Horticulture Assistant Professor Dr. Sasha Eisenman doesn't have to go far to find research ideas."Sometimes it's just a matter of looking out my window on campus. I started to research Staphylea by seeing it outside and wondering if anyone had ever used its seeds for food or oil," said Eisenman, who has an extensive background in medicinal plants and medicinal plant chemistry — his research has taken him to some very out of the way places, such as Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. "There are records of the seed oil from a related species in China being used in the production of...
Pennsylvania is not known for its earthquake activity, but they happen more often than you might realize."There are little quakes that happen all of the time. I think most of us felt a shake from the Mineral, Virginia quake from a few years ago," said Dr. Jonathan Nyquist, Director of General Education at Temple University and the Weeks Chair in Environmental Geology in Temple's Department of Earth and Environmental Science. "Any earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or greater is going to be felt from a long way off. There are huge jumps in energy between magnitudes — a magnitude...
To say that Chris Willard wears many hats at Temple University is a bit of an understatement. It wouldn't be too surprising if she began handing out postcards instead of business cards to fit her many roles in training members of law enforcement.Assistant Director of both the Temple University Criminal Justice Training Programs and the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program and Training Coordinator for Temple's Deputy Sheriffs Continuing Education Program, Willard recently added another important title — Director of the Temple University Municipal Police Academy."I...
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Making of Nieuwpolders: Regenerating the Dutch Custom of Land Recovery!
Months of hard work, dedication and teamwork have certainly paid off for students and faculty in Temple's Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture in the Tyler School of Art.
Their 2017 Flower Show Exhibit, Nieuwpolders: Regenerating the Dutch Custom of Land Recovery, was recognized with a treasure trove of awards.
"I think this recognition confirmed the suspicions that we had about our exhibit, that our message was clear and that our...
Temple University's Office of Non-Credit Continuing Education is introducing test preparation courses to prepare students for the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT exams.The GMAT Prep Course starts Tuesday, March 28 and continues Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m., through Thursday, April 20. The GRE prep course begins Wednesday, March 29, and continues Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., through Monday, April 24. The LSAT Prep Course starts Wednesday, April 26, and continues Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., through Wednesday, June 7.Standardized test scores on exams such as the GRE,...
Students taking classes in the evening at Temple University Ambler and Main Campus will have more inter-campus travel options during the fall 2017 semester."After months of data gathering and analysis to determine when Temple Ambler students need inter-campus bus service the most, we have realigned the bus schedule to provide the best service for our students," said Dr. Vicki Lewis McGarvey, Vice Provost for University College and Executive Director of Temple University Ambler. "All changes have been made to correspond with the scheduling needs of Ambler Campus students. The...
Reverend Sharon Washington Risher never asked to be placed into the spotlight. She never asked to become an advocate or spokesperson. She never asked to be pulled into the maelstrom of the nation's gun debate.
On June 17, 2015, however, Reverend Risher's life was tragically and irrevocably changed.
"I was living in Dallas, Texas, at the time, working as a chaplain and trauma specialist at Parkland Hospital" she said. "By about 10 p.m., the news reports started to come in and the telephone started to ring. Then, everything changed. I was completely blown away by everything...
The Center for Sustainable Communities has undertaken a multi-year project to evaluate stormwater control structures along the heavily traveled I-95 Corridor. Supported by a $1.8 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the two-year study will examine stormwater management best practices with the intent of helping to improve water quality in the municipalities along the corridor.Temple and Villanova universities will implement an "applied research program to assist and inform PennDOT and its consultants on stormwater management design and maintenance...
In the 16 years since its inception, the Center for Sustainable Communities at Temple University Ambler has become a leader in researching and planning how to make communities safer, greener and healthier, partnering with state, federal and local organizations to implement plans to leave the region a better place than the Center found it."The Center and our researchers, faculty and students are extremely active, a clear indication that our funders are confident that we can do the job," said Susan Spinella Sacks, Assistant Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities. "...
If you happen to ask Dr. Laura Toran "how's the weather" she'll be able to tell you in minute detail.Her wireless weather station in the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University provides detailed, real-time reports on temperature, humidity, wind, sunlight, dew point and more (anyone can follow it online)."Temple Ambler is perfectly situated as a central point between several watersheds, making it a great location for the study of urban hydrology," said Toran, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science in Temple's College of Science and Technology. "The weather station on campus...
A familiar face will be guiding University College partnerships to better serve and support a variety of programs, students and faculty both on and off Temple campuses.Barbara Korns, who has been a part of the Temple University community for 24 years, has been appointed Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships in University College.University College has the responsibility to assure the quality, effectiveness and staffing of academic programs and courses offered at Temple campuses, centers, and other off-site locations. University College coordinates the...
Austin Smith and Justin Santoro aren't interested in building a better mousetrap. Their focus is on fish — and plants — and ensuring both are thriving within a healthy aquaponics environment."Our plan was to develop a 'one-stop shopping' real-time monitoring system for aquaponics systems of any size," said Smith, a May 2016 graduate of Temple University with a degree in Environmental Studies who partnered with Santoro, a fellow Temple alumnus who graduated in August with a degree in Film, to develop the system using available open source technology in a way that...
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Making of Nieuwpolders: Regenerating the Dutch Custom of Land Recovery!For hundreds of years, the Dutch found innovative ways to harness the land to meet the needs of their people. As seas and rivers threatened to envelope invaluable farmland, they discovered sustainable means to reclaim the land necessary for their communities to succeed and thrive.At the 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show, Temple University Ambler landscape architecture and horticulture students are drawing upon the strength and spirit of Dutch land reclamation for their...
You may not know Diana Fernandez just yet but with the lightning fast creative pace she has kept since graduating Temple University in 2012, you'll know her work in no time.Graduating from Temple University Ambler with a B.S. in Landscape Architecture, Fernandez has placed her stamp on innovative, cutting-edge design projects, from concepts for revitalizing the Reading Railroad site in Philadelphia to a community led waterfront project for the Port of Los Angeles."At Temple University Ambler, you develop a family of classmates that are there with you all four years. Everyone...
Say it loud and proud — the Temple Owls are the American Athletic Conference Champions! There is no question the #22-ranked Owls have had an amazing football season. Students, faculty and staff will definitely be cheering them on at the Military Bowl against Wake Forest on December 27!Earlier this season, the Cherry and White cheered on a different sort of Temple hero when she hit the field at the Linc. The Owls may have blown out Cincinnati with a 34-14 win, but Dr. Lolly Tai, Professor of Landscape Architecture and former Chair of the Department of Landscape...
Temple University will close at the end of business on Friday, December 20, 2019, and reopen Thursday, January 2, 2020. A limited number of services and offices will be open during the break. Information about specific facilities is available on the Campus Operations website.Most university services, including Shuttle Services, will be suspended for winter break. Parking Services and some Temple Bookstore locations will operate on an abbreviated schedule.Please note the following year-end schedule for Temple University Ambler:Monday, December 16, 2019: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.(...
A group of four students gets ready for a presentation to their class. Each of them has their part of the project on their own devices — laptops, an iPad, and Android tablet. When the time comes to share their findings, they are all able to seamlessly show off their hard work on the large projection screen at the front of the classroom.This level of cross platform integration is now available in two renovated classrooms at Temple University Ambler. Using a combination of Kramer wireless devices and Apple TV, students, faculty and staff have a new multiplatform tool that...
Angela J. Davis believes in the mission of Temple to provide an exceptional university experience to students from all backgrounds and interests.Recently celebrating her third year at Temple in Institutional Advancement, Davis is an Owl through and through."I have a degree from the Fox School of Business in Business Administration with a focus on marketing. My mother, Julia Davis, also graduated from Temple's Tyler School of Art and my son, Charles Patterson, is currently a Math and Computer Science Major at Temple," said Davis, who recently joined the Temple University Ambler...
If Dr. Frankenstein worked with plants instead of bodies, he'd still have nothing on Temple University Ambler alumnus Brandon Huber.Huber's collection of hundreds of plants sounds like something out of an herbology class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His home in North East Philadelphia and his home away from home at NC State are filled with all manner of carnivorous plants, spiny cacti of every shape and size and species a great deal more bizarre.It's no wonder that his pride and joy, a 6-foot, 4-inch tall, 38-inch wide behemoth of a flowering plant — a...
Temple University is on the rise. Now at No. 118, Temple has risen 14 spots in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings over the past several years. Temple's momentum is red-hot and it is a great time to be an Owl!
The energy extends well beyond Main Campus in North Philadelphia and into Montgomery County. At Temple University Ambler, students experience the best of both worlds — a Temple degree at a convenient suburban campus location with support specific to their needs and interests.
There is a reason students are choosing to make Temple University Ambler...