Stories about Research

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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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Kate Arrington: Researching the Researchers

In her ‘Lab Lab’ at the heart of campus, Arrington studies colleagues as they pursue their cutting-edge science—and aims to help them do that science better.

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The Perils and Future of Journalism

Mariana De Maio studies the risks and threats against journalists around the world and looks at the direction the profession is headed.

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Public Art by Wes Heiss in Denver Neighborhoods Explores Past, Present and Future

Heiss explores: What's so special about this place?

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E. Thomas Pashuck Designs Novel Biomaterials for Applications in Regenerative Medicine

His project, “Controlling Non-Specific Peptide Degradation in Hydrogels,” is funded with a $200,000 award from the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Initiation.

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Elsa Reichmanis: Creating a New Generation of Electronics

Reichmanis is researching materials that could create stretchable polymer semiconductors.

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David Rea: Automating Fairness

Rea studies ways to embed fairness in operational systems for service industries, including health care and food distribution.

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Cultivating Lab-grown Meat

Kelly Schultz leads a team of researchers in a project considered key to future sustainability.

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How Do Powerful Winds Affect Tall Buildings?

Lehigh researchers co-organize and host a collaborative workshop to demonstrate advancements in hybrid simulation to investigate how high winds impact the structural integrity of a 40-story building.

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A Mechanistic and Probabilistic Method for Predicting Wildfires

Lehigh researchers explore ignition probabilityan important step in wildfire risk analysis.