Stories about Research

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.

Liuba Belkin's research suggests that after-hours work email expectations negatively impact employees' ability to detach from work.

Susan Kart studies contemporary West African art and seeks to reach those her research will impact the most—the people of West Africa.

Parents are essential in child language development, says Brook Sawyer. Her work on Parents Plus: Language Coach helps strengthen parents' abilities to help their children.

Judith Lasker writes what the New York Times calls a "best-practices manual" for short-term volunteer trips, a growing phenomenon that has sparked both support and criticism.

With support from the National Institutes of Health, Seth Richards-Shubik studies the impact of physician networks on treatment decisions.

Ricardo Viera and his team at the Lehigh University Art Galleries teach and inspire with a visual laboratory of world-class works.

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

Although Facebook Live and other livestreaming services offer citizens a way to question and hold authority accountable, they can also be used to showcase darker impulses and motives, says Jeremy Littau.

Ting Wang uses big data to better understand the underlying mechanisms of the creative process.