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Taking Aim at Gun Violence in Schools

BASD Superintendent Joseph Roy and psychologist Peter Langman sit down for a crucial conversation on school shooters.

Former U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address

Verma ’90, a leading expert on trade and diplomacy in Asia, will deliver the address at Lehigh’s 151st spring commencement on Monday, May 20.

Lehigh Introduces Plan for Greek Excellence

The 10-point plan was developed after careful review of current Greek life practices and issues.

A 'Crucial Conversation' on School Shootings

The College of Education kicks off a new series Tuesday with BASD Superintendent Joseph Roy and psychologist Peter Langman.

Fulbright Specialist Steffen Brings Theory of Just Punishment to Brazil

Steffen delivers seminar grounded in philosophical scholarship entitled 'Moral Obligation and Punishment.'

130,000 Years of Data Show Peatlands Store Carbon Long-Term

First study of the extent of global peatland and carbon storage over the last 130,000 years fills in key knowledge gap, affirms peatlands’ effectiveness as a long-term carbon storage mechanism over a long timescale

Electrically-Heated Silicate Glass Appears to Defy Joule’s First Law

Experiments show electric field can modify silicate glass, causing parts to melt while remaining solid elsewhere; discovery suggests heat in glass could be produced on a very fine scale, could point to performance challenges for devices where glass is used, or could be employed for superior molding and shaping with much less energy

Lehigh Takes on an Increasingly Multimedia World

New film and documentary studies program offers two undergraduate minors and a graduate certificate.

Andrew Ward: CEOs Make Money from Bad Company News

New research finds that despite regulations, CEOs control information release and may do so for their own financial gain.

Maria Donoghue Velleca Named Dean of Lehigh’s College of Arts & Sciences

An accomplished neurobiologist, Donoghue Velleca will join Lehigh from Georgetown University.

Biz Quiz Answer

This Biz Quiz came courtesy of Marina Puzakova, associate professor of marketing.

Lehigh Alum Heather Rodale Promotes Healing Through The Arts

Lehigh students’ art work to be showcased in juried art show, which begins Feb. 23

Attorney and Advocate Anita Hill Urges Engagement, Commitment to Social Change

The women’s rights icon delivered the university’s MLK address to a packed house in Baker Hall.

Fiorettis are First to the North Pole in 2018

Peter ’82 and Bob ’84 Fioretti have explored a place that few others get to see.

Lehigh Students Receive Scholarships from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund

Patrece Savino ’20 and Megan Lomuto ’19 were each awarded $5,000.

Parents of Tim Piazza, Marquise Braham: What Can Students Do to Change Hazing Culture?

Parents who lost sons to hazing meet with Lehigh students to turn tragedy into progress.

Lehigh announces tuition increase for upcoming academic year

The 4.4 percent increase was recently approved by university trustees.

Parents of Tim Piazza, Marquise Braham to Discuss Hazing Dangers Thursday

Jim and Evelyn Piazza and Rich Braham will meet with Lehigh students on ‘Turning Tragedy into Progress.’

Laser-fabricated crystals in glass are ferroelectric, could power next-generation communication systems

For the first time, a team of researchers from Lehigh University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lebanon Valley College and Corning Inc. has demonstrated that laser-generated crystals confined in glass retain controllable ferroelectric properties, key to creating faster, more efficient optical communication systems.