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Remembering the stories they carry — 25 years after 9/11

A Lehigh student spent her summer interviewing and assisting first responders from Ground Zero as part of the World Trade Center Health Program, 25 years after 9/11.

Published Sep 11, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT | Lehigh University

Olivia Mickles ’27 spent most of the summer in a small Long Island room waiting for nurses to request additional tests. As a research assistant with the World Trade Center Health Program, she spoke with people — mostly first responders from Ground Zero on Sept. 11 — contributing to long-term health monitoring and recording their stories 25 years after the attacks.