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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex and long-term illness characterized by extreme fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest, and can worsen with physical activity. The exhaustion is severe enough to limit a person’s ability to carry out daily activities like cooking, showering, or even getting dressed. Additional symptoms can include muscle pain, joint pain, memory issues, headaches, sleep problems, and sensitivity to light or sound. 

One only needs to glance at the news, social media, or even just out the window to understand the devastation caused by flooding. Recent back-to-back major hurricanes have brought catastrophic rainfall that has devastated communities across the southeastern United States. 

With climate change, experts predict these extreme weather events will increasingly become the norm. Among the many ways that researchers are devising strategies to protect and assist vulnerable areas, one such effort involves increasing the speed and accuracy of damage assessments.

Lehigh MechE Associate Professor Dr. Natasha Vermaak recently received a three-year, ~$450k grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Experiments developed by Lehigh University researchers, led by James Gilchrist, the Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, launched into space Monday, Nov. 4. The team’s research, focused on thermophoresis—the movement of particles in response to temperature gradients—is being conducted in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS).

Knowing how people move across urban areas is about more than avoiding traffic jams.

“Think about something like COVID-19,” says Lehigh University researcher Yu Yang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. “Having a better understanding of human mobility could help cities implement transportation policies during times of public health crises that could reduce infection rates.”  

A paper published by a team of Lehigh structural engineering researchers has been selected as the "Featured Article" for the September 2024 issue (Volume 315) of the journal Engineering Structures.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently granted the Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) $12 million to expand research and development in marine energy initiatives. AMEC comprises four universities including the University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University, the Coastal Studies Institute, and Lehigh University.

Lehigh hosted a workshop bringing together national experts to explore launching an Industry-University Research Center for catastrophe modeling and resilience. The event aimed to secure industry partnerships, advancing disaster risk research led by CEE Professor Paolo Bocchini.

Arielle Carr, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, recently contributed to an article in SIAM News, the news journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, about her experience as a 2024 SIAM Science Policy Fellow.