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July 2022

  • Full flower

    At least once a summer, we like to give a shout-out to Yale's grounds maintenance crew for keeping the campus beautifully in bloom all summer. Nice... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 29 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: last one in

    In our September/October 2009 issue, we celebrated summer at Yale’s Outdoor Education Center, a sylvan spot on Powers Lake in East Lyme... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 28 2022 08:00am

  • CITY life

    It is, thankfully, a little cooler in New Haven after a hot spell—a nice day to enjoy the tables outside Tsai CITY, perhaps. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 27 2022 07:59am

  • Have instruments, will travel

    One of the things we love about July at Yale is seeing the students of the Morse Summer Music Academy traversing the campus. Musicians in the New... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 26 2022 08:35am

  • Mystery Monday: have a seat

    Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this elaborately carved bench? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 25 2022 08:58am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3933-mystery-monday-have-a-seat?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • Chill at the library

    It’s always a treat to step into the beautiful nave of Sterling Memorial Library. But we found another good reason yesterday: some of the best... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 22 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: arrival of the lipstick

    In our June 1969 issue, we documented the arrival of Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, by the late Claes Oldenburg ’50, in... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 21 2022 10:10am

  • Claes Oldenburg '50

    Sculptor Claes Oldenburg ’50 died on Monday at age 93. Known around the world for his “colossal monuments,” he is best remembered at... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 20 2022 08:06am

  • A good soaking

    Yesterday brought some much-needed rain to the campus. The rest of the week looks hot and sunny. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 19 2022 09:17am

  • Mystery Monday: green architecture

    Once upon a time, the buildings of the Ivy League really were covered in ivy—until it was better understood how destructive the creeping vines... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 18 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: rolling out the green carpet

    Fifteen years ago, in our July/August issue, we captured the replacement of the Cross Campus lawn after the renovation of the library... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 14 2022 08:00am

  • A taste of things to come

    Yale Hospitality tried out ten new menu items on a focus group of university employees today in Commons. Shown here: local yellow corn johnny cakes... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 13 2022 01:20pm

  • Standing tall

    Summertime is lily time on the terrace outside Dow Hall. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 15 2022 08:12am

  • Not so brutal

    The pandemic-inspired project to put tables and chairs outside all over campus has livened up some previously underused spaces, like the welcome... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 12 2022 08:58am

  • Mystery Monday: on a mission

    Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this hopeful sign? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 11 2022 11:03am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3923-mystery-monday-on-a-mission?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • You are here

    The Beinecke Library has been pressing their ground-floor glass walls into service as display space since the pandemic. On the High Street side now... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 8 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: endings

    Around this time 85 years ago, we featured a reunion meal in Commons on our cover—the last issue published under the name “Yale Alumni... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 7 2022 08:00am

  • Pitter patter

    A light rain was not enough to deter a handful of visitors on a campus tour yesterday. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 6 2022 08:31am