Stories about Research

Great Wall of China

Frontiers Remain Key Concept in Geopolitics, Shellen Wu Argues in New Book

Wu's findings in 'Birth of the Geopolitical Age: Global Frontiers and the Making of Modern China' draw on research she conducted in Asia, North America and Europe.

Defend the Republic Drone competition

Lehigh Hosts ‘Defend the Republic’ Drone Competition at Mountaintop

Teams from eight universities compete in an event held for the first time at Lehigh.

Michelle Spicers shows students how to safely climb trees

Michelle Spicer Trains Student Mentees in Tree Climbing Safety to Help in Research Work

A grove of trees on Lehigh’s Asa Packer campus provides a learning environment for students.

Mushroom growing house

College of Business to Study Economics of Solutions Offered by Mushroom Farmers to Control Pests and Disease

The four-year study is part of a $7 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to assist American farmers.

Nematostella picture

Michael Layden: Human Brain Shares its Blueprint with Sea Anemones

New research finds the same genetic mechanisms at work during neural development in both humans and Nematostella vectensis.

Oloyede

Scientist Ugochinyere Nancy Oloyede is Investigating Development of Antiviral Drugs

The Ph.D. candidate investigates ways to better synthesize molecules that could be building blocks for antiviral drugs.

Hyunok Choi and Breena Holland

Hyunok Choi, Breena Holland Study Impact of Air Pollutants on Public

The Lehigh researchers, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, are measuring concentrations of Ethylene Oxide and other volatile organic compounds in the air in a Pennsylvania city that has among the highest cancer risks in the nation.

illustration of texting

Is AI Consuming Your Feed?

New research demonstrates how AI-recommended social media content influences one’s brain and purchasing behaviors.

Brian Davison and Anand Jagota working in lab

NSF Award to Aid Interdisciplinary Researchers in Detecting Cancer

The four-year project is working to determine whether patients have cancer, and possibly other diseases.

illustration of power lines

Schematic: Predicting Wildfires

Research by Professor Paolo Bocchini and doctoral student Xinyue Wang provides the methodology for predicting when powerline ignition is likely in high winds.