Stories about Research

Neal M. Snow explores whether companies should release financial news via social media.

A study by a team of economists including James Dearden, Chad Meyerhoefer and Muzhe Yang finds that selective universities can give significant preference to applicants who demonstrate interest.

Jodi Eichler-Levine explores material culture and what it means to be Jewish through the objects that Jews create.

Dawn Keetley delves into the life of young 19th-century killer Jesse Pomeroy—and uncovers a possible explanation for his crimes.

Wonpil Im’s web-based graphical user interface, CHARMM GUI, eases modeling of complex biomolecular systems, possibly paving the way for better understanding of drug-resistant bacteria.

Chad Kautzer uses a theory of social justice to examine cultural shifts behind expansion of gun rights in the United States.

Miguel Pillado examines the work of writers in Tijuana who are developing new discourses of border identity on the Mexican side of the border.

In the wake of the financial crisis, fintech has revolutionized the financial services industry. Michael B. Imerman wants to know whether the market rewards traditional financial institutions that acquire fintech firms—and whether fintech poses a systemic risk to the financial services industry.

Historian María Bárbara Zepeda Cortés digs into the complicated life of José de Gálvez, a little-studied reformer of the Spanish Empire who played a critical role in California's history.

Lehigh researchers work to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from early childhood through high school.