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Released: 23-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Child Care Initiative in Philadelphia
Temple University

A multidisciplinary team of Temple University researchers is evaluating a Philadelphia child care project to determine what resources are useful in increasing access to quality and affordable child care to low-income children and their families.

8-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Study Highlights Use of Viruses as Tools for Drug Delivery and Material Science
Temple University

Researchers used a "gating mechanism" in the coats of simple viruses to remove the genetic material and turn the remaining protein coat into a delivery system for other organic substances, including drugs. Their loaded viruses can also be altered to target certain types of cells (like cancer cells).

Released: 10-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
TV Rating System Offers Little Help to Parents In Monitoring Violence and Alcohol, Study Indicates
Temple University

The age-based TV program rating system unveiled last fall as a guide to prime time television offers little help to parents who want to protect their children from television violence or alcohol-saturated programming, according to a recently completed study of the fall 1997 TV season by George Gerbner, Bell Atlantic Professor of Telecommunications at Temple University.

Released: 7-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Temple University Students Join with Prison Imates to Explore Criminal Justice Issues
Temple University

A small group of Temple University criminal justice majors is exploring issues of crime and justice with prison inmates in a college seminar held at a Philadelphia jail. "The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program: Exploring Issues of Crime and Justice Behind the Walls" may be the first experience of its kind in the country.

Released: 29-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Temple Professor Looks At Effects Of Job Displacement On Subsequent Earnings Of Managers And Professionals
Temple University

Managers and professionals re-employed after losing their job often don't replace the expected income of their previous job with their new earnings. For women and older workers, the income losses were even greater.

Released: 10-Jun-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Temple Computer Research Supports Value of Teamwork
Temple University

The picture of a pocket-protector-equipped computer nerd toiling quietly in a cubicle may someday become obsolete, according to research conducted by Temple University computer and information sciences professor John T. Nosek.

   
Released: 5-Jun-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Temple and Korea's Hanyang University Sign Agreement
Temple University

Despite continuing student unrest, officials of Temple University and Hanyang University signed a historic agreement today (Wednesday, June 4) that establishes a Temple Executive MBA program and sets the stage for a broad range of cooperative educational efforts



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