Stories about Research

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Fighting for Environmental Justice in Puerto Rico

Ruth Santiago's formal fight against environmental injustice began more than two decades ago in Puerto Rico, where she has built a reputation as a community activist.

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Innovating Outdoor Wear at Patagonia, for the Sake of the Environment

As head of materials innovation and development at Patagonia, Matt Dwyer '06 helps to execute the company's mission statement: "We’re a business to save our home planet."

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Seeking Climate Change Solutions―in the Arctic and Beyond

Victoria Herrmann '12 is making an impact on climate change issues on the national and international stage.

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Cleaning Up the Plastic Pollution in the Ocean―One Skateboard at a Time

Lehigh alumni Kevin Ahearn ’07 and David Stover ’07, along with their partner and friend, Ben Knepper, turned their passion for sustainability and love of surfing and oceans into a workable business model that is helping to remedy a major environmental hazard.

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Striving for Sustainability

As Lehigh unfolds its bold, new sustainability plan, we highlight six alumni who are doing their part for a more sustainable planet.

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Serendipitous Internationalization: How Entrepreneurs Identify and Exploit Opportunities for International Exchange

Andreea Kiss examines the cognitive underpinnings of firm international opportunity recognition.

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American Literature and the Metaphor of Human Waste

Mary Foltz examines the ways several postmodern authors use representations of human excrement to critique how people treat each other and the natural world.

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Anthony DiMaggio Explores the Social Movements Behind Protest

DiMaggio's book dissects the progression of social movements in the United States since 2008.

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Thomas Chen Examines the Impact of State Censorship in China

Chen explores how 30 years of censorship of Chinese literature and film related to the Tiananmen Square Massacre have shaped public discourse.

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Ganesh Balasubramanian Studies the Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials Using Computational Modeling

Balasubramanian focuses on understanding the mechanical properties of multi-principal element alloys through computational and experimental methods and predictive engineering.