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Dear faculty colleagues, We are writing to share new training requirements from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The CHIPS and Science Act requires all federal agencies to adopt requirements for financial assistance recipients to complete research security training. DOE Requirement Beginning on May 1, 2025, all DOE *Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) will include a requirement for all covered individuals to complete research security training in the 12 months...

Dear Colleagues, We want to bring to your attention an important matter regarding a Foreign Assistance Review – Organizational Assessment survey. Federal agencies, including USAID, CDC, and OMB, have been contacting a variety of people at universities to complete this survey. If anyone at Lehigh receives such a request, the University—not individual researchers or departments—must complete the assessment. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the General Counsel will handle...

Dear Members of the Lehigh Community, We are pleased to announce that Lehigh has been designated an R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Lehigh is recognized among the top cohort of research universities and colleges–only 187 institutions nationwide are classified as R1. Lehigh has long been known for research that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and innovation. The Carnegie designation is a national acknowledgment that Lehigh is a high-performing...