Stories about Faculty

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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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‘B Beautiful’ Map Helps Community Improve South Bethlehem

Professor Kate Jackson and a Lehigh Valley Social Impact Fellowship team has created a website to facilitate community partnerships within the city.

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Lehigh University Participates in PBS39 Community Forum on Data Centers

Economics Professor Alberto Lamadrid discusses energy demand and the university’s ACES research center

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A Night of Excellence: Connection and Celebration at the 2025 Faculty Appreciation Banquet

The university celebrated faculty and recognized 18 award recipients for their dedication to the Lehigh community during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Israel E. Wachs Elected to National Academy of Engineering for Pioneering Catalyst Research

Lehigh chemical engineering professor recognized for pioneering catalyst research with global impact on sustainability, energy, and industry

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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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Four Questions with Shalinee Kishore: ‘Deliver Local Solutions to Electrification’

Director of Lehigh's new Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions, the Iacocca Chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering discusses her team’s work and its impact.

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Lehigh Faculty in the Media: Fall/Winter 2025

Highlights of Lehigh faculty members recently featured in media reports.

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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.

Innovation Thrives on South Mountain

Innovation Thrives on South Mountain

From unbreakable alloys to spaceflight and assistive technologies, people at Lehigh turn curiosity into progress that reshapes industries and improves lives.