February 21, 2023

What Is the Residual Impact of Slavery on African American Mental Health?

Understanding generational trauma and how therapists can be trained to help individuals cope.

February 14, 2023

Jefferson Investigates: Life Post Incarceration, Pain in Your Gut and Cross-cultural Lessons in COVID-19 Eldercare

Read the latest on the barriers to life after prison, a new treatment avenue for visceral pain, and how older people were cared for during the global pandemic

February 6, 2023

How Engineering Students Work With Jefferson Health to Improve Processes

Gaining real-world skills, they’re developing models that can provide advancements to the hospital system.

January 30, 2023

Celebrating the Beauty of Research

Jefferson’s first enterprise-wide research-art contest reveals the beauty of rarely seen parts of the natural world and opens windows to the soul.

December 19, 2022

When Inhalers Stop Working

New research into making asthma and COPD medication more potent could also improve how long they work in patients who need frequent doses.

December 13, 2022

22 Memorable University Moments of 2022

The Nexus looks back at the biggest Jefferson stories of the year.

December 8, 2022

Digital Tools and Shared Decision-Making

Exploring the ways technology can improve collaborative treatment approaches for patients with opioid use disorder.

November 3, 2022

Is Moderate Coffee Drinking Good for Your Health?

Recent research suggests major health benefits to consuming coffee—even increasing longevity. However, more data and continued moderation are necessary.

October 31, 2022

JeffSolves Brings Medicine and Design Together to Improve Patient Care

Industrial design and med students collaborate with nurses to solve complicated problems. Watch their pitches.

October 24, 2022

War and Identity

Understanding how war and displacement complicate gender and sexuality in Afghanistan and its diaspora.

September 23, 2022

Creativity, Talents and Inventive Spirit on Display at Celebration of Innovation

University recognizes eight projects by students and faculty that improve lives.