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Cities Market Public Schools to Curb Middle Class Flight, Boost Revitilization

Cities across the U.S. are trying to reverse middle-class flight, many through public schools. Temple University urban ed professor Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara investigates what happened in Philadelphia, as well as other large cities, when public...
5/6/2013 11:00 AM EDT

Contracted Prisons Cut Costs Without Sacrificing Quality

Research from Temple University’s Center for Competitive Government finds that privately operated prisons can substantially cut costs while performing at equal or better levels than government-run prisons.
4/29/2013 1:15 PM EDT

Study Explores Distinctions in Cognitive Functioning for Centenarians

A group of researchers used a statistical technique to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment in centenarians and try to understand the cognitive changes that are part of extreme aging.
2/27/2013 4:20 PM EST

The Right Kind of Early Praise Predicts Positive Attitudes Toward Effort

Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That’s the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of...
2/5/2013 1:00 PM EST

Pre-Clinical Data Shows Angiocidin Effective Against Leukemia

Angiocidin, a novel tumor-inhibiting protein, has shown in vitro and in vivo effectiveness against acute myeloid leukemia cells in pre-clinical experiments.
12/5/2012 9:55 AM EST

Decreased Kidney Function Leads to Decreased Cognitive Functioning

The greater a person’s decrease in renal functioning, the greater the decrease in their overall cognitive functioning, particularly abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a new study led by Temple University.
11/13/2012 9:50 AM EST

Payoff Lacking for Casino Comps

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...
10/2/2012 3:45 PM EDT

Touring Pennsylvania's Industrial Past

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...
10/2/2012 3:35 PM EDT

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