Stories about Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilient Communities

Lehigh University graduates toss their mortarboards in celebration

Class of 2025: Defined by Resilience and Innovation

Lehigh University saluted the achievements of 1,485 graduates at its 157th Commencement.

Urinrin Otite

Perseverance Meets Passion: Lehigh Student Finds Calling in Catastrophe Modeling, Earns Inaugural Master’s Degree

Urinrin Otite ’25G ’27 Ph.D chose Lehigh to take her education further and discovered her path to success through Lehigh’s new University Research Center.

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Lehigh University Announces Two New Research Centers to Address Community Health, Energy Systems

The Center for Community-Driven Assistive Technologies (CDAT) will explore novel ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities, while the Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions (ACES) will focus on creating efficient, reliable and self-sustaining energy systems.

ENTECH 6L Silonite Canisters equipped with timers and probes are being used to monitor ambient air quality in Allentown, Pennsylvania neighborhoods.

Lehigh Professors and Students Conduct Research on Air Pollutants Impact

The team has been conducting ambient air quality monitoring in Allentown, Pennsylvania neighborhoods.

Katie Gregory ’15 and Ashley Kreitz ’15 share a hug while working on restoring a home in Barnardsville, North Carolina that was damaged by Hurricane Helene.

Lehigh Alumni Aid in Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts in North Carolina

Ashley Kreitz ’15 has raised nearly $10,000 and recruited fellow alumni to help restore damaged homes in North Carolina.

Paolo Bocchini

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.

Amber Rice studies chickadees

Lehigh Professor’s NSF-Funded Biology Project on Hybrid Chickadees Evolves into Free, Interactive Learning Module

Middle and high school students worldwide can now access lessons about evolutionary concepts and the impacts of climate change learned in Lehigh’s own backyard.