August 31, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News
Temple’s masterful 35-7 win over Army shows the team is “a year older, a little wiser” writes Kevin Tatum. Despite breaking his leg late last season, Adam DiMichele did a great job at quarterback. "He had a couple of shaky plays, but what can you say about him?" Coach Al Golden said. "Should he be out there medically right now? He beat all the odds. He looked good and did a nice job."
August 31, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle
“When Temple University announced that its respected art school would move from the leafy suburbs here to its main Philadelphia campus, some students worried it would be swallowed up by the rest of the college, becoming a glorified art department. One look at the sleek new $75 million Tyler School of Art should put that fear to rest,” write Kathy Matheson for an Associated Press story.
August 31, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Reviewer Rich Westcott calls The Mogul: Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer a testament to Gottlieb’s influence in the development of the game. The book was published by Temple University Press.
August 29, 2008 | Voice of America
Not all body fat is created equal. In fact, a new study from Temple University in Philadelphia reveals that the fat in obese people is dysfunctional. Endocrinologist Guenther Boden examined fat cells from obese and lean people, and found a striking difference at the cellular level. "There are all kinds of abnormalities [in the fat from obese people] that make it hard for the adipose tissue to do what it's supposed to do, namely to store excess nutrients and excess calories in the form of fat."
August 29, 2008 | CNN
As we age, our ability to taste certain flavors can diminish, impacting our diet and nutrition, says Greg Smutzer, a biology research associate at Temple University. For example, the inability to properly distinguish bitter tastes could make us more likely to become smokers, he says. But help could be on the way. Smutzer has developed an easy-to-use strip for testing taste function that could assist doctors in diagnosing loss of taste function due to age, disease or even prescription medication.
August 29, 2008 | The Intelligencer, Phillyburbs.com
“For college, would you rather spend four years in Orlando, Florida or North Philadelphia? And the decision was an easy one for lineman Adam Citko — he chose North Philadelphia. More important than the sunshine and the beach parties for the 6-foot-5, 308-pound senior is family, which is why in late July he committed to coach Al Golden’s rising program at Temple University, turning down the University of Central Florida.”
August 29, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“The Temple football season begins tonight on the banks of the Hudson River at West Point, with the Owls hoping they learned something from their visit to Army last season…Tonight, the Owls will have virtually the same squad that took the field last season, and that went on a three-game winning streak after falling to Army.
August 28, 2008 | CBS3
Going back to school means more than just hitting the retail stores. "It's enormously important to focus on all aspects of back to school ... not just shopping," said Temple University psychologist Frank Farley. Farley suggests knowing the school inside and out before the school year begins. "You should know the school schedule, the class schedule and the bus schedule. You should go to the school in advance if it's a new school," explained Farley.
August 28, 2008 | UPI, CBS News.com, Washington Post.com, NBC10
When Temple University researchers studied fat taken from obese and lean people, they found major differences in the way fat cells from the two groups behaved. The fat cells from the obese people showed significant stress at a part of the cell responsible for the synthesis of proteins, known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Lead author Guether Boden M.D. says routinely taking in more calories than the body can use not only leads to weight gain, but it also appears to stress the fat tissue to the point where it becomes fatigued and dysfunctional.
August 28, 2008 | Daily News
Ask Temple football coach Al Golden about his senior quarterback, and you almost get the feeling he's talking about a son. The bond runs that deep. "I can't say enough about Adam DiMichele," Golden said. "I love him. He's a special person.
August 28, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple football coach Al Golden did not hedge when he was asked recently whether his squad was ready to show that it is no longer just a team going through growing pains. “This year, it's time," said Golden, whose first two Temple teams went 1-11 and 4-8, respectively. "Like I told the guys, I'm tired of talking. They understand the expectations. And what I want for these guys is some success because of what they've been through."
August 28, 2008 | Newsday
Is American ready to support a black man for president? "We live in a moment right now where we are color blind and color mute; we act like we don't see it, and we don't talk about it or name it," said Marc Lamont Hill, an American studies professor at Temple University. "To talk about race is to indict someone. You have to talk about racism. When he even calls himself a black man, it renders him marginal to a whole set of people."
August 27, 2008 | WebMD, yahoo.com, WashingtonPost.com, Health Day, CBC News (Canada), others
New research may help explain at the cellular level how obesity causes diseases like type 2 diabetes. When Temple University researchers studied fat taken from obese and lean people, they found major differences in the way fat cells from the two groups behaved. They found the fat cells from the obese people showed significant stress at a part of the cell responsible for the synthesis of proteins, known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This stress appears to lead to the production of specific proteins associated with insulin resistance, which plays a major role in obesity-related diabetes, says lead researcher Guenther Boden, MD.
August 27, 2008 | Philly.com, CBS3, NBC10, Fox29
Freshmen have started moving in to Temple University residence halls. Excited students, nervous moms and rooms full of clothes and electronics were carted through the Johnson and Hardwick halls. Freshman Octavia Carr says that “things are going pretty smooth so far.”
August 27, 2008 | FoxNews “The Live Desk”
Temple American Studies Professor Marc Lamont Hill said Sen. Hillary Clinton’s speech last night was a B+, and he is looking forward to hearing former President Bill Clinton’s speech supporting Barack Obama for the party’s nomination.
August 27, 2008 | ESPN.com
Mark Schlabach lists 25 reasons why he’s excited about the upcoming college football season and Temple’s on his list: “Temple will finish the season with a winning record. And you thought rebuilding Rutgers was hard. Al Golden is close to doing the unimaginable at Temple after finishing 4-8 last season. There's a reason other coaches call him the ‘Golden Boy.’”
August 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple is introducing its new General Education program this fall, turning the city of Philadelphia in a classroom. "We're trying to use the city and the metropolitan region as a way of developing real-life encounters that will enhance whatever is being taught in class. People learn best when they are experiencing something," said Terry Halbert, director of the GenEd program and a professor in the legal studies department in Temple's Fox School of Business.
August 27, 2008 | NBC “Today”
Children are losing “free play time” as their parents push electronic toys, schools eliminate recess and the desire to start teaching academics pushes down into the infant years. Temple psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek says there is no evidence that all of this will make children smarter, but there are many studies that show children want and need free play to develop their imaginations.
August 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Poverty is on the rise in Pennsylvania, according to new studies, and Philadelphia will feel the impact. "I expect poverty will go up in every one of Philadelphia's suburban counties when 2008 numbers are calculated," said David Elesh, principal investigator of Temple University's Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project. "The decrease in Philadelphia's poverty seen between 2006 and 2007 will be erased."
August 27, 2008 | The New York Times
Writes Micheline Maynard: “When Linda Lipsky taught a course called “So You Want to Open a Restaurant” at Temple University in Philadelphia, she deliberately made the business sound like a minefield. She warned her students that it is possible to lose their homes, their life savings, and even the rights to their own names. Her goal, she said, was ‘to get two-thirds of them to quit.’” Lipsky’s class was taught at Temple University Center City.
August 27, 2008 | ABA Journal
Lawyers arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court are introducing more photos, tapes and DVDs when arguing their cases, leading some to believe the justices are becoming more like jurors. “Indeed, says one expert, the practice seems to feed into the Supreme Court’s increasing preference to take over the jury function. ‘You certainly get the feeling over the past five years that the court has been influenced by the idea that juries are unpredictable and often erratic,’ says David Hoffman, a professor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.
August 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The question of when and where the shirtless look is acceptable touches on a long list of sexual mores, taboos and social norms, scholars say. "Skin has a long association with intimacy or sexuality, and for a long time, society has thought sexuality belongs in the private sphere," says Frank Farley, a Temple University psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association.
August 27, 2008 | The Washington Post
Among the delegates at the Democratic Convention is Temple freshman Lamonte Pryor, one of four “D.C. Voting Rights Scholars.” As "D.C. Voting Rights Scholars," the four will maintain a schedule on par with our D.C. Democratic Party elite.
August 27, 2008 | The Washington Post
“On the third floor of a hotel minutes from the University of Virginia campus, Temple University Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw wrote four words on a legal pad that would shape the future of his football program: ‘This is our guy.’ Bradshaw penned the declaration while interviewing Al Golden, then Virginia's defensive coordinator, on the morning of Nov. 6, 2005, just hours after the Cavaliers beat Temple, 51-3, for the Owls' 10th loss in an 0-11 season.” Golden is now in his third year at the Owls’ coach, the latest in a string of coaches to come out of UVA.
August 27, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Social networking can help get the word out about a new band or fun party, but it can also make you vulnerable to those you don’t want to meet. “Temple University professor Munir Mandviwalla studied the social networking phenomenon with a large local firm currently using an internal social networking tool. Because people have an innate desire to engage with others by, for example, chatting with a neighbor in line at the market, Mandviwalla says, social networking sites offer a hassle-free way to share news instead of taking 15 minutes to explain ourselves to each person who comes along.”
August 26, 2008 | Washington Post
Moms worried about the impact of day care used to be the norm. "Temple University developmental psychologist Nora Newcombe, whose children are now in their early 20s, vividly recalls those years when she spent 'the scant time I had alone in my office worrying about child care, fretting about whether my children would grow up to feel unloved and abandoned' because she had returned to full-time work when they were babies." But now, she says, there are answers for moms like her. Beginning in the late 1990s, results of the federally funded study widely considered to be the gold standard of day care research began appearing.
August 26, 2008 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As Democrats hold their convention in Denver, one party star is absent: Sen. John Edwards. Waylaid by scandal, can he come back? "The reality is John Edwards didn't have a bright political future anyway," said Marc Lamont Hill, a professor of American Studies at Temple University. "He'd lost two elections. He didn't have the confidence of the American voters, and he was eclipsed by Barack Obama as a darling of the left."
August 26, 2008 | Reuters, Yahoo, FOXnews, others
According to a new study, teens who are taken into custody have a high rate of STDs and screening may help catch many cases, Reuters reported. Routine testing and treating adolescences for STDs soon after arrest is a step in the right direction, the researchers said in the report. It could have "enormous potential public health benefits," said lead researcher Dr. Steven Belenko of Temple University in Philadelphia.
August, 25, 2008 | CBS3
How do you fall asleep? Fetal position? Or are you more of a yearner or starfish? An analysis of the six most common sleep positions revealed certain personality traits linked to each one. "Sleep onset really is based on your comfort," said Dr Fred Jaffe with the Temple Sleep Disorder Center. He says the position you fall asleep in doesn't last in spite of what most people think.
August 25, 2008 | Lancaster New Era
Leah Stoner has her bags packed and is ready to start her college career at Temple University as a journalism student. Before she left home, she wrote a note for her parents.
August 25, 2008 | Cox Newspapers
Was China's $40 billion investment in the Olympics worth it? "You have to say basically that the Olympics has been an overwhelming success," said Jeffrey Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University's Tokyo campus. "China has pulled it off and they've done it with style."
August 25, 2008 | Baltimore Sun, CN8 "Voice of Reason"
When the Democrats begin their convention, the first major event will be a tribute to Sen. Edward Kennedy. "The tribute to Ted Kennedy is not only going to be emotional, but it is also going to be political in its motivations," said James W. Hilty, a Temple University historian who has written extensively on the Kennedys. "The idea is, of course, to stir memories of prior Democratic champions, and to link Obama with them." Hilty was also interviewed by CN8 news analyst Larry Kane on the coming conventions and their parallels with past presidential elections.
August 25, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Emily Keshner, chair of the physical therapy department in Temple University's College of Health Professions, used virtual reality techniques to study why we fall. "It has allowed us to look at a person as they would be in the real world," says Keshner,
August 23, 2008 | CBS3
Reports Nicole Brewer: "In the online world, opinions are like Web sites, everybody has one. But, if you're looking for a fresh take on everything, you might want to add Philly's renaissance blogger Michael Sprouse to your blog roll." Sprouse is a MBA student at the Fox School of Business.
August 22, 2008 | Minnesota Public Radio
Who will be Obama's No. 2? Temple University Political Science Professor Michael Hagen said if it is Sen. Joseph Biden, the veep pick could help Obama in states like Pennsylvania.
August 22, 2008 | KYW radio
"Going wireless" took on a whole new meaning for a group of young people who participated in the "Marconi challenge," a weeklong summer camp hosted by Temple University professor Dennis Silage. "It's to send information from one point to another using infrared light beams, very similar to what a home remote control would be," explained Silage. "But what they're learning is how to physically construct the circuit, what the spectrum of an infrared signal is, and how to make measurements like an engineer would do."
August 22, 2008 | BroadwayWorld.com
"In Conflict" won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The acclaimed Temple University production, which makes its Off Broadway debut next month at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street), is one of only 18 productions to win the prestigious award, out of the 480 award eligible shows at the 2008 festival.
August 22, 2008 | U.S. News & World Report, WashingtonPost.com, (HealthDay News)
Gastric banding, a surgical procedure designed to combat obesity, appears to boost the risk for developing or exacerbating symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease. "For people with obesity and reflux together, the gastric bypass procedure appears to be effective not only for weight loss, but also for the control of reflux symptoms," concluded the review's lead author, Dr. Frank K. Friedenberg, an associate professor in the section of gastroenterology at Temple University School of Medicine. "Because in this case, most of the acid from the stomach is being partitioned away, so it doesn't have exposure to the esophagus," he explained.
August 22, 2008 | ESPN.com
After two years of turning the football program around, Temple coach Al Golden says his team is ready. "I can tell you right now we're already better," Golden said. "We're out of the learning stage. We're in the performance stage. We have to execute now. It's time to grow up. We have a good number of guys who have played a lot for us."
August 22, 2008 | New York Sun
"In jazz, as in classical music, there are at least two different kinds of recognition, which we might call internal and external. The excellent trumpeter Terell Stafford, who is appearing this week at the Village Vanguard, is a good example of a player who has achieved lots of the former but is overdue for more of the latter. He is generally the first trumpeter whom bandleaders call when they want someone dependable and flexible, who can play virtually everything, and is always inspired in the process," writes Will Friedwald. "On top of that, he runs the jazz program at Temple University."
August 22, 2008 | US News & World Report
Writes Nikki Schwab: "Self-defense classes are part of many college curricula – some for credit, some for fun, some coed, and some just for women. They're offered at schools both urban and rural and teach a mix of physical skills and life lessons. They've been a popular addition for students who are concerned about their own safety. Temple instructor Michelle Harmon acknowledges that some students take the course there because it's their first time living in a city. But she adds: 'This course is not in response to any kind of crime activity or anything along those lines. This course is geared more toward empowering women in their general pursuit for their life skills.' "
August 21, 2008 | Jewish Exponent
"Audrey Fielding has been a Temple University student for the last three years. She takes the bus from her apartment to Temple's Center City campus, and during the summer semester, her class load included 'The Confluence of American and American-Jewish History.' That course, like others she takes, is limited to seniors only — that is, senior citizens. Fielding is a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple (or OLLI at Temple, as it's come to be known)," reports Aaron Passman.
August 21, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News
All of the Temple football team was excited during its annual media day, especially its returning quarterback. "The player who was probably most happy to be with the team yesterday was quarterback Adam DiMichele, who missed the last four games of last season after suffering a broken leg on Oct. 20. "Ten months ago at this time was the exact date of the injury," DiMichele said. "I wasn't sure I'd be in this situation. It's special to be here as a senior, and being healthy enough to play."
August 20, 2008 | Delaware County Times, Philadelphia Bulletin, Metro
Standing shoulder to shoulder with his players Wednesday, a smile crept across Al Golden's face. There's plenty of justification for it, even if the usually reserved Temple football coach rarely cracks a grin. Golden believes he has assembled a group of players with the potential to change the lingering perceptions of his team.
August 20, 2008 | BBC News
Japan is attempting to press charges against anti-whaling activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Professor Jeff Kingston from Temple University in Tokyo believes that Japan has been losing in the court of public opinion over its whaling program. "It clearly wants to persist with this program and is seeking to deter other activists from disrupting its hunts," he says.
August issue | preLaw magazine
preLaw magazine profiles JoAnne Epps, Temple's new dean at the Beasley School of Law. "The school is a premier educator of trial lawyers and has a long-standing public interest tradition," Epps told reporter Dave Thomas. "I envision an expansion of the faculty to enhance the curriculum with more interdisciplinary courses, and I anticipate that the third-year curriculum will be revised to provide additional opportunities for skills training."
August 20, 2008 | ComcastSportsNet
Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis has been diagnosed with a sports hernia and will undergo surgery this week. Coach Andy Reid says he could be back in six weeks, Dr. John Kelly, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Temple University Hospital, said eight to 10 weeks is a more likely estimate.
August 20, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Wall Street professionals are trying new careers amid the elimination of more than 75,000 investment jobs in this country following the global credit crunch. Gary Witt left as a managing director in structured finance at Moody's Investors Service to teach finance and statistics at Temple University in Philadelphia. "It's hard to say if things were going well would I have left," said Witt, 49. "It didn't look like the industry would be any fun for the next few years."
August 20, 2008 | NPR "Morning Edition"
Olympic race walkers were stunned to find the Beijing track was made of granite. "The hard surface actually makes injuries possible in a sport relatively free of harm, says Jim McGuire, chair of the department of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University. 'With elite athletes that are pushing themselves to the edge, they will be prone to developing heel pain, arch strain, mid-foot strain as people come forward, forefoot pain,' McGuire says. 'That continued stress over 30 miles may result in the development of a stress fracture.' "
August 20, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Better Baby Program teaches reading, mathematics, encyclopedic knowledge, music and gymnastics, all from birth. Advocates say it helps them learn. Some are not so sure. "If what you want is someone who can spit back nuggets of information, then fine, you can get that. Flash cards do a wonderful job at that," said child psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, coauthor of Einstein Never Used Flashcards, who's also a director at Temple University's Infant Lab. "But do they do better because they had algebra when they were 8 rather than 13?" she said. "I await the evidence."
August 19, 2008 | CN8 "Art Fennell Reports"
Olympic swimmer & medalist Dara Torres is one of a handful of athletes participating in a program that involves more complete drug testing. It's called biological passport testing, which tests the blood, instead of only urine. Dr. David Baron, chairman of the psychiatry department of Temple University, appeared on CN8's "Art Fennell Reports" to comment on this pilot program and the possibility it could become the standard in doping testing in future Olympics.
August 19, 2008 | Philadelphia Weekly
Reviewer J. Cooper Robb says the best picks for this year's Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe include "In Contact," the Temple Theaters story of Iraqi soldiers. The production returns to Philadelphia next month after a highly praised run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
August 19, 2008 | WPTV (West Palm Beach, FL)
The best pre-school will have a kid-friendly environment and an emphasis on the five "Cs:" collaboration, communication, content, creative innovation and confidence, says Temple University child developmental psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek.
August 19, 2008 | Chronicle of Higher Education
"Temple University's Tyler School of Art will abandon its beloved but rundown campus in Philadelphia's Elkins Park in January, moving instead to a sleek new $75-million building on the university's main campus in North Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports," according to the Chronicle's Buildings and Grounds blog.
August 19, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
"Tyler School of Art was founded in Elkins Park as an idyllic retreat where students could get away from the distractions of the city and immerse themselves totally in the arts," writes Kathy Boccella. "Seventy-five years later, the Temple University art school is ditching the leafy campus for an edgier, urban setting. A sleek new $75 million building, opening in January, will anchor a growing arts hub on Temple's North Philadelphia campus and bring Tyler students closer to the city's bustling arts scene."
August 19, 2008 | Bloomberg
Russia's military slap at Georgia may give China added justification to keep its own ethnic separatists in line. "Is this a precedent for intervention that could be used to keep Taiwan out of China or separate Tibet from China" said Phil Deans, a professor of international affairs at Temple University in Tokyo. "This dispute could cut either way for the Chinese, and so the safest thing to do is to remain silent."
August 19, 2008 | St. Petersburg Times
A handful of companies are seeking Tampa Bay drivers willing to use their cars as moving billboards in exchange for cash or gas cards. Some advertisers are willing to try any medium that isn't saturated, said Michael Maynard, associate professor of advertising at Temple University, and advertising on cars is one place that hasn't been tapped out. So, for now, it likely works, he said.
August 18, 2008 | CN8 "Your Morning"
Is putting a character in blackface for the film "Tropic Thunder" a racial slur? Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill discussed the use of satire in films.
August 18, 2008 | WHYY
Host of "Voices in the Family," Dr. Dan Gottlieb, explored sports and psychology with guest, David Baron, D.O., professor and chair of psychiatry at the School of Medicine. With the Olympics in full swing, the mental health issues facing elite athletes are in the spotlight. Among them, Baron explained, is facing life after competition. Elite athletes sometimes have trouble adjusting to normal life after a period of intense training and competition.
August 18, 2008 | Daily News
Why do so many petty crimes occur in casinos? Frank Farley, a Temple University psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association, says casinos tend to draw people with risk-taking personalities. "Gambling in all of its manifestations can be quite thrilling to people and exciting," he said. "Crime is exciting to a lot of people. A lot of crime is thrill-driven."
August 18, 2008 | The Intelligencer, Phillyburbs.com
When a friend or family member commits suicide, those left behind often wonder if they could have done more to prevent it. The only slightly reliable predictor for a suicide risk is a previous history of attempts, said Dr. David Baron, chairman of the psychiatry department at Temple University. He extensively researched teen suicide and is part of a study involving teens in Italy.
August 17, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
On Friday, three lawyers from the People's Republic of China completed a four-week fellowship program at the offices of Reed Smith L.L.P. in Center City, part of a larger master of laws program for senior Chinese lawyers, organized by Temple University Law School.
August 17, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
"A two-year search for solutions to the chronic flooding at Fort Washington Office Park - the most notoriously soggy business campus in the region - has produced a drastic recommendation: Tear part of it down," reports Diane Mastrull. "The newly released report is 'pretty radical, but we think [it] makes the most sense,' said Jeffrey Featherstone, director of Temple University's Center for Sustainable Communities, which advises towns on how to manage growth."
August 17, 2008 | Austin American-Statesman
Arizona professor Paul Robbins interviewed many homeowners. He wanted to explain how "the needs of the grass come to be (our) own." Lawns represent more than meets the eye, Robbins found. Although Homo suburbia, as he calls a turf caretaker, doesn't know it, lawns encode hard-to-challenge social, cultural and political meanings reinforced by the economic interests of powerful corporations. Temple University Press published his book.
August 16, 2008 | The Daily World (Grays Harbor, WA)
Mike Favre, who holds a masters of education in sports administration from Temple University is a strength and conditioning coordinator at the U.S. Olympic Committee's Olympic Training Center and is currently support American athletes in Beijing.
August 15, 2008 | Chicago Public Radio "Eight Forty-Eight"
Eight Forty-Eight profiles a journalist who was in the mix of protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Temple University history professor David Farber navigates the historic event, and listeners share their memories.
August 15, 2008 | WHYY
Arts and culture reporter Alex Schmidt reports on the move the Tyler School of Art is making from Elkins Park to Temple's main campus. The story was broadcast on Friday, and a slide show was posted The Sixth Sense, WHYY's arts and culture blog.
August 15, 2008 | ABC6, others
Finding the right shoes for those kids going back to school is more complicated than it seems. When it comes to school shoes, Podiatrist Dr. Kiernan Mahan recommends shoes that can handle both the playground and the classroom. "I think the shoe that fits the bill for most of those things is a sneaker-type of shoe or an oxford kind of shoe," Dr. Mahan of Temple University School of Podiatry said.
August 15, 2008 | Bloomberg
Wall Street professionals are trying new careers amid the elimination of more than 75,000 investment jobs in this country following the global credit crunch. Gary Witt left as a managing director in structured finance at Moody's Investors Service to teach finance and statistics at Temple University in Philadelphia. "It's hard to say if things were going well would I have left," said Witt, 49. "It didn't look like the industry would be any fun for the next few years."
August 14, 2008 | CN8
From saying goodbye to candy to taking up yoga, area middle schools use creative approaches to take on the obesity epidemic, and for their efforts, The Clinton Foundation recently honored 43 schools. Sara Solomon, licensed dietician at Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), commented on the innovative ways teachers and students can curb the country's childhood obesity rates.
August 14, 2008 | Associated Press
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is shifting from nationalist rhetoric to focusing on economics issues, said Jeffrey Kingston, a political specialist at Temple University in Tokyo. "The LDP realized that focusing on ideological issues is not a vote-winner. They saw what happened to Abe," said Kingston. "All these bread-and-butter issues are what they have to focus on."
August 14, 2008 | Reuters
As its economy recovers, Japan’s nationalist movement is wilting. "Nationalism doesn't sell very well in Japan at the moment," said Phil Deans, a professor at Temple University's Japan Campus. Still, controversies rooted in World War II with neighboring nations can still come back. "The governments in all these countries broadly would like these issues to go away, but they are always vulnerable to being stirred up, especially when elected politicians want to distract people," Deans said.
August 13, 2008 | Detroit News
General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and much of its success from the 1920s to the ‘50s was due to Alfred P. Soan. "He became the first celebrity CEO after turning GM into an icon of productivity, market domination and stable profitability," said David Farber, a professor at Temple University and author of the book, Sloan Rules: The Triumph of General Motors.
August 13, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News
Herman Frazier is coming home to Philadelphia. Frazier, a former Germantown High School track star and Olympic gold medalist, yesterday was named associate athletic director for sports administration at Temple. "Coming back to Philadelphia and working with Bill Bradshaw and his athletic support staff is what attracted me to Temple University," the 52-year-old Philadelphia native said in a statement. "Temple is on the verge of unprecedented athletic success," Frazier said.
August 12, 2008 | Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelpha Inquirer
Temple University School of Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center, both in Philadelphia, and Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., formed a research collaboration Tuesday to accelerate the translation of medical and health discoveries into significant advances in patient care. “Together, we serve one of the most diverse patient populations in the country, putting us in a unique position to contribute significantly to translational research discoveries,” said Dr. John M. Daly, dean of Temple University School of Medicine.
August 12, 2008 | The Scotsman
Temple Theater’s production of In Conflict is winning praise at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. “Based on a powerful book of interviews by New York journalist Yvonne Latty, this compelling 100-minute show offers brief but utterly vivid and convincing sketches of 17 US servicemen and women with experience of the war in Iraq,” writes Joyce McMillan in a review. “(T)he quality of the acting from this young university company is simply breathtaking….”
August 12, 2008 | Library Journal Academic Newswire
Temple University Press Director Alex Holzman has been elected president of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) for 2008-09. A 22-year veteran of the university press community, Holzman began his career in scholarly publishing at Ohio State University in 1986 before moving to Cambridge University Press, where he originated a consortia sales department and was responsible for developing new media partnerships. Holzman joined TUP in 2003, and has been a member of the AAUP Board of Directors since 2004.
August 12, 2008 | Philadelphia Weekly
Sickle cell has not intimidated “Dr. Dej,” who is determined to lead a rigorous life. “I don’t make as many good blood cells as other people,” says Dr. Marjorie Dejoie, who’s a physician specializing in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital. “So of course dying prematurely is on my mind. Every year there are at least three people I know with sickle cell who seemed fine one week and the next week were dead.”
August 12, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Liu Qing, an assistant Temple women’s volleyball coach, is carefully watching this year’s Olympics. Liu, a Chinese native, said young people with talent are groomed to become outstanding volleyball players. Liu also has been a good recruiter for Temple, with connections all over a country that produces top-flight volleyball talent.
August 12, 2008 | Daily Mail (London)
Everyone shrinks as they age, but it is possible to stay taller? Regular Iyengar yoga could make you taller as you age, according to a study from Temple University, Philadelphia. Women over 65 who performed this form of yoga - which involves holding onto poses for longer - three times weekly, gained an average 1cm after just two months. It's thought this is because they now stand more upright.
August 12, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
When it comes to speaking plainly, many businesses are stuck in a jargon-filled world. Some business schools are trying to change that, writes Stacey Burling. “Temple University's Fox School of Business is adding a business communications class this fall that will focus on clear, concise business writing and speaking.”
August 11, 2008 | CBS “Good Morning”
Why did one-time presidential candidate John Edwards risk his marriage and his reputation on an affair? Temple Professor Frank Farley says politicians are, by their very nature, risk-takers who get a thrill from taking chances.
August 11, 2008 | ABC6
It’s back to school time and that means it’s time for many children to get up to date on their vaccinations. This year, there are a few changes. Earlier this year, the government approved a new combination shot that puts polio vaccine in with those for tetanus and whooping cough. While some parents worry kids are getting too many shots, most doctors say the shots are safe and prevent dangerous diseases. “It represents the stride we’ve made in eliminating what were at one time very serious and very common pediatric diseases,” said Stephen Aronoff, M.D. of Temple University Hospital.
August 10-11, 2008 | Associated Press, Metro, PennLive.com, Philly.com, Lebanon Daily News, many others
“When Temple University announced its respected art school would move from the leafy suburbs to its main Philadelphia campus, some students worried it would be swallowed up by the rest of the college, becoming a glorified art department. One look at the sleek new $75 million Tyler School of Art should put that fear to rest,” writes Kathy Matheson in an extensive feature for the Associated Press.
August 11, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Want to help preserve the world’s fresh water supply? Conserve when you turn on the tap. “Even in our rain-rich area, where much of the supply is groundwater, ‘the less you pull out, the fewer problems you have,’ says Jeffrey Featherstone, director of Temple University's Center for Sustainable Communities.”
August 11, 2008 | BusinessWeek
Many studies have shown that women lag behind men in saving for retirement. The savings gap is expected to persist for the next 40 years or so, projects researcher Jack VanDerhei, a Temple professor at the Fox School of Business.
August 11, 2008 | Duluth (MN) News Tribune
SUV sales are in decline, and it’s not just the rise in gas prices that is to blame. “They’re wearing out their spot in the limelight, said Frederic Murphy, a professor at Temple University and expert in energy science. ‘Since the recent fall in gas prices will not take us back to $1 per gallon for gasoline, and these vehicles no longer carry cachet, their market share will be reduced for a long time to come,’ Murphy said.” The SUV and truck market increasingly will turn into more of a niche market and less of a status symbol, Murphy said.
August 8, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Temple law Professor Scott Burris is co-author of an op-ed that looks at how criminal laws have been used to deter and punish transmission of the HIV virus. “Studies and more than two decades of experience show that making exposure and accidental transmission into crimes does not change sexual behavior or stem the spread of HIV,” writes Burris and his co-authors.
August 8, 2008 | Washington Post
A new trend finds adult children buying their parents' houses. Sometimes the parents stay on, their adult children's presence helping them to "age in place." One risk however is that "it can feel like a step backward," said Adam Davey, a developmental psychologist and associate professor at the College of Health Professions. "You've worked so hard to launch and achieve the independence, and now you're back there."
August 8, 2008 | BusinessWeek
After years of animosity, ties between Japan and China are unmistakably on the mend. State visits now are almost routine. "Whether things will hold steady is still a question," says Kazuhiko Togo, a former Japanese ambassador and now a professor at Temple University's Tokyo campus. "But politically, relations are in much better shape. The trajectory is right."
August 7, 2008 | Reuters, Scientific American
Are Olympic athletes are in China taking a risk by trying the traditional medications available for over the counter purchase? “Dr. David Baron, from the U.S.'s Temple University School of Medicine who worked at a doping control officer at previous Olympics, said this was no longer an issue just affecting Chinese athletes with traditional medicine getting more popular overseas. ‘Athletes other than just Chinese take traditional Chinese medicine ... the advice given to the athletes is to assume everything you put in your body could test positive,’ he said.”
August 7, 2008 | WRTI
Air quality has become a major issue for the Beijing Olympics. Temple University kinesiologist Michael Brown says athletes like long distance runners and bicyclists could see their performance affected. "They might experience bronchial restrictions and irritated airways. It's similar to feeling a mild asthma attack." To compensate, coaches will likely have athletes warm up and train indoors.
August 7, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Young lawyer Paul Sullivan was ready to start a promising career when tragedy struck: Sullivan, who is blind, lost his seeing eye dog to a traffic accident. Sullivan graduated from Temple University's Beasley School of Law just this spring. “For each of the last several years, the school has had at least one visually impaired student, said Bill Wertheimer, director of student affairs, noting that the way had been eased with such advances as voice-synthesizing software that reads texts and online materials.”
August 7, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
“The new chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education plans to explore opening a university campus in Philadelphia to help Mayor Nutter boost the city's college-degree attainment rate,” writes Sue Snyder. A Temple spokesman said the university supported Nutter's higher-education goals and looked forward to the involvement of other institutions in helping to achieve them. "We welcome the addition of other institutions of higher education that want to join us in providing quality education," he said.
August 7, 2008 | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Writes Leon Cohen: “The opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in China this week provides an apropos moment to examine the attitudes Judaism and Jewish cultures have exhibited to sports and athletics.” Temple Professor Rebecca Alpert, who has taught courses on Jews and sports, says Jews were often prevented from participating in sports in Europe, but became more engaged as they moved to the United States. “Sports really illuminates the American Jewish story,” said Alpert. “The real goal of the [Jews, America and Sports] course was to show how you can look at significant issues in American Jewish life and history through sports.”
August 7, 2008 | CBS Sports.com
Could Temple wind up in a bowl game this season? Columnist Eric Kay says keep you eyes on Temple and Buffalo in the MAC, because both schools have had a change of culture. "It's a completely different culture," Temple coach Al Golden said. "Our coaches are very hands on, very involved, not just in the football aspect, but academically and socially too. It's different than any culture I've been around."
August 6, 2008 | CN8
Many parents have questions about the safety of vaccines, but most doctors say that there is no hard evidence to support the notion that vaccinations can lead to autism or any other serious health issue. Some vaccines could pose a risk of side effects, even neurologically, but it’s very rare. “The risk is very small, especially when compared to the risk of contracting chicken pox or the risk of developing measles or bacterial meningitis,” said Dr. Stephen Aronoff, chief and professor of pediatrics at Temple University.
August 6, 2008 | WHYY
Earlier this summer, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new combination vaccine that includes protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio – which are required for school children. Dr. Stephen Aronoff, chair of pediatrics at Temple University, says the vaccine will help make immunizations more accessible. "There are actually surprising numbers of children who have not fulfilled even basic requirements for vaccinations."
August 6, 2008 | CN8 “Your Morning”
Matthew Fine, lecturer at the School of Communications and Theater, discussed what you can expect from Olympic coverage on the many networks of NBC.
August 6, 2008 | Journal of the American Medical Association
Temple law Professor Scott Burris is co-author of an article that looks at how criminal laws have been used to deter and punish transmission of the HIV virus. “Society's obligation is not to condemn, but to create conditions in which safe behavioral choices become rational and desirable. The blunt use of HIV-specific criminal statutes and prosecutions does the opposite,” writes Burris and co-author Edwin Cameron.
August 6, 2008 | Metro
“Since announcing that a battle with depression has kept him from showing up for work, Eagles offensive lineman Shawn Andrews is certainly the most well-known person in Philadelphia battling the illness. But the 25-year-old is only one of many who struggle to deal with the psychological illness, which experts have called a financial black hole for the economy. ‘It’s an important, costly issue,’ Temple University Psychiatry Department Chairman David Baron said yesterday. ‘People who try to plow through [depression] end up functioning at only a fraction of their capacity.’”
August 6, 2008 | ABC6
Temple researchers have invented a new way to find out how taste plays a role in health. Up until now it's been difficult to test the sense of taste. That's why Temple University researcher Dr. Greg Smutzer developed paper-thin testing squares. He got his inspiration from the popular breath-freshener strips.
August 6, 2008 | The (Del.) News Journal
A recent U.S. District Court ruling makes it clear that aggressive police tactics will not past legal muster. “Jan Ting, a professor at Temple University School of Law, said he respected the court's decision and didn't dispute it, but added that similar stop-and-frisk approaches by police ‘have a positive impact on reducing the amount of crime and in particular gun violence’ and have been upheld by other courts. Ting acknowledged such policies are controversial but said police ‘ought to be given some leeway in high-crime districts.’ ”
August 6, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, the “hump day” in the workweek is increasingly a social opportunity that’s feeling a lot like Friday. Writes Elizabeth Wellington: “The shift to midweek functions can be attributed to our changing work lives that no longer revolve around the basic Monday-to-Friday, 9-to-5 schedule, explained Frank Farley, a Temple University psychologist who studies culture, social life and personality. That, plus technology in the form of cell phones, laptops and PDAs, helps people make business deals and keep their bosses up to date while enjoying a cocktail earlier in the day.”
August 5, 2008 | KYW
Shopping around for a good rate on a college loan makes sense, but it could also harm your credit profile. David Glezerman, bursar at Temple University, says shopping for a private loan can be damaging because each time a lender quotes a rate, the borrower's credit history must be checked: "If you're applying for a loans or any other types of credit quickly, a number of applications in a short period of time, it's as though there's a concern you're having a tough financial problem as opposed to wanting to borrow for educational purposes."
August 5, 2008 | Reader’s Digest.com
“As a kid, I resisted tooth-brushing at bedtime—what a bore!” writes Julie Bain in her “Healthy Dose” blog. “In those days, we weren’t much into preventive care at either the dentist or doctor. That wasn’t part of the mindset of my parents’ generation, who grew up during the deprivations of the Great Depression. We didn’t know how important it could be, either. ‘So much of dental care is reactionary,’ says Mark Helpin, DMD, head of pediatric dentistry at Temple University’s Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry. ‘Parents will bring their children in only if there’s a problem.’”
August 5, 2008 | The Scotsman
Two plays dealing with the impact of the Iraq war are being produced at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. One, “In Conflict” was originally produced at Temple University and stars Temple students portraying Iraqi veterans telling their own stories. The play “brings the voices of war to poignant life. Many of the youthful performers are the same age as the men and women whose words they use, and based their performances on the honest, raw, authentic audio tapes” of the soldier’s stories.
August 4, 2008 | Japan Inc
A new system of citizen judges has some Japanese worried that death penalty cases could be on the rise. Others are not so sure. "I do think it [death penalty convictions] will rise, but not considerably, as there will be systems in place," said Matthew J Wilson, special advisor to the JFBA and Associate Professor of Law at Temple University. One of the systems he is referring to is a database containing information on past cases so that lay judges can search for similar crimes and see what the sentence given was, to act as an "emotional check."
August 4, 2008 | Fox 29 “Good Day Philadelphia”
Dr. Paul Lyons, of the department of family and community medicine, talks about a new TV ad that urges schools to offer healthier foods to students, with an emphasis on the cancer risk from processed meats like hot dogs. "If this ad and similar information spurs a conversation about healthier food for children, that can only be good for everyone," he said.
August 4, 2008 | KYW radio
Children require many vaccinations -- often given in the same visit. There are now two combination shots that will give four or five inoculations in one shot. Dr. Steven Aronoff chief of pediatrics at Temple University's School of medicine says it can make many visits, including the one at two months a lot easier for everyone: "The average two-month-old would get five shots at that visit. That's a lot of shots, but by grouping some of these together, you can reduce the number of injections a child would need at some of the earlier visits and some of the later visits as well."
August 3, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Coming off a 4-8 finish that included a 4-4 mark in its first season as a full member of the Mid-American Conference, the Temple football team will begin preparations for season three under coach Al Golden today at Edberg-Olson Hall. "The biggest difference is that the team is intact," said Golden, whose squad showed marked improvement after going 1-11 in his first season. "We had more players out for the spring than we had on the team last fall. We won't be relying on freshmen as much."
August 3, 2008 | NPR “All Things Considered”
Older workers are more concerned about their retirement than ever before. “Last year in 2007, 27 percent of active workers were very confident. That dropped all the way down to 18 percent this year, and that’s the single largest decline we’ve ever had,” said Jack VanDerhei, a professor at Temple University, and researcher at the Employee Benefit Research Institute in Washington, D.C.
August 3, 2008 | ABCNews.com
Temple mathematics Professor John Allen Paulos writes that the huge amount of information gathered by the federal government after approval of the FISA law last month “will always provide ample raw material for the development of any investigative group's pet theory.”
August 2, 2008 | Financial Times
Japan's prime minister, yesterday turned to Taro Aso, his rival for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a popular former foreign minister, to help shore up his creaking administration in a sweeping reshuffle of the cabinet and LDP posts. “Aso's hiring "sends the wrong message. He's one of the party's dinosaurs and a product of the machine,” said Jeff Kingston, professor of Asian studies at Tokyo's Temple University.
August 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A national cancer prevention nonprofit is using an in-your-face TV commercial to ask the Philadelphia School District to ban hot dogs and other processed meats from its cafeterias. But is cancer the biggest risk from hot dogs? “As Paul Lyons, professor of family medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, put it: ‘There are lots of reasons not to give your children large quantities of processed meats - cancer is one, but there are better ones, like high calories, high sodium, and high fat.’”
August 1, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
“Whenever its forces leave Iraq, as eventually they must, the United States will have bequeathed to Iraqis - and to Americans - a new Iraqi state far more permeable to Iranian influence than the one that it destroyed.” That’s the view of Robert Dujarric, co-author of an op-ed that looks at the current state in Iraq. Dujarric is director of the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University Japan in Tokyo.
August 1, 2008 | Reuters, The Star (Malaysia)
Struggling Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda tapped a popular rival for a top party post and was tipped to axe his finance and economics ministers in a shake-up on Friday to boost his flagging support among voters. Appointing Taro Aso might have less public appeal than Fukuda hoped, some analysts said. "It sends a signal that the LDP is not coming up with fresh new ideas. That I think is going to be a losing strategy. I mean he is a throw-back to old-style politics," said Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University in Tokyo.
August 1, 2008 | Philadelphia Business Journal
Temple University’s Center for Spatial Intelligence and Learning is part of a group that has received a five-year grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Education to create the 21st Century Center for Cognition and Science Instruction. The center will be managed by the Conshohocken-based nonprofit that is leading the group, the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education.
August 1, 2008 | CN8 “Your Morning”
On the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Civil and Environmental Engineering's William Miller was interviewed by CN8's Gwen Owen on the state of bridges -- and other infrastrucure -- around the country, and whether a situation like the collapse of the Minnesota bridge could happen again.
August 1, 2008 | FOXnews “Fox & Friends”
Temple Professor Marc Lamont Hill discussed the claim that Sen. Barack Obama was using race as an issue in his presidential bid.
August 2008 issue | Philadelphia Magazine, NCAA News
Temple University men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy was named the Best College Coach in the Philadelphia area by Philadelphia Magazine in its current Best of Philadelphia issue. "I am honored that the magazine chose me as there are so many quality college coaches in the Philadelphia area," Dunphy said.
August 2008 | Oprah magazine
Trying to get out of exercise? A Temple University study by Deborah Nelson of the public health department in the College of Health Professions, found that a daily walking routine can decrease the feelings of stress and anxiety triggered by depleted levels of estrogen during menopause.
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