Stories about Innovation

Martin Harmer Lab

New Material Gives Copper Superalloy-like Strength

Breakthrough material could transform aerospace, defense and industrial applications.

Lehigh Mountaintop Bays shot by a drone

Lehigh’s Future Makers Grants Spark Innovation Across Disciplines

A year after the inaugural Future Makers grants were awarded, they are igniting creativity and driving impactful change across campus.

Arts Symposium

Lehigh Symposium to Examine How the Arts Catalyze Interdisciplinary Research

Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) and the Vice Provost for Research will host the first “Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts Symposium” later this month.

Burger in the lab.

The Symphony of Sound: Decoding the Brain’s Auditory Secrets

Neuroscientist Michael Burger’s innovative research blends genetics and virtual reality to explore how the ear and brain work in harmony to process sound.

Willy the Robotic Monkey

Ideas on the Move: Lehigh Introduces New Robotics Studio

The Freed Family Robotics Design Studio in Wilbur Powerhouse is Lehigh’s latest Design Lab where students can explore robotics design, complex movement, problem solving and more.

PC Rossin

Lehigh Faculty Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

The 2025 cohort comprises 162 academic inventors representing 64 National Academy of Inventors member institutions across the United States.

AI Summit

Lehigh Rings in New Year with New Summit Exploring Generative AI

Lehigh faculty and staff gathered at Iacocca Hall on January 9 for the inaugural AI@Lehigh Summit.

HST building

College of Health Appoints Inaugural Ellen and Vincent Forlenza '75 Endowed Chair

The Forlenza Endowed Chair will drive innovation in health and technology to advance the mission of the College of Health and the Lehigh community at large.

Person handling lab vials with red liquid at desk, wearing a Lehigh shirt.

Lehigh students are Pioneering the Next Generation of Data Storage

Purple Drop Project Advances DNA Computing for Unmatched Data Density and Durability.

Powering PA's Future Symposium

Statewide Symposium at Lehigh Focuses on Turning Innovation Into Opportunity

The Powering PA’s Future Symposium attendees talked about ways Pennsylvania can grow its “innovation economy,” where new ideas are commercialized to drive economic growth.