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Sustainable Trade? New study by Mark Noble Links Chocolate Production to Loss of Forests

Study finds that the higher the concentration of cocoa exports, the more elevated the rates of deforestation.

Study Reveals Untapped Creativity in U.S. Workforce

Arts alumni take differing views of the applicability of creativity to non-arts jobs, researchers find.

Fair Trade? New Study by Kelly Austin Exposes Unequal Exchange in Coffee Trade

New research led by Kelly Austin, associate professor of sociology at Lehigh, explores unequal exchange in the coffee industry

Kelly Austin Study Links Loss of Forests and Malaria

New study led by Lehigh's Kelly Austin builds on evidence that human-induced changes to the natural environment are amplifying malaria transmission.

Study Finds Commuter Marriage Couples Emphasize Interdependence

Communication technologies, says a Lehigh sociologist, help enable “apart togetherness.”

Study: Role of Unemployment in Predicting Female HIV Rate

Kelly Austin, associate professor of sociology, publishes study on 'Trading Sex for Security: Unemployment and the Unequal HIV Burden Among Young Women in Developing Nations.' 

Expressing Depression

Sirry Alang explores discrepancies between the standard approach to diagnosing depression and how African Americans perceive the illness.

Silencing a 'Silent Killer' of Women

Kelly Austin’s research into household air pollution examines how gender inequality makes women more susceptible to its ill effects.

Study: Academic Culture Drives Women out of STEM Majors

New study co-authored by assistant professor of sociology focuses on STEM retention and attrition among college women.

A gender pay gap for actors, artists

Sociologists’ study uncovers no wage “penalty” for motherhood.