News and Spotlights
Developmental psychologist Danming An is reappraising the nuances of global cultures, family dynamics, and perceptions to better understand resilience – and risk factors – for children’s well-being.
Architect Wes Hiatt leads an effort to create affordable housing options
Wes Hiatt believes architects can use their design expertise to help inspire and manage much-needed urban change. This belief was inspired by his training. Since before coming to Lehigh, Hiatt questioned, as part of his...
A new interdisciplinary project in the College of Arts and Sciences creates a home for community-facing, action-oriented urban research
A new initiative in Lehigh’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is bringing together faculty and students from across the university to research and develop...
Ph.D. student Casey Kies hopes to cement in history one of Lehigh’s first graduates
For historians, it can be a challenge to empathize with historical subjects and understand their motivations and temperaments.
But second-year history Ph.D. student Casey Kies is finding a lot to admire about...
Director Héctor Alvarez explores a form of theater that breaks the rules of traditional drama
When theater director Héctor Alvarez was growing up in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site. Soon, millions of Euros from...
Ph.D. student explores the literary intersection of health and horror
Bodily mutilation. Flesh-eating bacteria. A highly contagious virus of unknown origin. Any of these conditions has the makings of a blockbuster horror film or bestselling novel. They all have their roots in our real-life...
Chemistry Ph.D. student receives a National Science Foundation award to help others take a less-traveled path to the sciences
Dane Santa didn’t follow a conventional path to a Ph.D. program in biochemistry.
Santa had no real aspirations of going to graduate school six years ago. He was working...
In the early hours of May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls and a crew composed of fellow slaves, stole a cotton steamer in Charleston, SC, picked up family members at a rendezvous point, then navigated their way through the harbor. Once clear of the harbor and outside of Confederate waters, he had his crew...
Amaya Apolinario has undeniably made the most of her four years at Lehigh. The senior, who hails from the small town of Clinton, North Carolina, will graduate in May with a double major in English and Japanese. In addition to her rigorous course load, Apolinario is also involved with several...
Terry-Ann Jones examines the experiences of seasonal, migrant sugarcane workers in Brazil, providing insights in the country’s deep-seated inequalities
Thousands of workers from northeast Brazil make the journey to plantations in the more affluent southern part of the country each year to manually...
Environmental Policy Student Examines Impact of Conservation in Uganda
Margaux Petruska ’21 '23G, a student in the Environmental Policy program, spent four weeks in eastern Uganda in summer 2022. Clad in a long skirt in the summer heat, Petruska worked with a translator interviewing...
Euan Forrest ’23 combines dual majors with soccer to create a fully rounded Lehigh experience
Choosing Lehigh was a no-brainer for Euan Forrest ’23.
“First, I knew that Lehigh would give me the opportunity to academically pursue everything that I was interested in and set me up for success...
Mahboubeh Boueshagh never saw snow in her hometown in the Khuzestan Province of southwestern Iran. But as a Lehigh Ph.D. student, she is deep into snow—immersed in data in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences’ Remote Sensing Lab. The snowpack data she examines is significant as...
Uganda Sustainable Livelihoods Program Offers Life-Changing Experiences
Chae Eun Kim ’22 entered Lehigh without declaring a major, weighing interests in teaching, marketing, and environmental science before majoring in sociology and anthropology. But the key to her eventual career came...
Deirdre Murphy is a Philadelphia-based painter whose art is constantly evolving while staying grounded in the patterns and perspectives of science and nature.
Feathering the Nest
Artists of all stripes try to capture and represent moments that have made an impression on them. These moments...
A mile-long park in Denver, Colo., has become a place where the past meets the present, reflected in four public art installations created by artist Wes Heiss. Filtered through the creative vision of Heiss, associate professor of product design in the Department of Art, Architecture and Design,...
Funded by an NSF grant, biologist and PhD student Nicole Pittoors travels to great depths to measure the health of the ocean.
When people hear the term research cruise, they tend to focus on the word cruise. Ph.D. student Nicole Pittoors focuses on the research. She loves these excursions because...
Did the trend toward majority votes over consensus in England’s 17th-century Parliament sow seeds of potential discord in future democracies?
At a global moment when the resilience of modern democracies is being tested, William Bulman’s new book, The Rise of Majority Rule in Early Modern...
Visiting Assistant Professor of English Laura Marie Marciano works with a close-knit group of creative friends to push the boundaries of both her art and her teaching.
Every year in mid-January, filmmakers, critics, and celebrities descend upon the ski resort town of Park City, Utah, for ten...
