Stories about Research

Community Mapping” project

Mapping for Change: A Collective Effort for a Healthier Bethlehem Environment

Lehigh students and Bethlehem community collaborate to address persistent waste challenges.

Echo Hawks

Alexa, Can You Lead the Way at Lehigh?

A Creative Inquiry team of students is bringing Amazon’s Alexa to Lehigh, where the voice-activated assistant can help students navigate campus.

Oriana Fisher

Biochemist Oriana Fisher Awarded NIH Grant to Study Bacteria Response to Environmental Changes

Fisher’s research may have long-term implications for antimicrobial drug development.

Still image of grains of sand flowing uphill

Defying Gravity? Lehigh Researchers Discover Sand That Flows Up

The discovery could lead to a vast range of applications in a variety of field including healthcare, material transport and agriculture.

College of Health Symposium

College of Health Hosts Research Symposium

Twenty-six students showcase their research on health-related topics.

Student using VR

DNA Storage, Black Maternal Health, Safe Water Storage Among Research on Display at Summer Research Expo

Nearly 80 projects were featured Thursday from the Mountaintop Summer Experience, the STEM Summer Institute and the Marcon Institute.

Shalinee Kishore and Arindam Banerjee

Interdisciplinary Lehigh Team Awarded NSF Grant to Train Future Energy Leaders

Professor Arindam Banerjee will lead the team that will provide graduate students with the skills needed to pioneer solutions toward an equitable, decarbonized energy future.

RiVR team meeting

Revolutionizing Learning Through Immersive Virtual Reality

Lehigh students and educators pioneer virtual reality games, offering unprecedented access to local history and environmental systems.

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33 Lehigh Students and Faculty Awarded Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships

The fellowships will allow individuals to travel or research to expand their studies.

Professors illustration of looking at experiment

Lehigh Professors to Conduct Experiments in Space to Study Thermophoresis

Experiments designed by researchers James Gilchrist, Kelly Schultz and Xuanhong Cheng head to the International Space Station to escape the limits of gravity.