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Lehigh Welcomes New Faculty for the 2024-25 Academic Year

Learn about new faculty members on campus this fall.

Students, professors and faculty pose for a photo at Almaty Management University (AMU) in Kazakhstan.

Turning Ambiguity into Action: Impact Fellows Reflect on Real-World Lessons Learned Through Fieldwork

Lehigh University Impact Fellowship fieldwork fuels growth and builds character.

ESC Winner

Lehigh Alum Receives Excellence in Student Community Engagement Award

Sofia Espinoza ’24 was an inaugural member of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship project, “AI Strengthening Healthcare Access.”

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National Organizations Learn about Lehigh-led Center for Climate, Resilience and Equity in Catastrophe Modeling

Poised to establish and lead an Industry-University Research Center, Lehigh University hosted a workshop Oct. 17-18 bringing national experts in natural disaster risk and insurance to the Mountaintop Campus.

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Lehigh Business Students Invent Innovative AI Tool for Wealth Advisors As Part of FinTech Capstone Project

An AI-assisted note-taking tool created by a team of six Lehigh Business students provides experiential learning opportunity and potential benefits to wealth advisors

StartUp LV

Lehigh Student Wins StartUp Lehigh Valley’s Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition

More than $30,000 in prizes were awarded during the 6th annual competition, hosted this year by Lehigh University.

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U.S. Election Concern for Supply Chain Managers

Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index shows fear of government intervention.


Fall 2024 - Status Update for Clayton UC Construction

The renovation of the Clayton UC is in progress and on track. View progress photos on the construction website. We anticipate a Summer 2025 opening.

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Politically Connected Corporations Received More Exemptions from U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports, Study Finds

Exemption grant process functioned as a “spoils system” rewarding political supporters and punishing opponents

Cirque Kikasse performs at Lehigh's Mountaintop Campus

Mountaintop Campus Performs Wonders as Circus Comes to Lehigh for Activation Event

Montreal-based Cirque Kikasse performed during Lehigh’s inaugural Mountaintop Activation Event.

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Saving the Planet One Whale at a Time: View Photos from Alumnus Chris Zadra's Research

Chris Zadra'16 '17G uses a drone called SnotBot® to capture whale blow for biological analysis.

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Manoj K. Malhotra Installed as Lehigh’s New Dean of the College of Business

Family, friends and colleagues celebrated Malhotra’s installation on Thursday at the Business Innovation Building.

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Graduate Students Play Key Role in Lehigh Mountaintop Summer Program

Of the 105 students in the Mountaintop program this summer working on 31 projects, nine were graduate students who took on significant roles as peer mentors, project guides, and leaders of innovation.

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Inspiring the Future Makers Strategy: First-Year Milestones and Year Two Implementation Focus

A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.

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Lehigh Joins Global Design Thinking Alliance to Help Advance Empathy-Based Innovation

The university is just the fourth U.S. institution to be accepted to this alliance.

Katie Couric and President Joe Helble on stage

Katie Couric Discusses Future of Journalism, Balancing Fact-Checking at Compelling Perspectives

The former anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show also talked about her cancer research advocacy and the changing media landscape.

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David Vicic Wins American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry

The professor was selected for the international award due to his outstanding contributions to the advancement of fluorine chemistry.

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Grace Caskie’s Journey to Quantitative Psychology and Older Adults

A first-generation college student, the associate professor of counseling's education helped change her career path.

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Lehigh Ranks #15 in The Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.

The rankings, which include Lehigh for a second consecutive year, features the country’s top 500 schools.

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Ukrainian Ambassador Highlights Diplomacy, Global Engagement as Lehigh Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LU/UN Partnership

Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya offers candid insights on U.N. limitations and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict during his Lehigh visit.