Lori Friedman

Lori Friedman

Director of Media Relations
Office of Communications and Public Affairs
(610) 758-3224
lof214@lehigh.edu

Lori Friedman is Director of Media Relations in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs. In addition to leading media outreach at Lehigh, she often writes feature stories for the university's online news sites and print publications.

With more than ten years of experience in nonprofit and advocacy communications, Friedman is proud of the work she has done to advance causes related to healthcare, education, science, environmental preservation and social justice. Her media relations and digital communications efforts have been recognized with awards from leading PR industry groups Bulldog Reporter and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

She holds a Masters of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego.

Xiaoji Xu Named Recipient of Prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award

Xu is one of ten nationwide to be named a Young Investigator in 2018 by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

Electrochemically-produced Ammonia Could Revolutionize Food Production, Researchers Say

Professor Steven McIntosh receives NSF grant to find sustainable method of producing ammonia.

Lehigh Engineers Among Group Awarded $2.5 Million Federal Transportation Grant

Funding supports team of seven Mid-Atlantic universities, led by Penn State, to pursue activities that improve durability and extend the life of U.S. transportation infrastructure.

New Technique Reveals 3-D Shape of Nanostructure's Polariton Interaction

New method improves upon common spectroscopic imaging technique: scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) makes it possible to obtain polaritonic, mechanical and electrical information simultaneously with one measurement.

Research in Action: Disenfranchisement Study Impacts New Voting Rights Laws

Professor Holona Ochs' research on voter disenfranchisement cited in court case. 

Lehigh Hosts Democratic Congressional Candidates' Debate

The six Democratic primary candidates seeking to represent District 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives shared their views on immigration, labor rights, the environment and gun control. 

Engineering a Better Cancer Blood Test to Detect Tumors Early

Innovative microfluidic device could help detect metastasis earlier, guide therapeutic decisions and predict overall survival.

Following Bats to Predict Ebola

Javier Buceta and Paolo Bocchini create a modeling framework to track the ecological drivers of bat migration patterns to predict the next Ebola outbreak in humans.

Q&A: How Recent Wage Laws Could Impact Tipped Workers

Professor Holona Ochs shares her perspective about the potential impacts of recent wage law proposals on tipped workers. 

Improving Human-data Interaction to Speed Nanomaterials Innovation

A new application of data analysis and visualization techniques achieves better representation of multidimensional materials data.

The Evolution of Word Sense

Researchers examine 1,000 years of English development and identify algorithms that human minds have used to create word senses with implications for artificial intelligence.

Q&A: Henri Barkey on Turkey's 'Fake News' Campaign Against Him

Professor Barkey was among those falsely accused of plotting a coup in Turkey in July 2016.

Arctic Deep Sea Expedition 'Like Taking a Trip to the Moon'

Hydrothermal vents at the sea floor offer clues to the origins of life on earth, and beyond.

A Cell Wall Line of Attack on Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Lehigh biochemist Marcos Pires receives NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for his work in combating the growing threat of drug resistant bacteria.

From Schools of Fish to Underwater Vehicles

Keith Moored's work to unlock the fluid mechanics of schools of fish may lead to efficient, autonomous underwater vehicles with the unprecedented ability to perform tasks as a team.

Mapping Cellular Gap Junctions to Understand Disease

Matthias Falk is mapping the life cycle of cellular gap junctions to unlock the mystery of mutations that cause disease.

Lee Kern named director of Center for Promoting Research to Practice

The center's mission is to generate knowledge that impacts the lives of those with, or at risk for, disabilities.

Exhausted? After-Hours Emails May Be To Blame

Study suggests workplace technologies may hurt the very employees they were designed to help.

A New Tool to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Engineer seeks to disrupt the delivery of virulence factors to healthy cells.

Following Doctors' Orders

Study explores doctors’ bargaining power in a hospital setting