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Spirit Awards Recognize Deserving UConn Employees

UConn 2021 Spirit Award winners and finalists announced

HuskyTHON students holding up the dollar amount raised this year.

HuskyTHON Raises Over $1 Million For The Kids

The annual dance marathon raised $1,052,534.21 for Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

A picture of UConn senior Nicholas Furlow, a participant in the Travelers EDGE program, which provides assistance to students from underserved communities in the Hartford area.

UConn and Travelers: Giving Students an ‘EDGE’

'College can feel overwhelming if you don’t have a foundation; this program was my foundation'

Match Day 2021

It’s a Match for 100+ Doctors-to-Be in UConn Medical School’s 50th Graduating Class

Not even the pandemic could stop the excitement of the annual Match Day tradition, as students learned virtually where they'll be spending the next three to seven years as doctors in training

The costumed Husky mascot wears a graduation gown in the stands at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, which will host in-person commencement ceremonies in May.

UConn Announces Plans for 2021 Commencement with In-Person and Remote Options

Rentschler Field will host ceremonies over a five-day period in May

Good neighbors: Students cross the street from the Palace Theater to UConn Waterbury shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UConn Waterbury’s Stuart Brown Helps Keep the Buzz for Broadway Going Until the Palace Theater Lights Are Back On

After the pandemic forced theaters to close, Brown pitched in to help UConn Waterbury's neighbor keep audiences engaged.

Back Where We Belong: Geno’s Huskies Win 19th Big East Title

'I've never been more proud of any team,' Auriemma says.

The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

$4 Million Scholarship Gives Bridgeport Students Path to UConn

The donation, by an alumnus couple, is linked to an afterschool enrichment program in Connecticut's largest city.

Students shoveling off snow at the outdoor ice rink on the Great Lawn on Jan. 27, 2021

UConn Develops Special Programming to Connect Students, Reduce Isolation

uKindness initiative offers creative ways to make contact and beat stress.

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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder to Open Black History Month Celebration at UConn

The author and activist will be the guest of honor at the first event in month-long series of activities at UConn.