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  • 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2022 01:20pm

  • Standing tall

    Summertime is lily time on the terrace outside Dow Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 12 2022 08:58am

  • Mystery Monday: on a mission

    Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this hopeful sign? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 11 2022 11:03am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2022 08:31am

  • Looks good in red

    Next time you’re back on campus, don’t miss the (relatively) new landscaping of Sachem’s Wood on Science Hill. The flora is in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 5 2022 08:00am

  • These truths

    On view at the Beinecke Library through July 17: the library's copy of the rare Dunlap broadside, the first printing of the Declaration of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 30 2022 08:00am

  • Chill with Dan

    Just two more days left in Pride month, and the Office of LGBTQ Resources is pulling out all the stops today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 29 2022 02:02pm

  • More exercise on the way to the gym

    A sure sign of summer: after reunions are over, construction fences pop up all over campus. The Payne Whitney Gym shortcut known affectionately as... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 28 2022 09:18am

  • Mystery Monday: low clearance

    Today’s mystery: where did we find these figures, and what do you recommend for what is sure to be their aching backs? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 27 2022 08:21am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • The man behind the parks

    This year, New Haven is celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Donald Grant Mitchell, Yale Class of 1841, a best-selling author and landscape... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 24 2022 08:00am

  • Look up

    There’s a lot to look at in the new Hanke Exhibition Gallery in the nave of Sterling Memorial Library. But the view upward is pretty great... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Growth time

    Summer may be a little quieter than the rest of the year on most of the campus, but it’s peak season at Yale Farm on Edwards Street. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 21 2022 08:00am