIP-AM
Temple men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy joined "Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team" on 610 WIP Sports Radio to discuss Temple's championship run in the Atlantic 10 tournament and the Owls' upcoming NCAA tournament first-round game against Arizona State on Friday afternoon. "That's what we all work for," said Dunphy. "Not for us, but for the kids. When you're sitting there watching the selection Sunday TV show, and you know your name is coming up. That's an unbelievable feeling — the feeling of job well done...But now we have a job to do."
March 16, 2009 | Los Angeles Times
The popularity of lucha libre and its masked wrestlers has spread from Mexico to the U.S. That comes as no surprise to Temple anthropologist Heather Levi. "[Lucha] did several things at once," says Levi, who trained as a wrestler in Mexico while researching her book The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. "It figured both as a display of these larger-than-life heroes but heroes that everybody…knew came from their social class or quite possibly [were] their neighbors."
March 16, 2009 | MarketWatch
Although President Obama says he'll try to block bonuses being paid to traders at AIG, it may be difficult to stop the payments. Steven Balsam of Temple's Fox School of Business pointed out that a provision in the stimulus package limiting bonuses only applies to contracts approved after the stimulus went into effect. "If you have a contract and it was signed before the stimulus went into effect, then those contracts are still binding," he said.
March 15, 2009 | 6ABC
Jan Ting, a professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law, joined 6ABC's "Inside Story" to share recent positive developments emerging from Temple University and Temple Law. "In the midst of the economic crisis, Philadelphia's universities remain islands of economic development and job growth," he said. "Temple Law School has received a $19 million grant for a new Public Health Law Research program to be headed by my colleague, Professor Scott Burris."
March 15, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
As the jury in the corruption trial of Vince Fumo deliberated, the wait became a trial in itself. For lawyers, "it's like waiting for root-canal surgery, only probably worse," said Professor Edward D. Ohlbaum of Temple's Beasley School of Law. "It really is high anxiety." Ohlbaum said that when jury deliberations span a number of weeks, the tendency is to try to get your life back on track, but "you're thinking, 'When is this going to happen?'"
March 15, 2009 | KYW News Radio
Prisons are full of men and women who say they are innocent, and a new effort is underway in Philadelphia to help exonerate some who actually are. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project, part of a national effort that uses DNA-based evidence and other techniques, has opened at Temple's Beasley School of Law.
March 14-16, 2009 | Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, many more
Led by two-time Atlantic-10 tournament MVP Dionte Christmas, Temple's men's basketball team claimed its second consecutive A-10 tournament crown and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The Owls upset A-10 top seed Xavier in the semifinal before downing Duquesne in the conference championship. Temple will play Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA tournament at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday, March 20. "It was definitely a goal to get Temple back to where it's used to being," Christmas said. "And that's the [NCAA] tournament and winning Atlantic 10 championships."
March 13, 2009 | Fox29
During a recession, one way to improve your odds of economic survival is education. Graduating seniors at Temple know there soon-to-be-received diploma is more important than ever. Temple senior Kyle Alexander grew up a few blocks from Temple's campus. "People in my neighborhood grew up without diplomas," he said. "The value after college degree in terms of where it can take you, all over the country, even the world — you can't get [that] with a high school diploma." Colleges can help by offering career guidance, resume advice, job fairs and networking events. "We posted close to 1,300 job opportunities last year that were screened by us," said Corinne Snell of the Center for Student Professional Development at the Fox School of Business. "These are real jobs that require a degree. They're not busy work; they're real solid opportunities."
March 13, 2009 | Philadelphia Business Journal
Researchers are racing to prepare proposals in pursuit of a slice of the $10 billion in funding for healthcare studies being made available under the economic stimulus package. Heidi Grunwald, assistant vice provost and director of research development and financial planning at Temple’s School of Medicine, said Temple is using its web site to keep faculty updated. "Even though the process is familiar, the timeline is extremely tight and there are a lot of little nuances."
March 13, 2009 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
With world economies in a freefall, ABC's "The Book Show" looked back at the literature of the Great Depression and asked whether or not literature is an accurate record of the past. Temple English and American Studies Professor Miles Orvell said, “Depression literature is distinguished by a hunger for the facts, which comes through in many works that adopt a documentary style, but we also see surrealism in an effort to show how wrenching the times were."
March 13, 2009 | Reuters, Bloomberg Television
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, expressed concern over the U.S. economy and the value of his nation's vast holdings in U.S. Treasury bonds. "China’s purchases of American debt have been one of the few bolts keeping the wheels on the global economy," said Phil Deans, a professor of international affairs at Temple University, Japan Campus. "If China stops buying where does Obama’s borrowing to fund his stimulus come from?"
March 12, 2009 | NBC10
More than 100 Temple students offer their time as a Big Brother or Big Sister, including several from Temple’s men’s basketball team. Owls Basketball Coach Fran Dunphy was once a big brother himself, and he encourages other to do the same. "I tell them that there is only one person who will benefit more from the experience than the youngsters and that’s you," said Dunphy.
March 12, 2009 | CNBC's "Guest Blog"
William Dunkelberg, professor of economics in Temple's College of Liberal Arts, criticized the abundance of earmarks in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. "We send our money to Washington, put on knee pads and beg to get our money back to take care of local problems. Trust me, the overhead charge Congress imposes on your money is huge," he wrote. "This is nonsense, and hugely wasteful of our hard earned money."
March 12, 2009 | Reuters
Faced with the prospect of being overtaken in both economic and military might by China, Japan has been making concerted efforts to boost its "soft power," a strategy that analysts see as important. "You get people to love your culture and use that as a way of gaining power around the world," said Phil Deans, professor of international relations at Temple University, Japan Campus.
March 12, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
An Inquirer editorial reports that the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, one of more than 50 innocence projects nationwide, is opening at Temple's Beasley School of Law. Since its founding in New York in 1992, more than 200 wrongly convicted people, many from death row, have been set free as a result of DNA testing. Of those exonerated, nine were in Pennsylvania and five in New Jersey.
March 12, 2009 | USA Today
What’s believed to be the longest and most thorough poll to date shows Americans’ mental state is diving alongside the economy — stress levels are up and emotional well-being levels are down. That’s no surprise to David Baron, chairman of the Psychiatry Department at Temple's School of Medicine. "This recession has touched people in virtually every walk of life."
March 11-12, 2009 | Fox29's "Good Day Philadelphia," WRTI-FM, WXPN-FM
Temple's Beasley School of Law will be the manager of a $19 million national initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which will explore a legal solution to public health issues. The public health law research program aims to identify the laws that best address health issues, including chronic diseases and emergencies like floods, bioterrorism and epidemics. Temple Law Professor Scott Burris will direct the program.
March 11, 2009 | NPR's "News & Notes"
In a roundtable discussion, "News & Notes" host Tony Cox asked, "Is President Obama trying to tackle too many issues at once?" Temple faculty member Marc Lamont Hill responded, "For long term economic stability you need to shore up things like education and health care, but it's true that those who have offered critiques of Obama have been pushed to the margin."
March 11, 2009 | Associated Press
Temple will manage the Public Health Law Research program, a new $19 million national initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that explores legal solutions to public health issues such as chronic diseases, floods and bioterrorism. Scott Burris of Temple's Beasley School of Law will direct the program. The first call for proposals under the program will be announced this spring.
March 11, 2009 | CNN, Asian News International, PsychCentral, MedPageToday
A new study shows that victims of domestic abuse feel the impact of violence long after it occurred. "There's something about what happens that seems to have a lingering effect that we don't quite understand yet," said Anuradha Paranjape, co-author of the study and associate professor at Temple University School of Medicine.
March 11, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Despite a slumping economy, Temple expects to exceed its fund-raising campaign goal of $350 million by its December deadline. "We're projecting to cross the finish line, but the question is just how far beyond we'll go," said Stuart P. Sullivan, senior vice president for institutional advancement. The funds being raised are going toward the endowment, new and upgraded facilities, research, and other programs.
March 11, 2009 | Runner's World
Studies show that elite runners tend to stay focused on the run — on things like form, pace, and the way their bodies feel. The rest of us flit around four major thought bubbles: organizing, problem-solving, wandering, and pondering. "A lot of people will shift back and forth during a run, or depending on the day," says Michael Sachs, professor of kinesiology at Temple's College of Health Professions.
March 10, 2009 | CBS3, NBC10, 6ABC, KYW News Radio
The next generation of scientists is showcasing their knowledge at Temple's McGonigle and Pearson halls. Close to 600 Philadelphia students participated in the 30th annual George Washington Carver science fair. They are competing for more than a blue ribbon — the Temple University/George Washington Carver Science Fair Academic Tuition Scholarship Program will permit some of the students to attend Temple.
March 10, 2009 | 6ABC
How much is a good night’s sleep worth? $70. That’s the cost of the Zzoma, a belt-like device worn around the chest that’s been shown to alleviate positional sleep apnea and snoring. Zzoma co-creator Samuel Krachman of Temple's School of Medicine and Hospital explains how the device benefits its users. "It will effectively keep them on their side and it's a hard foam so they can't roll on it at all.”
March 10, 2009 | NBC10
More than 100 students at Temple offer their time as a Big Brother or Big Sister including several on the men's basketball team. Coach Fran Dunphy was himself a Big Brother and encourages his players to participate as well. "We always tell our guys that if there's one person who benefits more than the kids, it's you," said Dunphy.
March 10, 2009 | United Press International
A lung cancer diagnosis is no longer an automatic death sentence. A new trend in radiation oncology doubles the chances of surviving early stage lung cancer. So says Curtis Miyamoto, professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Temple's School of Medicine. "With the success of this technique, we're now questioning whether we'll even be doing surgeries on these patients in the future," he said.
March 10, 2009 | KYW News Radio
Is this a deep recession, or should we call it a depression? Michael Bognanno, an economist at Temple, says it's hard to tell. "To some it's just a really bad recession. There have been a couple of proposed definitions for a 'depression' — one would be a period of time in which the public has to sell assets just to fund everyday living. Another would be gross domestic product dropping by 10 percent or more."
March 9, 2009 | CBS3
A drink called Celsius promises to help its drinkers burn up to an extra 100 calories an hour. It even helped one local woman lose almost 200 pounds. But while the drink’s ingredients — mainly caffeine — help to speed up the body’s metabolism; it still works best with an exercise regimen and as part of a proper diet. "There is no one solution for weight loss," said Becky Dilks, a dietician at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education.
March 9, 2009 | WHYY-FM
Some entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep their companies thriving during this economic downturn. Temple psychologist Frank Farley said these entrepreneurs likely have what he calls a "Type-T" personality. “These are the ones who thrive on risk taking and have a high tolerance for uncertainty and unpredictability. In fact they do some of their finest work when uncertainty is high,” he said.
March 9, 2009 | WHYY-FM
A fourth student at the University of Pennsylvania is sick with a suspected case of meningitis. While an outbreak like this is extremely rare, the bug that causes meningitis is common. It affects only about 0.01 percent of Americans each year. But Thomas Fekete, chief of infectious diseases at Temple's School of Medicine, says meningitis bacteria are everywhere. "At any given time in the winter, probably between 15 and 20 percent of us have this bacteria in our throats." Most of the time the bacteria hang out without causing much harm.
March 9, 2009 | Gannett News Service
Your reaction offers a peek into your psyche, say researchers who study how personality shapes people's reactions to uncertain times. But some personality types appear to thrive amid flux, says Temple psychologist Frank Farley. He suggests that "Type-T" personalities are thrill seekers who tend to be self-confident, are often creative and innovative, have high energy and believe they control their own fate. He says they may view the economic uncertainty as "an opportunity."
March 9, 2009 | Time
In the wake of 9-11, "fusion agencies" were set up to promote cooperation between competing government law enforcement agencies. The model grew out of a British initiative that has evolved into "a management philosophy that places greater emphasis on information-sharing and collaborative, strategic solutions to crime problems," says Jerry Ratcliffe, a former British police officer and faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice who has written extensively on the subject. "It facilitates holistic crime prevention," he says.
March 9, 2009 | FOXBusiness.com
Ask anyone what’s needed to turn around the worst stock market selloff in decades and the answer is invariably "confidence." Yet it's hard to be confident when CEOs such as John Thain, Steve Jobs and Jeffery Immelt make assurances that turn out to be untrue. David Hoffman, and associate professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law who specializes in corporate and securities law, says these three incidents may cause investors to pay more attention to a company’s fundamentals rather than a CEO's comments.
March 9, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle
Finding a job in a recession is tough, but older job seekers are facing special hurdles. "I was fearful about the economic reality for older Americans before the market turned in September," said Jack VanDerhei of Temple's Fox School of Business. VanDerhei, who has analyzed average 401(k) account balances for 22 million Baby Boomers, says "the vast majority of people do not have enough savings to get out of the workforce at age 65."
March 8, 2009 | CBS's "Sunday Morning"
You could call it the roles of a lifetime. In the TV show "United States of Tara," Toni Collette plays just one woman who has multiple personalities — a condition known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. Richard Kluft, a psychiatrist at Temple's School of Medicine, consults for the show. Kluft says most people with this disorder develop multiple personalities as a way to cope with trauma or abuse: "Whatever allows you to say, 'This did not happen to me. This is not going to happen to me again. I'm someone else.'"
March 8, 2009 | MSN
An MSN Health & Fitness report suggests nine ways to stop snoring. The first recommendation: Try a Zzoma, a belt-like device that gently forces you to sleep on your side. "Most people snore on their back, and 30 to 40 percent of the general population snores on a regular basis," says Samuel Krachman, professor of medicine and director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Temple. His research shows that the Zzoma reduces episodes of abnormal breathing due to positional sleep apnea.
March 8, 2009 | Comcast Network
Bryant Simon, a professor of history and American studies at Temple, joined "Art Fennell Reports" for an extended discussion of Atlantic City's history, the subject of Simon's book, Boardwalk of Dreams. "Atlantic City has had a long history…as a resort place for upper-middle-class if not rich Philadelphians, and then it went through a heyday period when it became the great American middle-class resort," he said. "Then, in the wake of World War II, like a lot of cities in America, it had its own urban crisis."
March 8, 2009 | York Daily Record
Vastly differing opinions on what a police cruiser-cam video showed of an arrest incident has led a local police chief to inquire into a possible judicial review of a York County judge. Did the judge overstep or abuse his authority during the trial? Abuse of judicial discretion "is a standard of review, rather than an absolute," said JoAnne A. Epps, dean of the Temple's Beasley School of Law.
March 7-8, 2009 | Mississippi Press, Mobile Press-Register
Thousands of feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico, deepwater corals have been growing in darkness, far below the sunny habitats where most corals live. "When you get to the bottom…there are corals everywhere," said Temple biologist Erik Cordes. "If you randomly picked a point and went to the deep sea, it would be a big mud field. But by working on these organisms and the corals, they're really spectacular places that not a lot of people get to see or even know exist."
March 7, 2009 | New York Times
Only about 1 percent of the Earth's water is usable for human consumption and agriculture — and that 1 percent is threatened by population growth and climate change. That is why demand for hydrologists has been predicted to grow sharply. But those who are exploring the career need to be prepared for a quantitative approach. "People interested in hydrology often don’t understand you need to be very strong in math,” said Tempe's Michel Boufadel, an engineer, hydrologist and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
March 7, 2009 | The Tennessean
John Dowell's images of cities "display a startling clarity, a crystal-clear sharpness that can take one's breath away." He has photographed about 12 cities, including New York, Chicago and his hometown of Philadelphia, where he teaches printmaking at Temple's Tyler School of Art. Dowell seeks to capture layers of a city as a metaphor for the continuum of time. "There's an old African saying about the past and the future and the present; that continuum exists all the time," he says. "I'm always looking at how (to) show that dual existence."
March 6, 2009 | Associated Press
A pilot program involving researchers at Temple's Kornberg School of Dentistry and two other dental schools will seek to give people in urban, rural and tribal areas better access to dental care. The five-year program will study the use of a new type of health professional called a community dental health coordinator. The coordinator would work in parts of the country that don't have easy or regular access to routine dental care. Those at Temple will work with urban residents.
March 6, 2009 | Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphians are waiting for a verdict from the jury in the federal corruption trial of Vince Fumo, former state senator. Will a new leader with Fumo's power and influence emerge? Joseph McLaughlin, director of Temple University's Institute for Public Affairs and a veteran of city and state politics, said that Fumo was one of a kind. "I think it will be a long time before somebody assembles the range of influence he did," McLaughlin said "I think that was somewhat unique to Vince."
March 5, 2009 | Asian News International
Stereotactic body radiotherapy, a new technique to treat lung cancer at Temple, might double a person's chances of surviving the deadly disease — without the need of conventional radiation regimen or surgery. "This is a big trend in radiation oncology for early stage lung cancer patients who either can't undergo surgery or refuse it. With the success of this technique, we're now questioning whether we'll even be doing surgeries on these patients in the future," said Curtis Miyamoto, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Temple's School of Medicine.
March 5, 2009 | Inter Press Service (Italy)
The arrest of a top aide to opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa for allegedly accepting illegal political donations could not have come at a worse moment for his Democratic Party Japan (DPJ). Many in Japan are cynical about both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and DPJ. "The average Japanese thinks all these guys are corrupt," said Robert Dujarric of Temple University, Japan Campus. "Aso wants to stay, there's probably no one who really wants the job now — his enemies within the LDP may prefer to have him (Aso) be responsible for their electoral defeat."
March 4, 2009 | KYW News Radio
In a special weeklong series called "The Young and the Jobless," KYW explored issues related to job hunting for college graduates. Corinne Snell, executive director of the Center for Student Professional Development at Temple's Fox School of Business, is featured in three of the 10 episodes. She advises students not to be too picky in light of current economic conditions. "This is the type of market where job-seekers need to be a little more flexible." Temple students were also featured in the series sharing their experiences as they search for that first job.
March 4, 2009 | WHYY-FM
As part of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a newly launched state branch of a national non-profit program, students at Temple's Beasley School of Law will be rigorously prepared to use DNA evidence and other tools to secure freedom for people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project will be housed at Temple Law.
March 4, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple basketball star Dionte Christmas, the Philadelphian who stayed home for prep school and college, is set to play his final regular-season home game when the Owls face St. Joseph's at the Liacouras Center. The senior African American studies major is on track to graduate in May as one of the Owls' all-time greats. "I don't think I've ever had a kid who worked as hard," said former Temple coach John Chaney, who recruited Christmas. Graduation, said Christmas, is "going to be the happiest day of my life."
March 4, 2009 | New York Daily News
There are many myths about the stomach flu and how to treat it. Is water really the best thing to drink after a bout of vomiting? Water doesn't contain any of the essential electrolytes the body needs to replace, says Richard Fleece, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Temple's School of Medicine. Instead, sip an electrolyte-replacing solution like Pedialyte. Don't have any on hand? "Dilute fruit juice half and half with water," he suggests.
March 4, 2009 | WHYY-FM
The defense attorney of Vincent Fumo threw doubt on a key part of the government's case in the corruption trial of the former state senator. A note was produced that may convince the jury that Fumo believed that he could purge incriminating e-mails. The note, says Edward Ohlbaum of Temple's Beasley School of Law, is "a pillar of the defense case, if not the cornerstone."
March 4, 2009 | Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, Canada.com, more
Experts believe that economic turmoil will bring a worsening of anxiety, personality and mood disorders. They also see another danger: worrying itself can turn catastrophic predictions into self-fulfilling prophecies. People who panic do dangerous things, says Temple psychologist Frank Farley. "Some jump out of windows. Other people walk away from the life they're in. They leave their families, or they don't look after themselves."
March 4, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Local arts organizations are getting creative to save money. By enlisting Fox School of Business M.B.A. students participating in the school's innovative Enterprise Management Consulting practice to draft a business plan, Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program is minimizing layoffs of part-time employees.
March 3, 2009 | MSNBC, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, FoxNews.com, National Law Journal, many more
The Supreme Court has refused to ban refugees who are forced to persecute others from being granted asylum in the United States, sending back to immigration officials the case of an Eritrean guard who prevented prisoners from getting fresh air and made them stand in the hot sun. The decision not to say that all persecutors are automatically barred from getting asylum recognizes the reality on the ground, said Jaya Ramji-Nogales of Temple's Beasley School of Law, who helped create a refugee law clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. "The idea that there's no duress exception doesn't recognize the nuance of these situations," she said in a widely distributed AP report.
March 3, 2009 | NBC10
A Temple faculty member is teaching his students to understand the bottom line when it comes to preparing for the future. Robert Yantorno teaches "Investing for the Future," one of many new GenEd courses at Temple. "We're providing students with life skills, not career skills -- that's a big difference," said Yantorno. He wants his students to understand the psychology of investing, and not to panic. "We're learning how we should budget and save up and what to spend," said one Temple student. Some are already practicing what they've learned. "I now have two CDs with a decent amount of money in them locked away for a while," said freshman Jesse Rodeheaver.
March 3, 2009 | KYW News Radio
Experts reacted to the plan to print the Daily News as an edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Anything that can put a cork in all the layoffs is going to be a good thing," said Edward Trayes, a professor of journalism at Temple. "I'm glad to see that they're taking a strong look at how they can do things differently. Trayes says there may be some adjustments for advertisers, and wonders how the Associated Press will react given the plan is to save on wire fees.
March 3, 2009 | CareerTV
As part of a series on the most diverse college campuses, a CareerTV crew spent a day with Temple's Aaron Moreland, a theater student and a member of the cast of Temple Theater's production of The Seven. The crew followed Aaron to three theater classes and recorded his thoughts about his Temple experience. "They really want theater students to have a wide variety [of experiences]. They want us to be well-rounded and recognize everything that happens in the theater," he said. "I think Temple University is exciting. It's diverse. The atmosphere is really lively. Temple has shown me what I really want to do."
March 3, 2009 | Associated Press
Cash back from the government? A stupid idea, many Japanese say. Prime Minister Taro Aso is touting a one-time handout of 12,000 yen as the centerpiece of a stimulus package. "The (ruling party) just thought…wave the money in front of their noses, and they'll come running," said Jeff Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus in a widely distributed AP report. "I think they underestimated the depth of anger from the people about the government's inability to provide credible leadership and a credible recovery plan."
March 3, 2009 | Voice of America
North Korea is believed to be preparing to test-fire a long-range missile, and Japan seems to be preparing to counter with a missile test of their own. "Japan really has no reason to be particularly worried. I think North Korea knows perfectly well the logic of deterrents," said Robert Dujarric of Temple University, Japan Campus. "An act of war against Japan would be considered by the United States an attack on the United States, and would bring about the destruction of North Korea."
March 3, 2009 | Metro
Weight loss surgeries work, but obese patients have to work, too, to keep the weight off. That includes eating right and exercise to stay healthy, according to bariatric surgeon John Meilahn of Temple's School of Medicine. "Some people think they can eat whatever they want after surgery, but that's not true. It may not be fair, but obese people absorb food differently, so they have to watch what they eat for the rest of their lives. Surgery helps with that."
March 3, 2009 | Inter Press Service (Italy)
In Japan, small and medium enterprises have been hit hard by tightened credit. "In the current implosion, these companies are seeing orders evaporate from their large customers and since they don't have much of a cushion to fall back on during lean times, they are cutting costs anyway they can, meaning layoffs, firing, early retirement, wage and bonus cuts, work sharing and wage cuts," said Jeff Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus.
March 2, 2009 | WHYY-FM
The corruption trial of former state Senator Vincent Fumo is expected to continue tomorrow with closing arguments by Fumo's defense lawyer. Fumo's attorney likely will question the prosecution's motives when it comes to bringing up personal information. "I think the defense's response, at least in part to that is: 'What does it tell you about a government that goes into somebody's personal life?'" said Edward Ohlbaum of Temple's Beasley School of Law.
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