Stories about Academics

Defend the Republic Drone competition

Lehigh Hosts ‘Defend the Republic’ Drone Competition at Mountaintop

Teams from eight universities compete in an event held for the first time at Lehigh.

Michelle Spicers shows students how to safely climb trees

Michelle Spicer Trains Student Mentees in Tree Climbing Safety to Help in Research Work

A grove of trees on Lehigh’s Asa Packer campus provides a learning environment for students.

Mushroom growing house

College of Business to Study Economics of Solutions Offered by Mushroom Farmers to Control Pests and Disease

The four-year study is part of a $7 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to assist American farmers.

Nematostella picture

Michael Layden: Human Brain Shares its Blueprint with Sea Anemones

New research finds the same genetic mechanisms at work during neural development in both humans and Nematostella vectensis.

Georgette Chapman Phillips

Georgette Chapman Phillips: A Decade of Growth at the College of Business

Georgette Chapman Phillips to step down after a decade leading the College of Business.

Business Innovation Building

​​​​​​​Lehigh Business Innovation Building Wins 2023 National Design Award

Voith & Mactavish Architects earn SARA award for their technology-driven design.

illustration of texting

Is AI Consuming Your Feed?

New research demonstrates how AI-recommended social media content influences one’s brain and purchasing behaviors.

STEM Visualizations team

Enhancing the Engineering Lab Experience

Lehigh's STEM Visualizations team pioneers an online simulator to propel students into a new realm of interactive and comprehensive learning.

Brian Davison and Anand Jagota working in lab

NSF Award to Aid Interdisciplinary Researchers in Detecting Cancer

The four-year project is working to determine whether patients have cancer, and possibly other diseases.

Michael Gusmano

Michael Gusmano Addresses ‘The State of American Health Coverage’

The article is published in the journal Health Economics, Policy and Law.