Stories about Interdisciplinary

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Lehigh Report Explores Data Center Power Solutions

At the national scale, the percentage of electricity used by data centers is expected to grow from 4% to possibly 12% by 2030, according to a new report from Lehigh’s Center for Advancing Community and Electrification Solutions (ACES).

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President Video Message: Spring Semester Begins, Upcoming Community Conversation

A message sent to members of the Lehigh campus community.

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Lehigh’s Research Highlights of 2025

Take a look back at some of the top research stories at the university in 2025.

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Art, Empathy and Interdisciplinary Innovation: A Collaborative Exhibit Explores the Lived Experience of Mental Health

One year after receiving a Future Maker Grant, Lehigh College of Health ethicist Ally Peabody Smith’s interdisciplinary project created space for reflection, wellbeing and community.

2025 Lehigh University Research Symposium

Research Symposium Recognizes and Honors Impact of Lehigh’s Research Community

The day-long event in the Clayton University Center at Packer Hall celebrated Lehigh’s R1 designation and research enterprise.

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Determination Led Athiel Mading ’25 from Nairobi to Lehigh

Without reliable housing, the material science and engineering major refused to take no for an answer and forged her own path toward a degree.

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Lehigh University and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Join Forces to Advance Disability Health Equity

The bold university-wide partnership will drive innovation through joint appointments, interdisciplinary research and more.

Saimonth Muñoz ’26

Lehigh Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Saimonth Muñoz ’26 is one of four Lehigh students in the last decade to receive the nationally competitive scholarship.

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Engineering the Future of Resilience

Lehigh’s First Future Makers Research Center Tackles Catastrophe with Data, Simulation and Human Insight.

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Lehigh University’s West Coast Presence Grows Entrepreneurial Strength for Students, Partners

Lehigh's West Coast Regional Office offers dynamic programming for students in the San Francisco Bay Area.