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Mohammad Mansour, the youngest of six siblings to pursue undergraduate studies at the Avery Point campus, likes to end each day watching the sun set across Long Island Sound. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

All in the Family at Avery Point

Aspiring pharmacist Mohammad Mansour – and his five siblings before him – chose to begin their UConn journeys at Avery Point.

March 17 was Match Day for UConn medical students – the day they find out where they will pursue their residencies for the next three to six years. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Medical Students Find their Match

Friday was Match Day for UConn medical students – the day they find out where they will pursue their residencies for the next three to six years.

Stephen Schmidt, Garrett Yantosh, Mathew Pias and Conor Champagne, all Class of 2017, climbed to the summit of the tallest mountain in Costa Rica, Cerro Chirripo: 12,532 feet.

Scenes from Spring Break 2017

From jet-skiing, to sightseeing, to assisting with flood relief, UConn students took spring break as an opportunity to expand their horizons.

The Waugh sundial at the Storrs campus. (Emily Fitzpatrick/UConn Photo)

Daylight Savings: Dial It Forward

While clocks and watches are altered twice a year to accommodate Daylight Savings, the Waugh sundial on the Storrs campus keeps time according to the position of the sun in the sky.

Asian Nite on Feb. 25 lit up the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts with movement, color, and sound. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Asian Nite Showcases Asian Cultures

Asian Nite lit up the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts with movement, color, and sound.

The Daily Campus masthead. (UConn Photo)

Behind the Scenes at the Daily Campus

Take a peek behind the scenes of UConn's student-run daily newspaper.

This artist's concept appeared on the Feb. 23, 2017 cover of the journal Nature announcing that the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. (NASA Image)

The Seven New Planets Next Door

UConn astronomy experts discuss NASA's recent revelation that astronomers had discovered a nearby star with seven Earth-like planets, three of them potentially able to support life.

Seaweed collected by reaching down to the bottom and pulling up the rake. The branching red seaweed and the amount collected in just one pass indicate that a large amount of nutrients are fertilizing the growth of seaweed in this bay. (Jamie Vaudrey/UConn Photo)

Researcher Unveils Tool for Cleaner Long Island Sound

A UConn ecologist has identified specific sources of nitrogen pollution along Long Island Sound, and shows municipalities what they can do to alleviate it.

Nearly 2,000 students took part in the HuskyTHON dance marathon at the Greer Fieldhouse on Feb. 18, raising $836,174 for Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

HuskyTHON Puts the Fun in Fundraiser

This year's 18-hour dance marathon raised more than $836,174 for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

The UConn African Student Association presents a fashion and cultural show, "Road to Zion", in the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 17, 2017. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

African Students Present Fashion and Cultural Show

The UConn African Student Association presented a fashion and cultural show, 'Road to Zion,' in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 17.