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Well Wishes for Ricardo Hall, Vice President for Student Affairs

A message from President Helble to members of the Lehigh community.

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Celebrating Lehigh's Class of 2024: View Photos

Students and their families rejoice, as the university hold its 156th Commencement ceremonies.

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Lehigh Celebrates the Graduation of its First Lehigh 360 Scholars

Sixteen Graduates Ready to Impact the World.

Lehigh's new Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience Center

Lehigh's First University Research Center to Focus on Catastrophe Modeling

The first of three new University Research Centers, The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience aims to explore how hurricanes, pandemics and other large-scale events impact communities.

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Nursing Home Industry May Obscure Some of its Profits, Lehigh Researcher Finds

Andrew Olenski, assistant professor of economics, publishes finding in a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper.

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Professor Eduardo J. Gómez Joins Council of Foreign Relations as Life Member

Gómez receives global recognition for scholarship and contributions to global health policy.

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Video: Lehigh Commencement 2024 Highlights

Lehigh held its 156th Commencement May 18-19, 2024. Watch highlights of the graduate and undergraduate ceremonies.

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Scott Willoughby ’89 to Lehigh’s Class of 2024: ‘Discover You, Find Success’

Willoughby, senior vice president of performance excellence at Northrop Grumman and program manager for NASA’s James Webb telescope, delivered the address during Lehigh’s 156th Commencement.

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Baccalaureate Speaker Rachel Laser of Americans United to Graduates: ‘Be Authentically Yourself’

Class of 2024 graduating seniors celebrate Baccalaureate Saturday by sharing their faith and reflecting on their time at Lehigh.

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Stephen S. Tang ’85G ’88 Ph.D. ’22P Tells Lehigh Graduate Students Unconventional Path Can Lead to Success

Tang delivers the keynote address at the 2024 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on Saturday.

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Lehigh Graduates Strike a Pose: View Photos

The university's bucolic campus is the backdrop for graduating seniors' photos.

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Research Promotes Equitable Reclassification for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities

Sara Kangas, associate professor of special education, presents policy brief to special education state agency leaders from across the U.S.

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Lehigh Journalism Professor Kathy Olson Appears on ‘Jeopardy!’

Olson achieves dream of being a contestant on long-running game show.

Paolo Bocchini

Lehigh’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience Receives NSF Planning Grant to Pursue Industry-University Cooperative Research Center

Grant will strengthen Lehigh’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience as a nationally recognized research center.

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Lehigh’s Strategic Plan: ‘What a Difference a Year Makes,’ Helble says

University leadership updates the Lehigh community on the progress of strategic plan initiatives.

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Lehigh Launches New Inter-college Undergraduate Degree in Integrated Business and Health

Student recruiting will begin in Fall 2024 for enrollment in Fall 2025.

Maddie Tschauner

Lehigh Doctoral Student Receives Two Graduate Student Awards

Maddie Tschauner, a third-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program, will pursue a career that brings together science and advocacy.

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May 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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Scientists Find Five New Hydrothermal Vents in Pacific Ocean

Jill McDermott, director of the Lehigh Oceans Research Center, leads team.

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Lehigh Physicists Pioneer Quantum Material for Solar Efficiency Breakthrough

Physics Professor Chinedu Ekuma and doctoral student Srihari Kastuar published their research in the journal Science Advances.