Integrational health humanities and allied sciences lab at lehigh university [this project establishes the integrational health humanities and allied sciences lab at lehigh university, an…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Lehigh University $149,485 on May 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to establish the Integrational Health Humanities and Allied Sciences Lab, an interdisciplinary initiative that integrates humanities and health sciences into graduate education and public scholarship.

The Lab delivers a new graduate certificate program and collaborative curriculum that equips students to address health questions using literature, history, philosophy, and ethics. By connecting academic inquiry to real-world health challenges, the initiative demonstrates how humanities-based approaches strengthen public understanding, civic trust, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving, offering a replicable model for universities to align higher education with public mission while preparing service-minded scholars for complex health and social demands.

Work is performed in Pennsylvania and runs through April 30, 2029. Lehigh University, a tax-exempt private research institution based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, operates as the recipient through its Office of Research.

Integrational health humanities and allied sciences lab at lehigh university [this project establishes the integrational health humanities and allied sciences lab at lehigh university, an interdisciplinary initiative that brings together the humanities and health sciences to strengthen graduate education and public scholarship. Through a new graduate certificate and collaborative curriculum, the lab equips students to address urgent health questions using the tools of literature, history, philosophy, and ethics. By reconnecting academic inquiry with real-world challenges, the lab demonstrates how the humanities contribute to public understanding, civic trust, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving. IT offers a replicable model for how universities can renew the public mission of higher education while preparing thoughtful, service-minded scholars to meet the complex demands of our time.]