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Erin Blake celebrates at HuskyTHON, the annual dance marathon to raise money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

HuskyTHON Raises Record $1.3 M for the Kids

The annual student dance marathon broke another record this year, raising funds for Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Alisha Kumar '20 (CLAS) writes the message that a customer requested on their cake. (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Warm Hearts at the Dairy Bar

Student and staff bakers at UConn's Dairy Bar spent the days before Valentine's Day decorating cakes for customers.

Esme Roszel '20 (SFA), center, and Felicia Cooper, a first-year MFA student, perform in Matthew Sorenson’s 'Legend of the Snow Queen.' (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Community Celebrates ‘Legend of the Snow Queen’

UConn graduate student and performance director Matthew Sorenson wrote the play to inspire children to be able to solve problems with compassion and kindness.

Staff at UConn Health donned their red gear and formed a large heart in the main lobby, dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, and kicking off American Heart Month on Feb. 1, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Goes Red for Women’s Heart Health

Staff at UConn Health wore a piece of red clothing on Friday, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women.

Jordan Beecher ’20 (ENG), assists Michael Platt ’19 (ENG), in lighting the final Kwanzaa candle. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Kwanzaa Celebrates African-American Community, Milestone

This year's annual celebration on Dec. 7 was also one of many events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the African American Cultural Center at UConn.

Peggy Myers, left, and Sarah Darras, representing the Women’s Basketball program, took home First Prize for their creation. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Women’s Basketball Wins Gingerbread Contest

Teams from across the University competed in the annual Gingerbread House decorating contest on Dec. 6.

Conductor Paul McShee recounts a history of Margaret Bonds, a composer and activist who wrote during the 1950s and ‘60s, and whose composition “Montgomery Variations” was debuted on Dec. 6. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

UConn Symphony Premieres African-American Composer’s Work

The evening also highlighted the two student winners of this year's Concerto Competition.

Jonathan the Husky is illuminated by holiday lights behind his statue near Gampel Pavilion. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

UConn at Night

From students studying far into the night to the festive atmosphere created by holiday lights, UConn's main campus is aglow 24/7.

A student embraces the first snow of the academic year at Hilltop Residence Halls. (UConn Photo/Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS))

Flaky Weather

When the first snowflakes of the academic year began to fly on Thursday, students and plow truck drivers went outside.

Yasmin Taib, '21 (CLAS) (center) performs with the UConn Taiko Club.

Celebrating UConn’s Global Reach

UConn Worldfest fetes UConn's international student community, and promotes global engagement and learning across cultures.