Stories about Research

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Inspiring the Future Makers at Year Three: Lehigh Reflects on Progress, Prepares to Evolve Strategy for a Changing World

The Town Hall highlights momentum in student success, research and AI-driven innovation while signaling key shifts ahead as the university enters year four of its 10-year plan.

Juan Zheng

Juan Zheng Researches Hybrid Intelligence System Designed to Help Students Become Strategic AI Users Through Self-Regulated Learning

Zheng, assistant professor of the teaching, learning and technology program in the College of Education, is developing Meta-Partner, a computer program platform that combines human judgment with support from an AI agent.

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Lehigh Faculty in the Media: Spring 2026

Professors share their research and perspectives on predicting future data, teacher shortages across Pennsylvania and more.

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Future in Focus

A letter from the editor in the Spring 2026 Alumni Bulletin.

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R1 Status Excellence: Meet Research-Focused Faculty, Students and Alumni Driving Lehigh’s Research Momentum Forward

From advancing infectious disease prediction to strategizing AI literacy, members of the Lehigh community are solving challenges and developing innovations that continue to shape our world.

Julie Wright ’25 M’26 and Rhema Hooper ’26 sit on an orange couch in the Health, Science and Technology building.

Community and Global Health Majors Research Cobalt Mining, Permaculture and Attend Model World Health Organization Conference

Julie Wright ’25 M’26 and Rhema Hooper ’26 built a friendship and a record of impact through community and global health research, advocacy and community.

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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.

Researcher Nevena Koukova, associate professor of marketing.

Lehigh Business in Top 100 for Research

Faculty members in the College of Business have had 32 papers in top-tier journals over the past two years.

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Remembering Arthur E. Humphrey, Former Lehigh Provost and Biotechnology Pioneer

Humphrey, who valued teaching and leading with vision and purpose, was a prominent figure in chemical engineering and biotechnology where his work shaped biochemical engineering, environmental systems and the communities he served.

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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.