Lehigh University, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a private research university founded in 1865. Known for its strong emphasis on interdisciplinary education, Lehigh offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs across its four colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering and Applied Science, and Education. The university is particularly renowned for its engineering and business programs, which emphasize practical experience and industry partnerships. Lehigh’s commitment to research is evident in its various institutes and centers that focus on areas such as materials science, environmental initiatives, and health systems. The campus, set on over 2,300 acres, provides a picturesque environment that blends historical architecture with modern facilities, fostering a vibrant academic community. Lehigh also has a strong tradition of student life, with numerous clubs, organizations, and Greek life options, alongside a competitive spirit in NCAA Division I athletics.
It shows great potential for advancing the development of highly efficient next-generation solar cells, which are vital for meeting global energy demands. A team from…
Multi-university team, including researchers from Lehigh University, reports catalysis breakthrough that could support oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) as an economically viable, more sustainable method…
When ITER, the international fusion experiment, starts up in 2025, one of the major priorities will be to minimize or mitigate violent disruptions that could…
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at Lehigh University and the University of Lausanne discover and characterize a new mechanism by which the fission yeast cell…
A novel neural network to understand symmetry, speed materials research. Using a large, unstructured dataset gleaned from 25,000 images, scientists demonstrate a novel machine learning…
Lehigh researchers quantify the specific interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — with the ACE2 receptors in human…
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterials. An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon…
A new report combining forecasting and expert prediction data, predicts that 125,000 lives could be saved by the end of 2021 if 50% or more…
Researchers provide the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed, identify a previously unknown neural circuit. For…
Seabird poop transformed an entire ecosystem, reveals an examination of a 14,000-year peat record in the Falkland Islands, raising questions about the birds’ survival and…
Scientists analyzing hydrothermal fluid from Piccard vents at Mid-Cayman Rise find non-biological processes deplete hydrogen that was thought to be readily available to subseafloor microbial…
The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The “spike” or S protein facilitates viral entry into host…
Researchers at Lehigh’s Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics use new phase-locking technique to achieve record-high output power for terahertz lasers, report the highest radiative efficiency…
Lehigh University scientist Benjamin S. Felzer calls new research showing that cleaning up ozone precursors within energy, industrial and transportation sectors could mitigate climate change,…
Joshua Agar’s AI technique has allowed him and his team to identify and visualize geometrically driven differences in ferroelectric domain switching, an important advancement for…
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated its ‘tunability’ — important for…
Lesley Chow and her team at Lehigh University present a new 3D printing platform to fabricate multi-component scaffolds that “steal from nature” to engineer tissues…