Stories about Faculty

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Lehigh University is a Core Institution of New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center

Lehigh is one of six core institutions of a new U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center focusing on developing sustainable refrigerants to address climate change. Lehigh’s team is led by David Vicic, the Howard S. Bunn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

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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.

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Lehigh Summer Research Expo Showcases Students' Innovative Projects

There were 200 students who presented projects from interdisciplinary undergraduate research programs this summer.

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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.

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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.

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Research Promotes Equitable Reclassification for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities

Sara Kangas, associate professor of special education, presents policy brief to special education state agency leaders from across the U.S.

Juan Zheng

Juan Zheng Receives TICL Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award

Zheng's research focuses on integrating artificial intelligence and computer simulations into science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Eduardo J. Gómez

Lehigh Professor Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant to Explore Food as a Human Right

Eduardo J. Gómez will study what the U.S. can learn from lesser developed countries that have enshrined access to food as a human right in their constitutions

Year in Review

2023: Year in Review

Looking back at some of the biggest Lehigh stories of the year.