Stories about College of Arts and Sciences

Donna Esposito

Lehigh Alumna Explores WWII Mysteries

Donna Esposito has written two WWII-era novels and helped with the repatriation of an MIA American soldier.


Why Does Polygamy Endure?

In his latest book, Bruce Whitehouse, associate professor of anthropology at Lehigh, examines why polygamy is thriving in Bamako, Mali.

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Studying the Impact of Air Pollutants in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh researchers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will investigate exposure to ethylene oxide and other air toxics.

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Modern Islam and the West

Khurram Hussain, associate professor of religion studies, takes a human-centered approach to reimagine where modern Islam belongs in the West.

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum to Deliver 2023 Kenner Lecture

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist and speaker will present ‘Disinformation and the Threat to Democratic Institutions.’

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Gregory Lang: The Forefront of Experimental Evolution

Lang, associate professor of biological sciences at Lehigh, develops a mechanistic understanding of genome evolution through experiments with yeast.

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Celebrating Gloria Naylor

An interdisciplinary project invites a broad audience to engage with the archive of a celebrated author in a variety of ways.

Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith

NIH Grant Funds Lehigh Researchers' Exploration of Lipid Membranes

Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith and Damien Thévenin envision that the models they produce will apply to multiple cell lines and flow conditions, and will lay the groundwork for future research directions.

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Off-Axis High-Temperature Hydrothermal Field Discovered at East Pacific Rise

Spearheaded by the McDermott lab at Lehigh, the research demonstrates there are more hydrothermal vents in the deep-sea than previously thought and underscores a need for bathymetric mapping to locate them.

Grace Fuller

First-Year Lehigh Student Grace Fuller Makes NPR’s College Podcast Challenge Top 10

In ‘In Search of Home,' Fuller reflects on the experience of losing her home in the Colorado wildfires.