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July 2026

  • Throwback Thursday: Meet the Met

    Forty-five years ago, our Summer issue recounted a standout 1981 season for Yale baseball, led by the pitching of future Mets star Ron Darling... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 30 2026 12:00am

  • Après le déluge

    It was pouring rain early this morning, but by noon the sun was shining on the campus. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 29 2026 09:11am

  • And on your left . . .

    It must be high season for campus tours. We counted six separate groups between Woolsey Hall and Sterling Library yesterday.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 28 2026 05:34am

  • Mystery Monday: fin arts

    We're told that it's Shark Week somewhere on cable TV, so here's a Mystery Monday for you: Where on campus did we find this menacing creature?  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 27 2026 03:58am

  • Legal holiday

    There's plenty of study space in the main reading room of the Law School library on a summer weekday morning.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 24 2026 07:23am

  • Throwback Thursday: alumni support

    Being familiar with the expression "belt-and-suspenders type" for someone who likes to be prepared for all contingencies, we had to smile when we... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 23 2026 02:22am

  • In the rough

    One of the joys of summer on campus: the "urban meadows" that that Yale's grounds maintenance team allow to grow tall in order to promote the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 22 2026 03:01am

  • Inviting

    With moderate temperatures and a respite from wildfire smoke, yesterday was a good day to visit Sterling Library's Selin Courtyard. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 21 2026 03:44am

  • Mystery Monday: in focus

    Today's mystery: Where on campus did we find this spectacular stone carving? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 20 2026 04:08am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4905-mystery-monday-in-focus?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Hazy days

    The view from the Sterling stacks was hazy yesterday as smoke from Canadian wildfires lingered over New Haven.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 17 2026 06:11am

  • Now and then: Sheffield, etc.

    Almost 100 years ago, in January 1927, we published a photo of Sheffield Hall (first photo) at Prospect and Grove, which served as home to the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 15 2026 06:20am

  • Oasis

    It was already 86 degrees this morning when we took this picture on Cross Campus, and the water flowing over The Women's Table was irresistible... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 15 2026 10:06am

  • Age of wonder

    Now open on Elm Street in the Broadway area: Wonder, a fast-growing food chain that offers a variety of cuisines in one location.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 14 2026 04:36am

  • Mystery Monday: the more you know

    We found this shooting star carved above a campus doorway. Where is it, and who or what does it commemorate?  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 13 2026 06:01am

  • See-through study hall

    Things are a little quieter at SOM's Evans Hall in the summer, but we did find some people studying in the building's library (at right in photo)... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 10 2026 05:11am

  • Sunshade

    Behind the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, a canopy of photovoltaic solar panels helps to power the Living Village, the Divinity School's new... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 8 2026 05:26am

  • Throwback Thursday: end of an era

    Twenty years ago last month, Sterling Memorial Library's nave was emptied of its last freestanding card-catalog cabinets, as we reported in our... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 8 2026 08:00pm

  • Cooling-off period

    We're getting some relief from summer heat this week . . . and lots and lots of rain.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 7 2026 04:06am

  • Mystery Monday: seal of approval

    You can find versions of the Yale seal all over campus. Where is this one, rendered in wrought iron? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 6 2026 03:59am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4895-mystery-monday-seal-of-approval?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>