Wesley Heiss's innovative Shadowalk transforms Indio's streetscape, blending art, community, and sustainability to create a cooler, more vibrant public space.
Six Lehigh University professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors. The 2025 cohort comprises 162 academic inventors representing 64 NAI Member Institutions across the United States. Collectively, they are named inventors on over 1200 U.S. patents.
Included in the cohort is Volkmar Dierolf, professor of physics, and Xiaoji Xu, associate professor of chemistry.
Neuroscientist Michael Burger’s innovative research blends genetics and virtual reality to explore how the ear and brain work in harmony to process sound.
Poetry scholar Victoria Bergstrom explores how a group of 1980s French poets rejected metaphor and symbolism to critique media culture, reshaping poetic tradition in an era of image saturation.
Julia Klayman ‘25 employs ethnographic research and community engagement to investigate the impact of landslides on women, uncovering the complex intersection of gender and health in Bududa
Journalism professor John Vilanova explores how the iconic magazine influenced music criticism, industry power dynamics, and the narratives of rock history.
Through the lenses of race, gender, and religion, Noh reveals the complex impacts of colonialism and evangelical missions linking Korea, the U.S., and Haiti.