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FEATURES CONTENTS 10 FUSING CLASSROOM LEARNING WITH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE Fusion Studio provides students with design agency experience while supporting Lehigh clients 12 THE ARTS AT LEHIGH: A COMMUNITY OF MAKERS Arts programs foster a culture of innovation and creativity that contributes to the vitality of campus life 18 MAKING BUILDINGS … BETTER Jared Della Valle ’93 has carved out a career that unites design excellence with public responsibility 20 REPAIRING DAMAGE THROUGH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Sarah Heidebrink-Bruno ’13G ’21G examines the intersection of healing and literature 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD HAVE WORN A MASK Graduate student Kristin Tremper finds links between public health and the creation of a strong America 24 THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX? Sociologist Dustin Stoltz assesses the levels of creative thinking expressed in the work of elite consulting firms 26 ECKARDT SCHOLAR CREATES RESPECTFUL DISCOURSE CLUB OPEN TO ALL Raihan Alam ’23 creates a group dedicated to addressing tough sociocultural and political issues 28 THE SALLUSTIANO OBELISK MAKES A REMARKABLE JOURNEY Isabel Heslin ’21 traces the movement of an Italian landmark from the Villa Ludovisi to Rome’s Spanish Steps BRI EFS FEATURES 02 Smile … Republic … Genetic Diversity, Important (Dietary) Traits 04 Understanding Resilience … Reimagining Men … Immigration and Deportation 06 A Phone Tree … Understanding Megathrust Earthquakes … Racism in Mental Health Care 08 Creativity of Perception … Representations of Disabilities … Bacterial Proteins