July 21, 2020

Lehigh Receives $15,000 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant

In November 2019, Lehigh University Manager of Transportation Services, Bob Bruneio, and Sustainability Officer, Katharine Targett Gross, in collaboration with LU Facilities, I-CPIE, and the Western Regional Office, applied for a grant through the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The Office of Sustainability is proud to announce that Lehigh is one of 18 local governments, schools, businesses, and organizations to receive a portion of the $2.1 million grant...
July 17, 2020

Researchers at Lehigh University working on disinfectant to protect surfaces from airborne diseases

Thanks to a $25,000 grant, scientists at Lehigh University are developing a disinfectant that will cling to surfaces longer and prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases. "Any kind of research of this magnitude of the problem of this magnitude requires many different kinds of expertise," said Himanshu Jain, Professor of Material Science at Lehigh University. The different experts on the team understand the virus, how it's transmitted and the surfaces which viruses, like...