Temple University
Temple University traces its roots back to 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It became a fully accredited university in 1907. Temple University is a land-grant university and while independent from the state does receive funds and therefore provides reduced tuition fees for Pennsylvania residents. Temple University offers 300 degree programs. In addition to graduate and undergraduate schools and colleges, Temple has a medical school, dental school, law school and pharmacy school In 2006 Temple opened a state-of-the-art TECH Center. The campus is nearly 90-percent wireless and is rated as one of the Top 25 Most Connected Campuses. Princeton Review named Temple University the Most Diverse Student Population in 2008. Temple University operates Temple University, Japan located in Tokyo. International students are allowed to transfer credits easily between the campuses. Temple University has many notable graduates.
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1801 N. Broad Street · Philadelphia, PA 19122
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ray [dot] betzner [at] temple [dot] edu
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215-204-7476
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"Temple University" in the news:
A pain in the neck: Researcher studies the effects of too much texting on college students
Nov 10, 2009 |
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The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone ...
Healthy babies by the numbers
Nov 10, 2009 |
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When a fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy, due to associated problems like a poorly developed heart, health concerns as severe as brain damage can result.
One disease, not one demographic
Oct 30, 2009 |
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The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues. But when they come to the United States, they're often lumped into one ...
Crossing paths: Pinpointing when rates of binge eating converge across races
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Existing research shows that rates of binge eating among adult women is virtually identical across race. However, among college age women, it's a different story: Caucasian women are more apt to exhibit binge eating behaviors ...
While adolescents may reason as well as adults, their emotional maturity lags, says new research
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A 16-year-old might be quite capable of making an informed decision about whether to end a pregnancy - a decision likely to be made after due consideration and consultation with an adult - but this same adolescent may not ...
Linking weight loss to less sleep apnea
Sep 28, 2009 |
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More than 12 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea, most common among the overweight and obese. More than just loud snoring, it can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease and a poor quality ...
Who gets the antibiotics?
Sep 20, 2009 |
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At Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, a medical resident and avid bike rider in his late 20s noticed a nasty red swelling in his groin. A day and a half later, it had grown as big as a lime.
Children under 3 can't learn action words from TV -- unless an adult helps
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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American infants and toddlers watch TV an average of two hours a day, and much of the programming is billed as educational. A new study finds that children under age 3 learn less from these videos that we might think -- unless ...
High fruit and vegetable intake positively correlated with antioxidant status, cognitive performance
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, investigated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake, plasma antioxidant micronutrient ...
A double-threat to teen health: Researchers say smoking, binge drinking need to be addressed
Aug 09, 2009 |
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As teens head back to school, health teachers may want to revise their lesson plans. Temple researchers have found that kids who engage in heavy drinking will more than likely also engage in heavy smoking, and they say educators ...
Glass-walled buildings can mean death for birds, killing 1 to 5 percent of them a year
Aug 07, 2009 |
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The front of Temple University's student center is an almost seamless wall of glass, reflecting trees and sky in lifelike detail and adding visual appeal to the urban landscape.
Vampires and Zombies: No mere pop culture trend
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires and zombies, both of which became a popular phenomenon in Victorian Britain, are all the rage. Temple English Professor Peter Logan believes this is no mere pop culture trend, but ...
Japanese electioneering tiptoes into Internet age
Aug 04, 2009 |
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High-tech Japan is gearing up for elections, but you won't hear a tweet from Prime Minister Taro Aso or his main rivals.
Team shows how evolution can allow for large developmental leaps
Jul 20, 2009 |
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How evolution acts to bridge the chasm between two discrete physiological states is a question that's long puzzled scientists. Most evolutionary changes, after all, happen in tiny increments: an elephant grows a little larger, ...
'Lifecasters' part of a growing group of social-networking junkies
Jul 14, 2009 |
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It's just before noon, and Jeni Searcy is sitting in her room, talking to a friend about driving to the Apple Store to buy a new iPod.
