2016 Volume No. 1
Research Review
Featured
Contemporary architectural practice often employs computer-generated algorithms to generate form. Anthony Viscardi engages shadows to generate form, asking the simple question, "If an object can cast a shadow, can a shadow cast an object?"
A personal challenge from a respected colleague set Himanshu Jain in search of ways to put glass to use in important and innovative applications.
Lee Kern works with a team of researchers to learn how to best help students experiencing mental health and behavioral disorders.
An 'extremely little telescope' produces big results in Joshua Pepper's search for extrasolar planets—and the possibility that some of them might actually resemble our own.
Chao Zhou has received a $500,000 grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to continue his work exploring the use of light as a possible alternative stimulator for artificial pacemakers.
Martin Harmer's research could fundamentally transform basic understanding of thermal processes, leading to revolutionary advances in the performance and applications of materials. The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded Harmer a $1 million grant to discover and study the mechanisms that govern anti-thermal processes that appear to reverse nature.
Susan Woodhouse examines maternal behavior and infant response to forge a path to more effective interventions for racially diverse and low-income families.
During his transformative tenure as Lehigh's eighth president, Martin Dewey Whitaker made a bold and ultimately crucial decision—one that would shape the future of the university and catapult it into an unprecedented era of discovery.
Unfortunately, the answer is: sometimes yes, but sometimes no. At Lehigh, researchers across numerous disciplines are working to thwart hackers and data thieves, with the ultimate goal of creating a world of trustworthy computing.
Kashi Johnson leads students on a transformative journey of self-discovery via hip-hop theatre, empowering them to find their voice and speak their truth.
Naomi Rothman says emotional ambivalence, often read as indecision, can help leaders make better decisions. The problem? It may also make them look weak—and cost them their influence.
Quantum dots are used in transistors, solar cells, LEDs, lasers and medical imaging. Current industrial production processes are time-consuming and environmentally unfriendly. Three Lehigh researchers have found a better, more natural approach.
Seismologist Anne Meltzer and an international team of researchers study the Hangay region of Mongolia in an effort to gain better understanding of the generation of large earthquakes.
Conventional chemotherapy attacks both good and bad cells. Damien Thévenin develops a system to deliver anti-cancer drugs exclusively to cancer cells based on the relative acidity of their environments.
In her new book, Nandini Deo explores the inner dynamics of both the women's movement in India and the Hindu nationalist movement to illustrate the key elements of effective social mobilization.
Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, according to the 2015 UCL-Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change. Kelly Austin examines its impact on women's health.
With obesity rates on the rise, Chad Meyerhoefer examines the medical costs of a nationwide epidemic and how the U.S. might address it.
The JOBS Act of 2012 was supposed to help make it easier for early-stage companies to go public. Years later, Kathleen Hanley questions whether the Act may have unintended consequences for capital formation.
Researchers in Lehigh's ATLSS Center work to fortify structures against natural disasters, protecting life and property.
Polygyny, a seemingly outdated vestige of rural life, has evolved into an institution compatible with modern living in urban Mali. Bruce Whitehouse examines how marriage is understood and practiced in West Africa—and the potential consequences of its changing meaning.
Steven Sametz’s ‘A Child’s Requiem’ honors the children and adults killed during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
Corinne Post strives to better understand the circumstances in which women thrive as leaders—and what makes them more successful than men.
From hip-hop to mass incarceration, James Peterson seeks to spark meaningful discussion about diversity among a wider audience.
George DuPaul conducts three separate studies that span students' educational stages from preschool through college.
Brandon Krick inspires new engineering techniques with a 3-D wear model developed for a study of Triceratops teeth.
The Institute for Metal Forming's new name honors the Loewy Family Foundation, whose generous support has allowed it to foster collaborative research on an international scale.
Lehigh’s Africana Studies program has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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