Stories about College of Arts and Sciences

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

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

Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney to Deliver 2024 Kenner Lecture

The former U.S. Rep will present ‘Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Liz Cheney.’

Shellen Wu

Shellen Wu Participates in Congressional Briefing on U.S.-China Relations

Wu, the L.H. Gipson Chair in Transnational History at Lehigh, addresses the history of science and technology exchanges between the two nations.

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.

Melissa Murray

Melissa Murray: Top Court Lays Waste to Decades of Precedence

Legal expert delivers Lehigh's 43rd Annual Tresolini Lecture.

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.

Donna Esposito

Lehigh Alumna Explores WWII Mysteries

Donna Esposito has written two WWII-era novels and helped with the repatriation of an MIA American soldier.


Why Does Polygamy Endure?

In his latest book, Bruce Whitehouse, associate professor of anthropology at Lehigh, examines why polygamy is thriving in Bamako, Mali.

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Studying the Impact of Air Pollutants in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh researchers, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will investigate exposure to ethylene oxide and other air toxics.

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Modern Islam and the West

Khurram Hussain, associate professor of religion studies, takes a human-centered approach to reimagine where modern Islam belongs in the West.