Stories about Academics

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Forecast: 125,000 fewer U.S. COVID Deaths if Half the Population Initiates Vaccination by March 1

Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist in Lehigh's College of Health, and colleagues incorporate data from experts and forecasters.

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Muzhe Yang: Light Pollution Linked to Preterm Birth Increase

In first study of its kind, researchers find that light pollution, based on a measure of skyglow, could increase the likelihood of preterm birth by 12.9%.

College of Education Joins Discovery Education in Launching New Online Certificate for Educators

College of Education Joins Discovery Education in Launching New Online Certificate for Educators

The courses aim to hone participants' instructional practice in remote learning environments.

College of Business

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Lehigh Among Top 10 Elite Online MBA Programs

Lehigh's Flex MBA program with its unique team-taught core curriculum was tied at No. 10 in the latest rankings.


Lehigh Opens an Innovative College of Health

The university celebrated its first new college in 50 years.


$5 Million Gift Helps Launch College of Health

The Ellen and Vincent Forlenza ’75 Chair was created to launch the College of Health’s department of health innovation and technology.


Students in Masters in Management Program Tackle Real-World Challenges

The Lehigh Business program provides a path from college to career.

Helping the Native American population

Lehigh's College of Health Establishes Institute for Indigenous Studies

Christine Makosky Daley and Sean Daley will lead the Institute. They have partnered with Native communities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Bolivia in holistic approaches to improving health.

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Experts Reduce Search Times for Novel High-Entropy Alloys 13,000-Fold Using Cuckoo Search

A process developed by scientists at Iowa State University and Lehigh using a hybrid Cuckoo Search accelerates computational modeling of complex alloys.

Evelyn Siao

Lehigh Business Student Wins Top Prize in Fashion Competition

Evelyn Siao’s #DeeperPockets campaign calls for closing gender wage gap in fashion industry.