Accompanying the start of the 2025-26 academic year at Thomas Jefferson University is the start of student athletes on our fall sports teams launching their quest for greatness. Sure, there are a lot of new faces on campus, as is the case every year, but both the men's and women's Rams soccer teams are also establishing new paths forward.

While men's coach Jason Rocha was both a player and assistant coach here, this marks his second year at the helm of a program which saw his predecessor set the all-time program record for career wins. On the women's side. Michelle Jacquette is entering her first year as coach of a team that's fresh off its best-ever campaign in program history.

In this episode of the Thomas Jefferson University News podcast, we sat down with both coaches to discuss among many things. How they're acclimating to their new roles, their outlooks for the upcoming season, the state of the sport in the region, their desire to forge relationships with people and soccer programs in the community, and of course, the Jefferson community heading over to the Ravenhill campus to watch their home matches.

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 The mere mention of the phrase artificial intelligence can elicit a wide variety of emotions, be they the joy of potential innovation, uncertainty about future impacts and everything in between.

Still, it is impossible to deny that AI is already embedding itself in our collective lives in ways both big and small, which is why the enterprise has set out to embrace its positives, and keep up with the emerging technological advances.

This episode of the Thomas Jefferson University News Podcast takes a deeper look at the variety of ways in which artificial intelligence is being incorporated into academic programs, the health system, and Jefferson Health plans.

It is truly a one Jefferson effort to harness the benefits of emerging technology and weigh potential pitfalls to better position the enterprise for the future.

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 With National Nurses Week Upon us from May 6 to 12, it’s a ceremonial time to recognize the amazing things that those professionals bring to the healing world.

This episode of the Thomas Jefferson University News Podcast shares a story that starts with students interested in learning more about the profession and culminates with a look at a new initiative designed to further the education of those already in the field.

We start with a look at the College of Health Professions’ Introduction to Nursing course which serves as a launching pad for those interested in learning more about the profession, and as you will hear from students, the messages build quite a foundation.

From there, they can enter a rewarding field in which a lifelong learning mindset has recently been bolstered by the formation of a Nurse Leader Accelerator initiative.

With guidance from College of Nursing Dean Marie Ann Marino, Connelly Foundation Chief Nurse Executive Officer Kate Fitzpatrick and Senior Vice President/Chief Nursing Executive Annemarie Chavarria, Jefferson created to provide a unique educational experience to advance their roles in the professional world.

While there are millions of stories from within the nursing world, consider this one bookended from the start of some would-be nurses’ journey into the heights they can achieve in the field.

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Welcome to the start of Jefferson’s third century. During our Bicentennial Year, we celebrated a lot of what got Jefferson to this point but as 2024 becomes 2025, attention now turns to our future.

In this episode of the Thomas Jefferson News Podcast, we look at five exciting projects underway within the University’s College of Architecture and the Built Environment, Athletics Department, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Population Health, a Health Design Lab and Sidney Kimmel Medical College mashup. They range from an architecture studio seeking ways to not just reduce – but eliminate – homelessness in cities and the production of cost-effective 3D printed models for renal masses to visions for the future of athletics at the University … and a whole lot more.

Our hope is to evolve this episode into a series, so if you know of any innovative forward-facing projects being worked on throughout the enterprise, do not hesitate to recommend them for inclusion.

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In an effort to fight inflation and protect the job market, the U.S. Federal Reserve central bank on September 18 announced it was cutting interest rates by half a percentage point.

This was noteworthy as it represents the first rate cut since 2020, and it is not expected to be the last.

In this episode of the Nexus podcast, we talk to Davinder “D.K.” Malhotra, professor of finance and director of Thomas Jefferson University’s MBA programs, and associate professor of finance Tim Mooney about the importance of the rate cuts – both current and upcoming – particularly what it will mean for students and alumni today and in the future.

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In early May, the storied Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta – which is the nation's largest regular intercollegiate rowing event – will return to the region's waterways.

From a competitive standpoint, last year brought a historic performance from the Rams women's rowing team. For the first time in program history, multiple boats medaled in a single Dad Vail.

In this episode of the Nexus Podcast, we speak with third-year head coach Michiel Bartman, whose curriculum vitae includes three Olympic medals as a competitor for the Netherlands, where he was born and raised.

"For us, the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta is the most important race of the season,” he says. “With the Jefferson in front of the title, it gives me extra boost. Obviously, we always want to do well, but it gives an extra meaning to the Dad Vail, for sure.”

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Where in the world has Phil the Ram been? You may have noticed that the University’s loveably tough mascot hasn’t been on the sidelines or in the gyms for a good long while. Well, that’s come to an end!

Today – at a pep rally for the playoffs-bound Rams’ women’s and men’s basketball teams – Phil re-emerged from what’s been a challenging few months for our beloved horned sheep.

In this episode of the Nexus Podcast, we’ve been greenlit to share the true story (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) of how all that enthusiasm nearly came to an end over on the Ronson sledding hill.

Phil learned that lesson the hard way but the challenging predicament leading to his return also reaffirms his love for a University’s collaborative spirit as his “extended family” came together in his time of deepest need, instilling in him with the strength, confidence and bionic horn that will help Phil celebrate Jefferson’s bicentennial year and lead it into its third century.

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As the Jefferson family celebrates its Bicentennial year, we thought it was the perfect time to dig through the history books and examine famous “Firsts” from the University past be they locally, nationally or internationally.

To be sure, Jefferson has improved lives in the region going into its third century in so very many ways. The 10 Jefferson Firsts that we’ve highlighted for this episode set us apart from the crowd.

This episode of the Nexus Podcast hones in on groundbreaking advances spanning from our institutional birth all the way through this very moment. There are some that you likely already know about, although we’ll offer some fun background. Others? Yeah, they’ll come as a surprise.

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