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  • Art on the move

    Spotted on College Street this week: a car covered in chalkboard paint, with chalk at the ready, offering “heART therapy” for passersby... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 14 2016 09:09am

  • Observation

    A young student takes notes at the Art Gallery. The painting is It’s the Time of the Mind in the Middle of the Day by William T. Williams... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2016 08:37am

  • Good read

    Summer is a good time to pick up a book, like this guy hanging out by the entrance to Davenport College. For recommended reading, see book reviews... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 12 2016 08:59am

  • Not-so-manic Monday

    It’s a quiet and beautiful Monday morning on Cross Campus. Find a bench and sit a spell. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 11 2016 05:12am

  • Cornucopia

    Every Friday in the summer, you can count on finding fresh fruits and vegetables for sale outside Commons. Yale Dining has hosted its Uncommon... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2016 05:54am

  • Ring cycle

    Summer on the Old Campus means the return of high school students here for Explo—and the return of quidditch. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2016 04:51am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Print lives

    As more and more academic resources go digital, Sterling Memorial Library still has a reminder of how it all started. This Albion hand press, built... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2016 04:57am

  • Gibbs is coming down

    After years of false starts, Yale is preparing to build a new science building. This time, the plan is to demolish the 61-year-old Gibbs... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 5 2016 05:25am

  • Founding father

    Happy Independence Day! In New Haven, it’s a day to honor Roger Sherman, the former mayor, senator, and Yale treasurer who signed all four of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 4 2016 04:06am

  • Handle with care

    How many art handlers does it take to move Hiram Powers’s The Greek Slave as part of a reinstallation at the Yale University Art Gallery?... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 1 2016 03:34am

  • Not-so-auld sod

    The green carpet of America’s most beautiful courtyard (as Robert Frost may have once called Branford Court) is being replaced this summer.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 30 2016 04:56am

  • Body of knowledge

    Yalies were focused on their books at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library yesterday morning. Celebrating its 75th anniversary this... Read on
    Daniela Brighenti ’18 | June 29 2016 04:15am

  • Extinction and evolution

    That European clothing boutique at the corner of York and Broadway didn’t work out. What’s next for the former site of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 28 2016 08:56am

  • Fluid mechanics 101

    You don't often hear “Science Hill” and “fun” in the same sentence, but this Saturday was an exception: a traveling... Read on
    Daniela Brighenti ’18 | June 27 2016 08:49am

  • A place at the table

    Maya Lin’s sculpture The Women’s Table is always a popular spot on campus tours, especially in the summer, when a hand (or more) in... Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | June 24 2016 08:24am

  • Workshop

    Yale's Center for Engineering Innovation & Design (CEID) opened its doors to visitors on Tuesday, offering two tours as a part of New Haven's... Read on
    Daniela Brighenti ’18 | June 23 2016 08:51am

  • Take a letter

    At the Yale Bookstore, a sight that would shock Dink Stover or Frank Merriwell: Yale letter sweaters for sale to anyone with $64.98. To... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2016 08:50am

  • Another way

    High Street next to the Old Campus has been one-way for as long as we can remember. But as part of New Haven’s increased effort to be... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 21 2016 08:35am

  • Slices are ready

    Music, theater, dance, and thoughtful discussions are all well and good, but for some of us, the highlight of the International Festival of Arts and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 20 2016 08:52am