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  • Springish

    Spring break is aptly named, so far: as students and faculty take a break from classes, we’re seeing a bit of a thaw. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 11 2019 10:15am

  • Pioneer women

    It’s International Women’s Day! This portrait by Brenda Zlamany of the first women to earn PhDs at Yale—they graduated together in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2019 10:42am

  • Temple of sweat

    For the record, there is no truth to the campus legend about how Payne Whitney Gymnasium was designed to look like a church in order to fool a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 7 2019 11:15am

  • Brain food

    New Haven bibliophiles have a new set of shelves to explore: Grey Matter Books, the second location of a used-book business based in Hadley... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 6 2019 08:49am

  • Pathbreaking

    We’re sharing another picture of yesterday’s snow, because, well, who doesn’t like pictures of snow? But we also wanted to note... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 5 2019 01:40pm

  • All downhill

    New Haven got a good six inches of snow overnight. It’s business as usual at Yale, but local public schools are closed. A few kids got an... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 4 2019 10:24am

  • Exceedingly curious

    It’s time again for you to identify a mystery location on campus. Does it look familiar? There’s extra credit for anyone who knows what... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 1 2019 08:34am

  • Cold feet

    We got a dusting of snow last night, just enough to frost the tops of Nathan Hale’s shoes. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 28 2019 09:54am

  • Promising

    We’re always on the lookout for signs of spring, so we were cheered by the sight of witch hazel in bloom on Library Walk this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 25 2019 10:01am

  • Wrapping it up

    As renovations of the Hall of Graduate Studies go into full swing, scaffolding is going up around its tower (known since 2015 as Swensen Tower in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 22 2019 10:10am

  • Early adopters

    On this date in 1878, less than a month after the first telephone exchange was launched in New Haven, the company produced the first phone... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 21 2019 10:58am

  • Pupper scupper

    We’re not saying it’s cold or anything, but they’re warning bulldogs not to drool outdoors. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2019 12:13pm

  • Black on white

    The photo is from last week, but we couldn't resist this view of Samuel Yellin’s Memorial Gate during the snowstorm. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 19 2019 10:12am

  • One perfect rose

    We spotted a remnant of Valentine’s Day this morning on the Women's Table. EDITED: Burgwell Howard, the dean of student engagement for Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2019 10:36am

  • The occidental tourist

    High on the York Street façade of Saybrook College (the west side, appropriately) are carved the words “Westward the course of empire... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 14 2019 08:45am

  • Melting

    It’s a sunny morning after yesterday’s ice and snow, and things are thawing on Cross Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 13 2019 10:05am

  • So very February

    The snow started mid-morning and will continue until it turns into freezing rain. Alums, do you miss New Haven? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 12 2019 01:19pm

  • Time capsule

    Posted near the entrance to Yale Station (and apparently long forgotten), this map is a memento of fin-de-siècle shuttle service. Dated... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 11 2019 01:32pm

  • Balancing books and bodies

    Bass Library is quiet this morning, but during peak studying times, it’s hard to find a seat there—a problem the library is trying to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2019 10:51am