Stories about Academics

Amber Rice studies chickadees

Lehigh Professor’s NSF-Funded Biology Project on Hybrid Chickadees Evolves into Free, Interactive Learning Module

Middle and high school students worldwide can now access lessons about evolutionary concepts and the impacts of climate change learned in Lehigh’s own backyard.

A robot hand touches a human hand in an illustration.

AI Exhibits Racial Bias in Mortgage Underwriting Decisions

LLM training data likely reflects persistent societal biases, but simple fixes can help, according to findings from Donald Bowen III, McKay Price and Ke Yang.

Carol Packard and  Manoj K. Malhotra

New Appointments Announced in Lehigh Leadership

New dean of Lehigh’s College of Business and new vice president for development and alumni relations are named.

Illustration of an Alley House

Innovative Program Aims to Address Lack of Affordable Housing

Architect Wes Hiatt leads the Alley House project.

Laura Katz Olson

Laura Katz Olson Celebrates 50 Years of Teaching at Lehigh

Olson continues ‘full steam ahead’ in her dream job at Lehigh. A new fiction book, ‘Wrinkled Rebels,’ is set for release this summer.

Bone models in Anzellini's lab

Bone Research Studies Romanian Social Structure, Health in Aging

Bioarchaeologist Armando Anzellini’s work includes using Raman spectroscopy and isotope ratio analysis to study human remains.

mother and child

New Biomarker Research Thaws Understanding of Cold-Induced Pediatric Asthma

Linchen He, assistant professor in the Department of Community and Population Health, leads panel study.

Brook Sawyer

Brook Sawyer Awarded Institute of Education Sciences Grant for Parents Plus en Español

Sawyer's program empowers Spanish-speaking parents to help their preschool children improve their language outcomes.

Megan Hauser

Megan L. Hauser Named Elizabeth V. Stout Dissertation Award Recipient

The award recognizes significant scholarly achievement in a dissertation project.

Kallie (Ziltz) Pearl

Kallie (Ziltz) Pearl Named Percy Hughes Award Recipient

Pearl, who joined Lehigh's faculty in 2020, has developed innovative ways to engage students in computer science.