Stories about Academics

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How Lehigh Researcher Michelle Spicer ’12 M’14 Uses Epiphytes to Study Climate Change

From Lehigh’s campus to tropical rainforests, Spicer studies canopy plants to understand how forest ecosystems adapt in a warming climate.

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Former NYSE President Stacey Cunningham ’96 to Address Graduates at Lehigh’s 158th Spring Commencement

Cunningham is a groundbreaking figure in the global capital markets, the first woman to lead the New York Stock Exchange in its more than 200-year history and a proud Lehigh engineer.

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President Video Message: Spring Semester Begins, Upcoming Community Conversation

A message sent to members of the Lehigh campus community.

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How Quantum Computing Advances Could Redefine the Limits of Problem-Solving

Lehigh Professor Luis F. Zuluaga explores how quantum computing could reshape problem-solving and the limits of computation itself.

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AI Dominates Conversation at Inclusive Excellence in Teaching Workshop

The all-day event held Jan. 15 at Lehigh’s Mountaintop Campus featured panels composed of business leaders, faculty and students.

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Becoming ‘AI Ready’ at Lehigh

With its new “AI Readiness” initiative, Lehigh embraces an AI future—where students will both learn about and with AI, and do it ethically.

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Lehigh Earns Top Spots in LinkedIn and Wall Street Journal Rankings

The university was recognized as one of the nation’s top institutions in LinkedIn’s inaugural career-focused rankings and The Wall Street Journal’s Best Colleges in the U.S.

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Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Leadership in Organizations

Professor Ozias Moore used a Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) report to integrate AI into his management and leadership course.

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Art, Empathy and Interdisciplinary Innovation: A Collaborative Exhibit Explores the Lived Experience of Mental Health

One year after receiving a Future Maker Grant, Lehigh College of Health ethicist Ally Peabody Smith’s interdisciplinary project created space for reflection, wellbeing and community.

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President Video Message: Reflecting on a Semester of Community

A message sent to members of the Lehigh campus community.