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HuskyTHON participants raise cards displaying the total dollar amount raised during hte 2023 huskyTHON

HuskyTHON Raises Over $1.4 Million For The Kids

The annual dance marathon raised $1,480,255.77 for Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Students hold electric candles during the Convocation ceremony on the Student Union Mall. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

With Record 48,000+ Applications, UConn’s Class of 2027 Promises a Wealth of Talent, Diversity

About 4,100 new students are expected to enroll at Storrs, with about 1,675 first-year students anticipated at the regional campuses in Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, and Avery Point

UConn Law student Farah Jean, left, and graduate Tiana Hercules '08, right, work with someone seeking a pardon at the Changing Legacies: Expungement Clinic at Capital Community College on Feb. 25, 2023.

‘This Clinic Was Everything for Me’

Expungement clinic organized by UConn Law alumna helps provide second chances for people who have served prison sentences

What a Team: Division of Athletics, Sport Management Program Provide Real-Life Experience to Students

This newly expanded partnership between the Neag School of Education and Division of Athletics helps students score valuable career-building experience

Members of Voices of Freedom practice some gospel tunes during the group’s rehearsal in the Music Building

Voices Rising: UConn’s Gospel Choir Finds Celebration in Sound

Born from the Civil Rights Movement, the Voices of Freedom choir has been raising spirits at UConn and beyond for over five decades

Richmond Le (left) and Joe Stone, co-presidents of UConn's Club (Taylor) Swift fire up the crowd of Swifties at a previous meeting. On Wednesday, the group will invite business professor Sami Ghaddar in to discuss how Swift's brilliant business strategies have contributed to her meteoric success. All are welcome to attend.

Strategies for Success in Business (Taylor’s Version)

UConn’s ‘Swifties’ to explore how their idol’s business acumen drove her musical success

Two men holding ice cream

Top of the Class: Student Develops Brown Butter Brickle Ice Cream for UConn Dairy Bar

Students competed to create a new flavor for the UConn Dairy Bar – but it won’t last long

A Change of Art: Students Invited to Innovate ‘Art Meets Technology’ Challenges at 2023’s HackUConn

Innovating new ideas and solutions in a 20-hour marathon

Items of impact from the life of Edwin Way Teale sit on display in the “Raid the Archive: Edwin Way Teale and New Works” exhibition in the William Benton Museum of Art

MFA Students Draw Inspiration from the Past to Create in the Present

'Raid the Archive' exhibition explores the life of naturalist Edwin Way Teale to inspire new works of art

Stuffing Toys and Singing Karaoke: UConn Students Live for Late Night

When the sun goes down on Friday and Saturday, UConn Student Activities serves up a diverse array of programming