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Students compete in a bed race

Lehigh’s Annual Bed Race is a Rivalry Week Tradition

There were 32 teams who participated in this year’s Bed Races.

Joseph J. Helble '82, President

Lehigh University Kicks Off Year Two of Its Strategy Encouraging Engagement with "No Bystanders" Mantra

Lehigh’s first Strategy Town Hall of the 2024-2025 academic year emphasized the collaborative nature of strategy efforts that drove first year implementation successes and highlighted key initiatives for year two.

Powering PA's Future Symposium

Statewide Symposium at Lehigh Focuses on Turning Innovation Into Opportunity

The Powering PA’s Future Symposium attendees talked about ways Pennsylvania can grow its “innovation economy,” where new ideas are commercialized to drive economic growth.

doctor holding tablet with references to AI

New Research Suggests: To Get Patients to Accept Medical AI, Remind Them of Human Biases

Patients who are initially resistant to AI-driven healthcare may become more open to it after being reminded of biases in human treatment.

HEED Award

Lehigh Named ‘Diversity Champion,’ Receives National Award for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Lehigh remains a winner of the national HEED award and, for the first time, has been named a Diversity Champion by Insight into Diversity magazine.

Marty Baron

Marty Baron Announced as Second Speaker in Lehigh’s Compelling Perspectives Series

The former editor of The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and Miami Herald, and former senior editor at The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times, will speak about the role of media in contemporary society.

A Lehigh baseball cap sits on a table in front of a student holding a phone with an "I voted" sticker on it.

Students Spent Civic Engagement Day Voting, Discussing Political Topics

Lehigh gave students the day off from classes to encourage their participation in civic activities.

Students engage in rapid prototyping as part of Lehigh’s Hatchery program, one of the 40+ high-impact program opportunities available to students through the Lehigh360 initiative.

Lehigh University Joins the Coalition for Transformational Education Through Its Lehigh360 Initiative

The university's Lehigh360 initiative, a hub for high-impact learning opportunities, exemplifies the Coalition’s mission


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Lehigh University Shares Updates on Leadership Searches

Three searches to identify new Lehigh leaders are in progress.

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.

Lehigh Research

Lehigh Research Explores Complex Issues Challenging American Voters

See a sampling of Lehigh research relevant to the upcoming elections.

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Lehigh University Art Galleries Selected for National Study Led by American Alliance of Museums

The initiative provides data collection strategies, technical training and collaborative learning opportunities to cohort members seeking to analyze their museums’ social contributions.

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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.”

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.

FinTech students

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.