Stories about Faculty

Top Stories of 2022

2022: Year in Review

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

Anand Jagota

Anand Jagota Named Vice Provost for Research

Jagota will lead efforts to increase the impact and visibility of research at Lehigh.

Eduardo J. Gómez

Eduardo J. Gómez Leads The Lancet’s First Series on Political Science and Health

The series explores the importance of the role of political science in health.

Judy Marks ’84 ’13P

Influential Business Leader Judy Marks ’84 ’13P to Deliver 2022 Lehigh Commencement Address

Marks ’84 ’13P—the Chair, CEO and President of Otis Worldwide Corporation—will deliver remarks over commencement weekend.

Xiaoji Xu sitting at a table

Lehigh Chemist Xiaoji Xu Selected as Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Xu is one of only 16 teacher-scholars selected this year for this highly competitive grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

Vincent Grassi

In Memoriam: Vincent G. Grassi, Professor of Practice in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

A beloved instructor, Grassi taught courses in all four years of chemical engineering education.

A UV sterilizer for N95 masks developed by Lehigh University and St. Luke's University Health Network

Lehigh Team Led by Nelson Tansu Collaborates with St. Luke’s on Device to Ensure Sterile Masks

The ‘Bug Zapper’ uses UV-C light to damage the DNA of pathogens, including the coronavirus, to enable the sterilization and reuse of N95 masks when new ones are unavailable.


COVID-19: The Impact on Financial Regulations

A Q&A with Kathleen Hanley, professor of finance and director of the Center of Financial Services at the College of Business.


COVID-19 Q&A with Beth Dolan on 'literature of contagion'

The professor in the Department of English and a core faculty member in the Health, Medicine & Society Program explains why two novels in particular have been on her mind during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lehigh University STEPS Building

Lehigh’s Halcyon Skinner Answers Questions About COVID-19

Skinner, associate dean for research in Lehigh’s College of Health, was interviewed by WFMZ about the role of social distancing in slowing the transmission of the coronavirus.