Stories about Research

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Allison Mickel Examines the Limiting Labor Practices of Modern Archaeological Excavations

Mickel explores the notion that the exclusively manual work that local site workers do not only exploits them in terms of labor conditions, but also puts them at risk of job loss if they exhibit their work as intellectual or scientific labor.

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Psychology, Computational Linguistics and the Evolution of Word Meaning

Barbara Malt and her collaborators examine how we talk about objects across multiple languages—and how that reflects human thought processes.

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Santiago Herrera Dives Deep to Understand Connectivity Patterns in Deepwater Coral Communities

Herrera’s research helps guide decisions about which sites to designate as marine protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico in the years following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Eugenio Schuster and Arindam Banerjee Explore Two Paths to Creating Sustainable Energy

Lehigh researchers study two approaches to achieving and maintaining nuclear fusion: magnetic confinement and inertial confinement.

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The Pros and Cons of Humanizing a Brand

Marketers have for decades worked on brand anthropomorphism in an effort to build a stronger connection with consumers. Marina Puzakova’s work explores what happens when they succeed.

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Bill Warfield Celebrates the Music of Mentor Lew Soloff

Trumpeter Bill Warfield says his life changed forever when he heard a Lew Soloff solo. On his new album, he pays tribute to his late mentor—a man he says made his life in music possible.

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Unraveling vWF: A Better Understanding of the von Willebrand Factor's A2 Domain

A team of Lehigh researchers works to characterize blood's mysterious protein.

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Golden Ticket for NASA Research

Oliwia Krupinska ’20 finds no set requirements to obtain postdoctoral astrophysics fellowships funded by NASA

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Lehigh to Invest $20 Million in Research and Faculty Hiring

Faculty and staff gathered at a town hall to learn about Research Futures, a plan to invest significantly in research throughout the university.

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George DuPaul: 1 in 3 Students with ADHD Receive No School Interventions

Largest national study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services, particularly in secondary school and for non-English speakers and lower-income families.