Stories about Academics

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Remaking the Nervous System: Michael Layden Studies the Starlet Sea Anemone, Nematostella, to Understand Neural Development, Evolution and Regeneration

Michael Layden turns to the starlet sea anemone to better understand neural development and how the human brain evolved, and potentially improve treatments of central nervous system disorders.

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Tracing the Roots of U.S. Deportation Practices

Historian Emily Pope-Obeda explores U.S. deportation practices and their impacts, focusing on the 1920s when deportation “came of age.”

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Lei Wu Develops Novel Mathematical Methods to Quantitatively Characterize Multi-scale Models for Kinetic Theory

Wu explores Hilbert’s sixth problem to determine which mathematical approach to use in a particular regime.

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A Sharper Focus on Catastrophe Modeling

Paolo Bocchini, Daniel Conus, Brian Davison and their colleagues leverage their collaborative experience in probabilistic modeling to sharpen their focus on catastrophe modeling, a discipline not traditionally explored in academia.

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Lehigh Business Grads Talk About Their Journeys Through the Business World

The College of Business celebrates 50 years of coeducation in Fall 2021 magazine issue.

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Henry Luce Foundation Grant Supports Research Opportunities for Women in STEM

Lehigh University received a $204,000 grant that will be used to engage more undergraduate women in engineering research over the next several years.

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A Revolutionary New Space for Interdisciplinary Research

Lehigh's new Health, Science and Technology building is scheduled to open in 2022.

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More Than 1,500 Sign Beam for New College of Business Building

The beam will be raised into place Nov. 8 and filmed as part of the College of Business video series.

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Lehigh Launches New Master of Business Analytics

The new program is designed to meet the growing industry need for employees with skills sets at the intersection of business and technology.


Lehigh Receives First Ever Bitcoin Gift

The gift will support programming for Lehigh’s Startup Academy.