10 NO SMALL MATTER Xiaoji Xu develops new methods and instruments for chemical measurement and imaging at the nanoscale 13 BE PRESENT IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT Student research leads to a local ordinance encouraging bird habitat 14 TEACHING BY EXAMPLE Faculty scholarship makes transitions to the classroom, creating real-world explorations 20 DIVING DEEP Biologist Nicole Pittoors travels to great depths to measure the health of the ocean 22 PEELING BACK THE COLONIAL SHELLAC Olivia Landry’s third book asks what documentary film can do to unsettle colonialist conceptions of the colonized 24 A NEW FACE FOR A SOUTHSIDE ICON Student team helps Lehigh Pizza create a new look while honoring its history 27 BREATHING HOPE WITH TECHNOLOGY Students develop an app to improve health of residents in Kazakhstan 28 LAYING THE GROUNDWORK Environmental policy student works to help preserve the local environment while developing important restoration policies 30 DIVISION! Did the trend toward majority votes over consensus in England’s 17th-century Parliament sow seeds of potential discord in future democracies? BRIEFS FEATURES 02 Observations in Wood … Cellular Communication … Gloria Naylor Archives 04 The Power of Us … Concertos Nos. 1 and 5 … Dice and Gods 06 Quark Gluon Plasma … True Story … Transformative Spaces 08 The Muslim Speaks … Natural Systems … Ethically Challenged CONTENTS 10 THE SYMPHONY OF SOUND: DECODING THE BRAIN’S AUDITORY SECRETS Neuroscientist Michael Burger’s innovative research blends genetics and virtual reality to explore how the ear and brain work in harmony to process sound 13 N AVIGATING DISASTERS AND GENDER INEQUALITY IN UGANDA A summer of service sparked a multi-year study on gender, survival, and public health in Bududa 14 LASTING IMPACT Community Fellows program contributes to regional vitality 20 UNLOCKING QUANTUM SECRETS Physics Ph.D. student Jace Curran explores how spin-entangled excitons in rubrene can be used as new investigative tools in organic semiconductors 22 EXPLORING THE MIDDLE AGES IN THE MODERN WORLD Doctoral student Olivia Mathers uncovers medieval history’s surprising connections to contemporary culture through literature, gaming, and fantasy 24 O N THE ROAD WITH “VAN” HALEN Participants in Lehighs traveling Field Camp come as students but leave as professionals 27 FIELDWORK ROCKS Aurora Bertoldo conducts research in Mongolia and solidifies her passion for geology 28 CELEBRATING FOUR DECADES OF SCHOLARSHIP: THE BERMAN CENTER AT 40 How a vision for Jewish Studies transformed a community and inspired generations 30 U NVEILING THE PAST: A SCHOLAR’S LEGACY IN THE STUDY OF EARLY JUDAISM As Ben Wright approaches retirement, the renowned scholar celebrates a career unraveling the mysteries of the Second Temple period and advancing fresh perspectives in early Judaism studies BRIEFS FEATURES 02 Shadowalk … Joint Attention and Infant Social Cognition 04 The Dynamics of Excitons … Corporate Social Responsibility … Vicic Recognized for Fluorine Research 06 The Voice of Rock and Roll … Indonesia’s Skilled Labor Force … Poetry’s Image Critique Revolution 08 Shining a Light on Attention … Thieves, Opportunists, and Autrocrats
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