Stories about Research

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.

Julie Miwa seeks to understand the role of the lynx gene in learning and behavioral adaptation. 

Charles Stevens examines Chinese approaches to investment opportunities in East Africa.

Robin Hojnoski develops measures to screen preschoolers’ literacy skills and give teachers tools to boost support. 

In the battle against drug-resistant bacteria, Marcos Pires studies the chemical biology of bacterial cell surfaces to better understand how they function—and possibly how to manipulate them.

Lehigh faculty members adopt the Community-Based Participatory Research approach to partner with local community members in the research process. 

Rick Blum uses advanced signal processing techniques to produce models for radar that can be tools for the design of real-world products.

A lack of trust might prevent even the most egalitarian individual from behaving in a completely egalitarian way. Dominic Packer studies the relationship between trust and bias.

From ancient clues, Dork Sahagian calculates land elevations as they change over time.

Successful peacemaking between longstanding adversaries, a new book argues, is almost always imposed by states from the top down and then sustained by societies.