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Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Honored at 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball

Thursday, May 4, 2023, By News Staff

Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, was the guest of honor at the 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball, presented by Dior, held April 25, at the Brooklyn Museum. Weems was honored for “her innumerable contributions…

Campus & Community

VPA Staff Member Dillon Hupp Wins Nearly $22K on ‘Jeopardy!’

Monday, May 1, 2023, By Jen Plummer

On the afternoon of Jan. 4, Dillon Hupp accepted a job offer from Syracuse University as its new associate director of development in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). On the evening of Jan. 4, Hupp received a…

Media, Law & Policy

All Star Broadcasting Panel Addresses the ‘Intersection of Entertainment and Democracy’

Monday, April 17, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

While covering the Olympics’ opening ceremony for NBC in 2012, journalist Bob Costas ’74, H’15 noted a tragic anniversary: During the 1972 Olympics in Munich, a Palestinian militant organization killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

Campus & Community

Arts Management Leader Anwar Nasir ’06 to Deliver 2023 VPA Convocation Address

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, By Erica Blust

Arts management leader Anwar Nasir ’06 will deliver the keynote address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at their Convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the JMA…

Arts & Culture

Courtney Conte ’23 Honors Holocaust Survivor Through Research Project

Thursday, April 6, 2023, By News Staff

When Courtney Conte ’23 set foot in the town of Bochum, Germany, it only took a few steps, literally, for her to appreciate the importance of her visit. As she walked around the streets of the town, she kept seeing…

Campus & Community

‘Building Trust’: Zoe Rennock ’24 Partners With Bioengineering as an Inclusive Education Consultant

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, By Martin Walls

Group projects are critical to the applied learning that takes places across the University campus, and not least to the Bioengineering Capstone Design course led by Pun To (Douglas) Yung, associate teaching professor in the College of Engineering and Computer…

Media, Law & Policy

Hall of Fame Sportscaster Bob Costas ’74 Reflects on Career, Baseball and His Love of Syracuse University on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, By John Boccacino

Bob Costas ’74 grew up idolizing New York Yankees’ Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle during the Golden Age of Major League Baseball, when New York City, with Mantle’s Yankees, Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers and Willie Mays’ New…

Arts & Culture

University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Receives Prestigious Hasselblad Award

Wednesday, March 15, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, has been named the 2023 Hasselblad Award laureate by the Hasselblad Foundation, a prize that is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of photography. “Syracuse University…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Faculty, Alumni Help Bones East Mark 40th Anniversary With Local Concerts

Tuesday, March 7, 2023, By News Staff

Members of the University are helping the Bones East trombone ensemble mark its 40th anniversary with a trio of local concerts, beginning with a Palm Sunday performance at DeWitt Community Church (DCC). The 25-piece group returns to DCC on Sunday,…

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Forever Orange Hometown Hero Robert L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 Passes Away at Age 104

Friday, February 24, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Robert “Bob” L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 never let aging get in the way of living. When he was 78, he and his friend cut down 60 trees to build a log cabin. At age 80, he hiked 16 miles…