Stories about College of Arts and Sciences

People gather in Lehigh University Art Galleries.

Art, Architecture and Design Faculty Exhibition Showcases Expansive Faculty Work

Lehigh University Art Galleries’ current exhibition brings together a cross section of faculty artwork from outside the classroom.

Experience Lehigh

First-Year Students Offered Unique Opportunity to Explore Lehigh With Inaugural Program

Explore Lehigh is a new program that will introduce first-semester students to diverse fields across Lehigh’s four undergraduate colleges.

Lehigh Mountaintop Bays shot by a drone

Lehigh’s Future Makers Grants Spark Innovation Across Disciplines

A year after the inaugural Future Makers grants were awarded, they are igniting creativity and driving impactful change across campus.

Burger in the lab.

The Symphony of Sound: Decoding the Brain’s Auditory Secrets

Neuroscientist Michael Burger’s innovative research blends genetics and virtual reality to explore how the ear and brain work in harmony to process sound.

Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman Explores Global Challenges and Optimism in Kenner Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses interconnected ecosystems, geopolitics and the power of resilience at Feb. 25 event.

Willy the Robotic Monkey

Ideas on the Move: Lehigh Introduces New Robotics Studio

The Freed Family Robotics Design Studio in Wilbur Powerhouse is Lehigh’s latest Design Lab where students can explore robotics design, complex movement, problem solving and more.

PC Rossin

Lehigh Faculty Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

The 2025 cohort comprises 162 academic inventors representing 64 National Academy of Inventors member institutions across the United States.

Pub Tables

Reclaimed History: Student Project Incorporates Material From Clayton University Center at Packer Hall

Original wood beams were used for a table inside the new pub, and the building’s nearly 160-year-old bell will be part of a special display.

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Lehigh Named Top-Tier Research School by Carnegie Classification

R1 status recognizes universities with the highest level of research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Lehigh University presents Compelling Perspectives featuring V Spehar

Digital Journalist and Award-Winning Podcaster V Spehar Discusses Navigating Nontraditional Media, TikTok Ban at Compelling Perspectives

The host of @underthedesknews and the podcast “V Interesting” spoke about their experience breaking into nontraditional media and what it means to be a journalist.