Raise Red – UofL News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 raiseRED adds $516,000 to the fight against pediatric cancer /post/uofltoday/raisered-adds-516000-to-the-fight-against-pediatric-cancer/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:30:07 +0000 /?p=60141 UofL students took to the dance floor to “Fight Like a Kid” for the 11th annual raiseRED dance marathon, coming out victorious by raising more than a half-million dollars to support pediatric cancer research and patient services.

The 18-hour event is the university’s largest student-run philanthropy and generates money for and the

The dynamic event, which included themed hours, karaoke and sports tournaments, kicked off Friday at 6 p.m. and ended at noon Saturday with the heartwarming reveal of the total amount raised. As students on stage flipped signs showing the total of $516,485.76, the crowd of students, patients and supporters erupted in a massive celebration.

The funds raised from the 2024 dance marathon brought the cumulative total over the event’s history to more than $5 million.

Read more about this year’s event.

]]> A look back at UofL’s top stories from 2018 /post/uofltoday/a-look-at-uofls-top-stories-of-the-year/ /post/uofltoday/a-look-at-uofls-top-stories-of-the-year/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:57:37 +0000 http://www.uoflnews.com/?p=45204 What a year it’s been — new leaders, new buildings, record-setting fundraising and groundbreaking research. These are some of UofL’s highlights from 2018. 

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