A study of widely used complimentary offers at Atlantic City casinos finds that common giveaways such as free rooms and dining credits are less profitable – and lead to unhealthy competition among casinos – than alternative comps such as free travel and parking.
While steel, coal and other industries no longer play the role they once did, they will always define Pennsylvania’s history. As the post-industrial economy has taken over, many monuments to this other era remain as a way to attract tourists and relive the past. To delve deeper into our heritage and discover how it is remembered today, Temple University professor Carolyn Kitch drove approximately 16,000 miles to visit more than 200 museums, coal mines, factory tours, festivals, worker memorials, iron furnace remains and tourist trains throughout Pennsylvania over three years.
Temple political scientist Christopher Wlezien argues that specific events in a campaign matter much less than it would appear relative to the attention they receive.
A 6-month pilot study of clinic-based community childhood obesity program found 10 percent fewer participants were in the obese category at the end of the study.
With an 8.1 percent August unemployment rate and 12.5 million Americans out of work, a new Temple University study examines a neglected area of research: how the unemployment process impacts the willingness of those laid off to endorse or return to their previous employer.
With the 2012 presidential election now just months away, anticipation is building for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. Temple University political experts Christopher Wlezien , Robin Kolodny and Kevin Arceneaux offer their insights on the campaigns and what to expect from the conventions this year.
These days many parents are working harder than ever to support their families, and as a result, nutrition in the home suffers, according to a new study, “Parental employment and work-family stress: Associations with family food environments” published in the July issue of Social Science and Medicine.
While youth suicide is declining overall, the rate of youth suicide in rural America has remained steady. A key to helping rural families with children at risk of suicide is frank discussion of guns according to a new study.
Personalized email advertisements are far more likely to repel customers than to endear them. But a study – which drew from 10 million marketing emails sent to 600,000 customers – also shows there is a way companies can use personal information without driving customers away: send them deals on products they want.
After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended consequence: Doctors who rarely meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives — or who do not meet with them — are much slower to drop medicines with the Food and Drug Administration’s “black box” warnings and to adopt first-in-class therapies.
Duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago likely endured long, dark polar winters instead of migrating to more southern latitudes.
A study Temple University researchers has established a link that may explain why eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer.
New research from Temple University found that the rate of recidivism among youth living nearby a juvenile's residence not only increases the likelihood that youth will re-offend, it can also cause teenage boys to "specialize" in certain types of crime.
A nationwide study of racioethnic representation between retail employees and their customers finds that mirroring a customer base contributes to nearly $100,000 in annual gains or losses per store.
A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
A handheld tactile imaging sensor developed by Temple University engineers could aid doctors in early identification of cancerous lesions or tumors.
Researchers at Temple University’s Center for Obesity Research and Education offer research-based tips for keeping your resolution.
An international study of holiday shopping and religion finds that dominant religious groups are more likely to experience “consumption mass hysteria” while shoppers in minority religions may view malls much differently: as central meeting places that “can play an active role in the creation of a sacred event.”
Close to 70 percent of children have a sensitivity to bitter tasting foods, and that can cause them to avoid many of the leafy and green vegetables they should be eating for healthy development. But new research has found that adding a small amount of dip can help children with this sensitivity eat more of their vegetables.
As Cyber Monday approaches, a new study of e-commerce giants eBay and Amazon argues that auction sites may have “over-invested in institutional structures” to reduce buyers’ economic risk while ignoring social elements of their transactions.
Now is the time to turn your attention to getting your home prepared to keep you warm this winter, says a Temple University expert in heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
Online shopping has become so popular that it now accounts for nearly half of all holiday shopping, but even savvy online shoppers should take a few extra moments to ensure their online safety, say Temple University cyber security expert.
Faced with declining funding sources, cities must find innovative ways to comply with increasing regulatory requirements to improve performance and meet regulatory standards.
A technology being developed as a solution to the historic problem of acid mine drainage could also have applications for the newest environmental challenge: hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus Shale.
The study of locomotion of lizards could aid in understanding how we instinctively adapt while walking in changing environmental conditions as we move across varying surfaces.
An analysis of data collected from the Philadelphia Youth Risk Behavior Survey finds that while most overweight teens try to lose weight, they engage in behavior that is counter-productive to that goal.
Two Temple University pharmaceutical experts are available to discuss drug shortages and President Obama's FDA directive to address the growing shortage of prescription drugs.
Despite an economy that seems to be growing at a boundless rate, China’s rise as an economic powerhouse has been carefully managed by its Communist leaders, says Roselyn Hsueh of Temple University.
A new study by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor finds those who view their car as an extension of themselves have stronger aggressive driving tendencies.
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy.
Despite an economy that seems to be growing at a boundless rate, China’s rise as an economic powerhouse has been carefully managed by its Communist leaders, says Roselyn Hsueh of Temple University.
Throughout the month of September Temple Gallery at Temple University will be filled with a collection of recorded moments of silence expressed in commemoration of September 11, 2001. These silences , collected from the past ten years range from President Obama’s recent visit to Ground Zero following the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, to a woman’s private moment of silence recorded alone in her Missouri bedroom for the families whose loved ones died on September 11.
Kinesiology professor Michael Brown has found that differences in the way African American cells respond to inflammation could be a cause of higher rates of hypertension among this group.
Temple public health professor Sarah Bass offers her thoughts.
It’s orientation for time for incoming freshmen, and both students and their parents are coming to terms with the reality of their impending separation.
Researchers at Temple University are studying genetics to figure out if certain people are more prone to concussions.
College students are preparing to head to campus to live in on-campus residential halls. Living away from home for the first time can be exciting but also challenging. Here are steps students can take to make it a positive experience.
A new grant will allow Temple University researchers to investigate the origins of methane gas found in drinking water wells near Marcellus Shale drilling sites in Pennsylvania.
A new study by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor finds that teenage girls have a strong influence on the products their mothers buy solely for personal use, as in makeup or clothing, and that mothers have a much stronger tendency to mimic their daughters’ consumption behavior than vice versa.
Rates of medication borrowing were thought to be higher in low-income populations due to factors such as a lack of access to health care and high rates of crime and drug abuse. But a new study led by Temple doctor Lawrence Ward has found that is not the case.
A new book by Rebecca Alpert, associate professor of religion and women's studies at Temple, "Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball," tells the story of Jews who were involved in the world of black segregated baseball during the Great Depression.
Kendrick Whitney, a professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics who specializes in shoe function and design, gives his thoughts on some of this summer's most popular shoe types.
States are passing more laws in an effort to stop distracted driving, but a new study led by Temple University finds that there is a widening gap between the data on distracted driving and the laws used to curb it.
Blood viscosity can be reduced 20-30 percent by subjecting it to a small magnetic field, lowering potential damage to blood vessels and the risk of heart attack.
A five-year study co-authored by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor has found that a national report card on nursing homes, which allows consumers to compare the quality of care provided by one facility to another, appears to motivate nursing homes to genuinely improve care.
Challenging traditional views of workplace anger, a new article by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor suggests that even intense emotional outbursts can prove beneficial if responded to with compassion.
A Temple University researcher has been awarded a grant from NOAA to investigate technologies that will enhance the natural biodegradation of the remaining Exxon Valdez oil.
A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and the subsequent build up of amyloid plaques in the brain by more than 50 percent.
A new grant from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund a new study to determine the effectiveness of authoritative parenting strategies surrounding food portions and choices, in an effort to prevent childhood obesity.
A new peptide developed by researchers in Temple University’s College of Science and Technology has demonstrated efficacy against triple negative breast cancer, especially in the obese patient population.
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