All Stories


6.7.21: Important Deadlines for Fall 2021

A message sent to Lehigh students and families.

Lehigh University's Iacocca Hall from above

Ethan Van Norman Receives APA’s Prestigious Lightner Witmer Award

The APA’s Division of School Psychology early career award recognizes Van Norman’s significant contributions to the field.


6.2.21: Updated Workplace COVID-19 Safety Guidance

A message sent to staff and shared with faculty.

Jinda Cui and his advisor Jeff Tinkle train robots to perform object manipulation tasks.

The Path to More Human-like Robot Object Manipulation Skills

In a Science Robotics article, Ph.D. candidate Jinda Cui and Jeff Trinkle examine current research in learned robot manipulation, offer nine promising areas for future exploration.

InvestorPlace Web Logo

Jesus Salas Shares Financial Advice for Recent Grads

In this InvestorPlace article, the professor of finance explains how new graduates can get a handle on their finances right out of school.


Go: The Campaign for Lehigh: Forging Ahead

These are unprecedented times for both the world and for Lehigh. But, in true Lehigh fashion, our community continues to take action to generously support Lehigh and assure its continued excellence.


Remembering Professor Jerzy A. Owczarek: Accomplished Teacher, Researcher

Owczarek discovered important phenomenon of reflecting pressure pulses between turbomachinery blades.

A person watching a 360-degree video with a virtual reality headset.

Valerie Taylor: Using Virtual Reality to Improve Interracial Interactions and Diversity in STEM

Valerie Jones Taylor has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to demonstrate the effectiveness of virtual reality as a training tool to improve interracial interactions and aid in diversifying the STEM pipeline.

Anne Meltzer

Seismologist Anne Meltzer Helped Lead Rapid Response to the Pedernales Earthquake in Ecuador

Meltzer joined colleagues from the Instituo Geofisica at Escuela Politécnica Nacional in Quito to deploy 55 seismometers on land and 10 ocean-bottom seismometers above the rupture zone and adjacent areas to record aftershocks.

Dana Seiden

Dana Seiden ’10 is Living Her Dream—And Paving a Path for Women in Sports

Seiden is vice president, chief of staff at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the group that owns and operates two of the professional sports teams she was a fan of as a child.


Staying Connected in the Pandemic

Five volunteer leaders reflect on lessons learned—and new opportunities

John D. Simon

John D. Simon: Building Excellence and 'A Culture of Possibility'

As Lehigh’s president, John D. Simon worked to raise the ambition of the entire university. As his tenure ends, he shares his reflections on his years at Lehigh, and the university’s many achievements over the past six years.


Picturing Wellness

LUAG initiates dialogue about well-being during pandemic.


EXHIBITION: Black and White Sketches in Quarantine

Online exhibition highlights a virtual artist community and project of the same name.

Dede Ayite

Dede Ayite ’07 Uses What She Learned in Neuroscience at Lehigh to Design Costumes for Broadway. She Has Two 2020 Award Nominations.

Ayite followed her heart to a career in the arts. She received Tony nominations in 2020 for Best Costume Design of a Play for A Soldier’s Play and Slave Play.


Unlocking the Secrets of the Swimming Efficiency of Tuna to Develop the Next Generation of Underwater Vehicles

Keith W. Moored, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, is working with a team of researchers to better understand the swimming efficiency of tuna.


A Heartfelt Thank You

A letter from President John D. Simon '19P


Correspondence

Letters to the Editor


A Good (and True) First Impression

A Good (and True) First Impression