ACADEMICS: WEIRD SCIENCE
Most big–budget sci–fi and disaster movies make us wonder, "Could that really happen?" Two Temple professors reveal the science behind the big screen. (Illustration credit: Hugh Syme)

FAREWELL: INDELIBLE LEGACY
As Temple President Ann Weaver Hart steps down,Temple examines the enduring impression she made on the university.

ALUMNI: HEART OF AFRICA
On the eve of South Sudan´s first birthday, John Prendergast, CLA ´86—one of that nation´s strongest proponents of independence—discusses the country´s contentious past and its promising future.

RESEARCH: LIFE AND LIMB
By collaborating with doctors across specialties, a Temple researcher helps diabetic patients and others keep legs, arms and feet intact, against the odds.

COMMUNITY: SMALL TALK
Underserved schoolchildren get a remarkable head start in literacy, a result of the research of Barbara Wasik in the College of Education.