Every four years, the eyes of the international sports world turn to the Winter Olympics, which will take place February 6-22 in Milan, Italy. One discipline that always rides a surge of popularity is the sport of curling.

Before you ask: No, the Jefferson Rams do not have a curling team but Thomas Jefferson University does have a student who has become an accomplished champion curler with Olympic aspirations of his own.

In this episode of the Thomas Jefferson University News Podcast, Daniel Laufer – a freshman biochemistry major – breaks down the nuances of the sport and offers tips to enhance your curling viewing experience.

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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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