The College of Arts and Sciences is a hub of cutting-edge research at Lehigh University, where faculty and students engage in groundbreaking scholarship that spans disciplines. Emphasizing a holistic liberal arts approach, the college fosters collaboration across the arts, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences, empowering agile problem-solvers to create meaningful change. Students play a vital role as research assistants, contributing to innovative discoveries while honing their skill. Through dynamic inquiry and exploration, faculty and students alike challenge assumptions, advance knowledge, and address complex global issues that propel communities forward, reinforcing the college's commitment to intellectual curiosity and transformative, impact-driven research.
The college’s annual research review explores the vital role of research. This digital magazine spotlights how our interdisciplinary environment empowers both faculty and students—in the lab, classroom, and beyond. Discover how research transforms the educational experience, fostering critical thinking and pushing the boundaries of knowledge.
We know that breakthroughs happen when ideas collide and creative minds tackle complex challenges. The College of Arts and Sciences is at the intersection of it all — research expenditures have grown significantly over the past five years, empowering you to drive meaningful change and propel communities forward through ever expanding opportunities to study, learn, and flourish.
Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) builds strategic partnerships connecting the College with corporations, foundations, and community organizations to advance interdisciplinary research and address societal challenges.
Research centers and institutes in the College of Arts & Sciences bring faculty together across disciplines to ignite bold, boundary-crossing inquiry. These focused areas of research foster shared resources and steward change-makers to tackle complex challenges and drive meaningful change.
Discover Small Cities Lab, which offers an interdisciplinary approach to place-based research and participatory design, tackling issues such as lack of affordable housing, urban ecology and greenspace, pollution, community health, food insecurity, and more in communities with less than 500,000 people.
“We are studying the development of tonotopy in the auditory system, which is the brain's capability of creating these discrete channels to process different frequencies in the brain."
Please contact the Research Office at incasres@lehigh.edu to get started and if you have any questions.
If you are inquiring about funding from corporations or foundations, please reach out to Chris Hellstrom (Arts & Humanities) at chh522@lehigh.edu and Matthew Mattern (STEM) at mqm5@lehigh.edu.
