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Philip Burke

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Mark Twain's adventures at Yale

The literary giant never went to college, but his ties to Yale were many.
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Laser lighthouse

Sending quantum information across Long Island Sound.

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In the wild

An architecture professor finds the ruins of a project from his sixties roots.

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Moments of Transition

President Maurie McInnis '96PhD welcomes the class of '29.

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Crewdson country

The cinematic photographs of Gregory Crewdson '88MFA depict a singular American landscape.
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Cakes and kindness

Claire's Corner Copia has nourished town and gown for 50 years.

Light & Verity

Doing the math on federal policy
Yale's Budget Lab has quickly become a much-cited authority.
America in 26 lectures By the numbers: the new class View all Light & Verity

Scene on Campus

Apizza party  
New Haven assembles a crowd of eaters to break a world record.
A summer place   Sterling castle  View all Scene on Campus

Findings

Late bloomers
Spring is coming later for urban trees.
Back to the beginning Hospitalizing private practices View all Findings

Last Look

How does your garden grow?
On the ceiling of the Memorial Hall dome, an ever-changing light show.
Shrine Larger than life View all Last Look

Milestones

Three with Yale ties win Nobel Prizes
Winners in physics, economics, and peace.
Better health through engineering A life in music View all Milestones

Arts & Culture

Happy New Year!
Capturing a moment at Studio 54 in 1978.
Reviews: November/December 2025 Knights! Swords! Fighting!  View all Arts & Culture

Q&A: Maurie McInnis

Quantum promise
College planning  Unlocking the potential  View all Q&A: Maurie McInnis

Sporting Life

A good day's work
Golfer James Nicholas '19 had a breakout performance in the US Open.
Spring highlights: a big win on the water Return to March Madness View all Sporting Life

From the Editor

Let's talk
On getting to know Yale--and you.
Reminiscence, a farewell, and gratitude A Black American poet gets his due View all From the Editor

New Haven

Saying goodbye to Margaret Holloway
A drama school alum who became known as the "Shakespeare Lady."
Banner years A place to live with HIV and AIDS View all New Haven

Old Yale

How firm a foundation?
Yale's favorite story of its founding was probably invented to win a legal battle.
Small building, big fight When Yale made movies View all Old Yale

Where They Are Now

Poetry in motion 
Composer Lori Laitman found her groove in putting words to music.
Taking the lead Out fishing View all Where They Are Now

Scene on Campus

En garde!
Fencing isn’t like the sword fights you see in the movies—but it still looks pretty cool sometimes.
Good vibrations A night at the museum View all Scene on Campus

Light & Verity

University joins research library consortium
Yale scholars will gain access to 8.8 million unique titles.
Feds fuel financial uncertainty The Peabody ponders perception View all Light & Verity

Web Extra

Yale strawberry shortcake
An alum remembered the dining hall dessert fondly, so his family recreated it for his 93rd birthday.
When Yale buildings speak
The green fields of the mind View all Web Extra