August 12, 2019

Equal Access

Blind user experience and interaction design alumnus seeks to improve accessibility.

June 19, 2019

The Next Frontier

A destination for biopharmaceutical manufacturing education and training, Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing opens.

May 28, 2019

Start Your Engines!

Putting special needs children in the driver’s seat.

May 28, 2019

Riding High

In roller coaster outreach project, industrial design students teach STEAM principles.

April 25, 2019

Jefferson Designers and Developers Mentor Coded by Kids Students

Coded by Kids helps students from backgrounds underrepresented in tech get access to tools, training and support.

April 18, 2019

A Simple Method May Slow Cognitive Decline

A method for increasing activity levels may reduce cognitive decline in a trial of older black adults, who are at greater risk of Alzheimer’s.

April 15, 2019

To Kiss or Not to Kiss

How does the body keep from spreading a cold to a loved one?

April 10, 2019

Hot Brew Coffee Has Higher Antioxidant Levels Than Cold Brew

Coffee drinkers should not consider cold brew a “silver bullet” for avoiding gastrointestinal distress.

April 8, 2019

Engineering Professor Working to Turn Trash to Textiles

What if we could take garbage and use it to replace textile materials such as wood pulp, cotton and polyester?

April 5, 2019

Using Mathematics to Look at Disease as a Whole-Body Problem

A novel method allows researchers to parse how multiple organs contribute to a disease over time, giving a more holistic view of disease and revealing new avenues for intervention.

March 26, 2019

“Christmas Berry” Compound Could Fight Uveal Melanoma

A molecule derived from a type of primrose could prove useful in fighting metastatic growth of a rare and aggressive cancer.