2025 Fall Festival & Photo Chase
The CUIMC and Washington Heights communities gathered on Haven Plaza with friends and colleagues to capture the spirit of fall at this year's CUIMC Employee Appreciation Fall Festival. Attendees enjoyed complimentary warm soup, live jazz music, a winter squash giveaway, all in a flurry of snow!
This year's event featured The Great Fall Photo Chase, an inaugural, friendly competition in which all CUIMC students and employees were invited to submit photos that capture the essence of the fall season at CUIMC. Winners were announced during the event by Dean Lorraine Frazier. View the winning photos and honorable mentions below!
The Great Fall Photo Chase Winners
First Place: Adoife Weiss, Pathology & Cell Biology
"The jack-o'-lab-interns are carving the way in gourd research, staying safe and wearing their P.P.E. (Pumpkin Protective Equipment)!"
Second Place: Joshua Barber, Institute of Comparative Medicine
"Fishy Fright! As someone who takes care of our research fish at CUIMC and as a hobby in my home, I wanted to make sure they got representation for Halloween. Pictured here are baby guppies, platies, rasboras, and a snake-like loach."
Third Place: Xiaoni Xu, Student at Mailman School of Public Health
"This White-throated Sparrow is a common wintering bird on CUIMC campus and throughout Manhattan. It is a native species that indicates the coming of the fall season. I would like to use this photo to highlight the natural world that is right beside us."
