FROM THE NEST | FALL/WINTER 2025 | 21 Soaring Together Scholars gain innovative, hands-on learning experiences through generous gifts to the program’s Impact Fund. This key component of the Soaring Together Scholarship program allowed scholars like Sean Henry ’27 to travel with the Lehigh in Belgium program over the summer. The political science major saw firsthand the cultural differences discussed in his global marketing course. “[The program] gave me an incredible opportunity for this type of experiential learning,” Henry said. IDEAS (Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts and Sciences) major Samantha Sandhaus ’28 accessed the Soaring Together Impact Fund for a Global Social Impact Fellowship in Sierra Leone. She traveled with a team working to develop micronutrient-fortified foods and beverages, bring them to market and increase local capacity for nutritional outcomes. “This experience has inspired me to explore work in global nutritional development as a career,” Sandhaus said. “It was incredible to combine innovation in food engineering, systems thinking and community empowerment to help address a critical global issue.” Clara McAuley ’27 is a biology and creative writing major who participated in the Uganda Sustainable Livelihoods Program. A certified EMT and aspiring OB-GYN, McAuley interned at Bushika Health Centre III alongside doctors, midwives and lab techs. She gained clinical skills, lifelong friends and much more. “I got to return with a wealth of knowledge, broadened worldview, increased confidence in medical spaces and, of course, the desire to return to Bubiita or continue work in service of the local community while still at Lehigh,” McAuley said.—Lisa Doyle Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pa. May Not Have Enough Electricity for AI and Everyone Else AI data centers will demand more power from local and regional electricity systems, according to Shalinee Kishore, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Arindam Banerjee, professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics. “Experts on policy solutions must work closely with experts on AI algorithms, hardware design, electricity systems and markets, communications, water and building systems to reduce the energy and water use of AI,” they wrote. Fortune We Studied America’s Entrepreneurs and Found Too Many of Them Were Burned Out, Anxious and Depressed. We Need a Well-Being Revolution. Samantha Dewalt, managing director of Lehigh West, and colleagues shared their research reinforcing that well-being is more than just personally fulfilling—it drives entrepreneurial growth. “Entrepreneurs who report higher well-being are more engaged in their businesses, thereby fueling their incentive to grow their ventures,” they wrote. BBC How Reality TV Changed the Way We Think—For the Better Danielle Lindemann, professor of sociology, explained how watching reality TV can help foster social understanding. “Reality TV has historically been more diverse demographically than other forms of media,” Lindemann said. “[It] casts a spotlight over patches of the social landscape that we don’t always see, so in that way, it can be a tool for greater social understanding.” Lehigh Faculty in the Media GIFT Soaring Together Impact Fund Helps Students Soar the Globe Clara McAuley ’27 (left) with Reem Barakat ’27. McAuley, a Soaring Together Scholar, participated in the Uganda Sustainable Livelihoods Program. SCAN TO SUPPORT THE IMPACT FUND
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