University Communications

The event brings together emerging startups, hands-on learning and live investment-style competitions that turn ideas into viable businesses.

New platforms enabled by Lehigh’s strategic plan, bring planning, advising and support into one connected experience, helping students navigate college with purpose.

The following was sent to members of the Lehigh community.

A screening of “Fifth is First” by Holly Fasching ’26 highlighted Mountaintop as a vibrant destination for experiential learning, recreation and partnership.

The latest edition of the Bulletin features R1 research momentum at Lehigh, an inside look at the reimagined Clayton University Center at Packer Hall, student and alumni stories and more.

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.

A message sent to members of the Lehigh campus community.

Ahead of Commencement, we asked the Lehigh community to share advice for current and incoming students.

A letter from Lehigh President Joseph J. Helble '82 in the Spring 2026 Alumni Bulletin.

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

A letter from Stephanie Fisher, assistant vice president for Alumni Relations, in the Spring 2026 Alumni Bulletin.

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.

Compelling Perspectives speakers share viewpoints on the challenges and possibilities of AI.

Timothy Beal will explore AI, ethics, and the role of higher education in shaping a just and sustainable future.

Lehigh is focused on strengthening all of its women’s teams by recruiting top student-athletes and coaches and providing them with the resources needed to succeed.

Hemschot, vice president of development at Tenaska, became involved with Lehigh’s Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions (ACES) in October 2025. His work, like his involvement with ACES, centers on creating practical, forward-thinking energy solutions that people and communities rely on.

Bennett, a master’s student in cognitive psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, employs eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) methods to investigate how the brain prioritizes information amid distraction.

Laverty, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is developing innovative tools to understand exactly how cancer cells exploit DNA repair and how to turn that knowledge into more precise cancer therapy.

Cesareo, assistant professor of marketing in the College of Business, explores the role creativity, i.e., novelty and usefulness, of a mass-marketed product plays in sustainability.

McAndrew, associate professor in the department of biostatistics and health data science in the College of Education, is developing a plan to commercialize DECISIONCAST, a real-time forecasting platform that helps public health officials make faster, data-driven decisions during disease outbreaks.