College of Visual and Performing Arts

VPA Announces Bryan Buckley Film Production Award Winners

The six recipients have been honored for demonstrating outstanding vision, creative innovation and technical excellence.
Erica Blust Nov. 10, 2025
VPA Announces Bryan Buckley Film Production Award Winners

Holidays at Hendricks Tickets Available Wednesday

The beloved holiday classic will include two in-person concerts on Dec. 7 and a virtual presentation on Dec. 18.
Dara Harper Nov. 10, 2025
Holidays at Hendricks Tickets Available Wednesday

Research Reveals How Post-9/11 Media Coverage Shaped a Controversial Conviction

Lender Center for Social Justice research examined how media coverage of Yassin Aref's arrest and conviction shaped public understanding in ways that supported prosecution narratives.
Diane Stirling Nov. 5, 2025
Research Reveals How Post-9/11 Media Coverage Shaped a Controversial Conviction

What Makes a Horror Film Truly Terrifying

A believable monster, a sympathetic victim and a sense of dread or anxiety are the essential components of a good scary movie.
John Boccacino Oct. 29, 2025
What Makes a Horror Film Truly Terrifying

Lender Global Student Fellows Share Sustainability Research

Three students combined a study-abroad experience with an international research opportunity, exploring green design and climate justice in the United Kingdom.
Diane Stirling Oct. 28, 2025
Lender Global Student Fellows Share Sustainability Research

’Cuse Tank Competition Winners Announced

Student entrepreneurs from across campus pitched their ventures in a 'Shark Tank'-style competition, vying for $20,000 in prizes.
News Staff Oct. 15, 2025
’Cuse Tank Competition Winners Announced

‘Good to Great’ Grant Program Advances Sponsored Research Projects

The program seeks to boost the volume and competitiveness of sponsored project awards, fueling the University's research enterprise and impact. Faculty applications are due on
Diane Stirling Oct. 2, 2025
‘Good to Great’ Grant Program Advances Sponsored Research Projects

Syracuse University Launches Nation’s First Academic Center for the Creator Economy

The new center will offer courses, research and industry partnerships to prepare students for careers in digital content and entrepreneurship.
News Staff Sept. 30, 2025
Syracuse University Launches Nation’s First Academic Center for the Creator Economy

College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty

Included among the new faculty is Eleanor Holdridge, a professor of drama and the new chair of the Department of Drama.
Erica Blust Sept. 22, 2025

Alumna Nominated for American Society of Cinematographers Award

Kimberly Edelson ’25 was recognized for her work on the narrative short student film “The Wren in the Wood."
Erica Blust Sept. 22, 2025
Alumna Nominated for American Society of Cinematographers Award

La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

The themes of healing, identity and community through the lens of the human body are the focus of a new exhibition at La Casita Cultural
Diane Stirling Aug. 28, 2025
La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

2025 Orange Innovation Fund Grants Announced

Syracuse University Libraries awarded seven Orange Innovation Fund grants to student start-up businesses in 2025. From launching a clothing line for neurodivergent individuals to creating
News Staff Aug. 28, 2025

Chaz Barracks Fuses Art, Scholarship and Community in Summer Residency

With a GoPro strapped to his helmet and a microphone clipped to his bike, Chaz Antoine Barracks spent the summer pedaling through Homer, New York,
News Staff Aug. 21, 2025
Chaz Barracks Fuses Art, Scholarship and Community in Summer Residency

How Artists Are Embracing Artificial Intelligence to Create Works of Art

Rebecca Xu, professor of computer art and animation in the Department of Film and Media Arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, reflect
John Boccacino Aug. 12, 2025
How Artists Are Embracing Artificial Intelligence to Create Works of Art
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