Science and Technology

The Art of the Sock
Using knitwear to find creativity and innovation in everyday materials.
Jefferson Investigates: Equity in Liver Transplantation; Immunity in the Eye; Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis
New breakthroughs in understanding gender disparities in liver transplants, the eye’s defenses against disease, and inflammation-related nerve damage in MS.
‘You Are Not Alone’: An Interdisciplinary Effort to Tackle Postpartum Depression
A researcher and designer paired up to raise awareness of mothers’ mental health in India.
Jefferson Investigates: Small RNAs and Tuberculosis; How ALS Develops; Stigma of Hepatitis B
Exploring short noncoding RNAs as targets for tuberculosis, the pathogenesis of ALS, and how stigma affects outcomes of Asian Americans with hepatitis B
Period Poverty in Philadelphia and What We’re Doing About It
Understanding the influence of menstruation on women in Philadelphia to remove the negative stigma surrounding menstrual health and wellness.
Med Students Spark STEMM Ambitions in High Schoolers at Anato-Bee Competition
Future scientists empowered through mentorships.
Jefferson Investigates: Aging and Chronic Conditions; A New Target for Parkinson’s Disease; Butterfly Disease
Exploring multimorbidity among aging adults in India; targeting a gut protein to prevent neurodegeneration; repurposing existing therapies for butterfly disease
Through Virtual Reality, Students Experience a New Way to Prepare for Home Health Visits
An escape room simulation helps them practice a patient-centered approach to care.
Racism in China
Exploring racism that the Black community in China experiences and how Western racial ideology impacts a non-Western part of the globe.
Designing Tomorrow: A New Collaborative Studio Teaches Architecture Students the Power of AI in Building Sustainable Cities
Students gain hands-on experience with the technologies shaping the future of urban design.
Jefferson Investigates: Artificial Intelligence and Heart Disease, Prenatal Drug Use and ADHD, and Potassium Channels and Neurological Disease
Exploring how machine learning can be used to predict cardiac damage, studying the link between substance use during pregnancy and ADHD, and targeting potassium channels in the brain.