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Brand-Yourself.com, a Web 2.0 company created by a team of Syracuse University students, is among 10 semi-finalists vying for $200,000 in New York’s Creative Core® Emerging Business Competition.

Tom Sherman, professor of art video in the School of Art and Design’s Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been named one of eight recipients of Canada’s 2010 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.

Tyler Dunne placed third, winning a $1,000 scholarship, while Jared Diamond placed ninth, earning a $500 scholarship.

The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center has received the 2010 Good Earthkeeping Award from the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association (NYSH&TA) for successfully implementing many green initiatives.

The Syracuse University Women’s Choir, under the direction of Barbara M. Tagg, faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will premiere the winning composition of SU’s Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest on Friday, March 26.

Frank Bisignano, chief administrative officer for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a member of the firm’s operating committee and executive committee, will be awarded Syracuse University’s prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement.

Ryan Dickerson ’11, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and creator of The Rylaxer—a patented “bed transforming pillow”—is a finalist in Inc. magazine’s “America’s Coolest College Start-Ups” online contest.

Juliette Lynch, a senior photography student in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, placed first in the student portion of the 20th annual Alexia Photojournalism Competition.

Two teams from Syracuse University’s award-winning undergraduate Mock Trial Program placed fourth and seventh out of 24 teams that competed in the 2010 Finger Lakes Regional American Mock Trial Association Tournament.

CBS News’ Katie Couric will serve as emcee at the fourth annual Mirror Awards luncheon ceremony honoring excellence in media industry reporting.