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Business & Economy

Orange Tank Recognizes Whitman’s Entrepreneurial Success Through Alumni Support

Thursday, October 5, 2023, By News Staff

From a platform to connect athletes with marketing partnerships to a delicious sauce designed to introduce the flavors of the Middle East and Northern Africa, the business ventures presented at the ninth annual Orange Tank pitch competition showcased the true…

Campus & Community

What’s Happening in CNY: Your Fun Fall Activity Guide

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

Fall in Central New York (CNY) has so much to offer. Whether you are looking to find the best time to see the leaves change or want to partake in a festival or a fun fall activity, we have put…

Arts & Culture

Annual Lecture Honoring Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali to Be Held on Oct. 5

Monday, September 25, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

The Wali Lecture is an annual event where the sciences and humanities converge, fostering dialogue and new perspectives on current topics for all who attend. The 2023 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 5, will honor the…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Announces Fall 2023 Visiting Critics

Monday, September 18, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four studios will be held on campus this fall. Li Han and Hu Yan (Drawing Architecture…

Arts & Culture

20 Years of Syracuse Symposium

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

Even if you haven’t participated in Syracuse Symposium offerings yet, the intriguing and provocative annual themes still may have caught your eye. Topics like Justice (2007-08), Identity (2011-12), Repair (2022-23) and this year’s Landscapes, offer a kaleidoscopic platform for timely…

Media, Law & Policy

Meet Biko Skalla ’18, Voice of the World-Famous Savannah Bananas

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, By John Boccacino

Baseball is America’s pastime, a game rich in history and time-honored traditions, where change is slow to be embraced and slower still to be adopted. Then, there are the Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team that has changed the…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Awards 5 Grants for Racial Wealth Gap Studies

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Five faculty research projects that identify and address issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States have received grants from the Lender Center for Social Justice. The grants are made possible by funding from…

Media, Law & Policy

Sports Broadcaster Anish Shroff ’04 Hopes to Inspire Future Generations of South Asian Sportscasters

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, By John Boccacino

Anish Shroff ’04 happens to be the only minority radio play-by-play voice of a National Football League (NFL) team. It’s not something the veteran sportscaster embraces, but it’s a trend that seems to be shifting. Eternally proud of his South…

Media, Law & Policy

Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Johanna Dunaway was among a trio of researchers who looked at voting patterns in communities of shuttered newspapers in 2018 and found evidence that the decline in local print media has contributed to political polarization in the United States. Published…

Veterans

Meet 2023 Tillman Scholar Luis ‘Lu’ Weierbach L’24

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The ambition to make the world a better place is a common characteristic among Tillman Scholars. Some aim to have far-reaching global impact while others want to address problems in their local communities. For U.S. Army Captain Luis “Lu” Weierbach…