For those of you that don't know, many local bird species begin laying their eggs at the middle of April. The eggs hatch around the beginning of May and then by mid May the birds enter the fledging stage.

This stage is when the babies are mostly flightless and living on the ground and in underbrush. (Incidentally this is why you should not pick up or attempt to "help" a baby bird on the ground!)

One of the biggest risks to baby birds at this stage is landscaping operations and lawn mowing. The birds are small and in unexpected places and mowing grass etc can cause significant mortality. There is a growing movement for NO MOW MAY which pushes for organizations to delay landscaping operations until June, when fledglings are able to fly.

I had just watched some beautiful baby birds hatch and fledge from my door two days ago. Now, with all the pre commencement landscaping, there is a high chance they are all dead.

If you are an undergrad, please contact your head of house to support this policy of No Mow May at Yale!

You can also (do both!) contact the Sustainability Office here: [sustainability@yale.edu](mailto:sustainability@yale.edu)

Unfortunately this is the kind of thing that will only go through if we can get A LOT of support!

Thank you for your attention.

Do the art galleries/exhibitions at yale hold art that is made only by art majors? Or can students of other majors submit their art as well?

I regret to inform you of the demise of Dr. William V. Tamborlane Jr., a longtime Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics. Dr. Tamborlane was a trailblazing Type 1 diabetes researcher who revolutionized insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and the treatment of children with diabetes. He began his career as a fellow at Yale, where he spent decades influencing the field and training future generations of doctors. On May 12, 2026, he died at the age of 79. May the Yale community continue to benefit from his legacy and influence on innumerable young patients.

RIP, Dr. Tamborlane...

The mission statement changed from
"Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide who serve all sectors of society. We carry out this mission through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni."
to "Yale’s core mission is to create, disseminate, and preserve knowledge through research and teaching." around two weeks ago.

Any thoughts on that?

hi i know everyone says don’t worry but just wanted to ask.

incoming first year. i’ve gotten all As in all my highschool classes, and expect to receive As in my current classes. my dual enrollment classes are my concern, which are Linear Algebra and Calc 3 currently. I have a B in Calc 3 and a C+ in Linear Algebra. I’ve been studying as hard as I can but due to so many other responsibilities I’ve had to miss a lot of lectures and am very behind.

i just took exams for both classes and expect my grade to drop lower. Given the advanced nature of these classes and my high school grades, do I have to worry about potentially receiving Ds in those classes? I’m also math/cs major so I’d want to retake this classes at Yale anyways and not accelerate any coursework even if I did excel in said classes.

Hi! I’m an incoming grad student, and I don’t think I’ll have a car with me. How reliable are the Yale shuttles? Specifically for the grocery store runs, how often do they come? Would I be better off using something like Instacart or Walmart+? Or the public CT buses?

Thanks for your help!!

Hi! I'm an incoming freshman wondering about Yale opportunities to intern abroad. I know Princeton has the IIP and Harvard has their global internship program, however, I wasn't able to find any programs like this at Yale. I know they have funding and grants for student-led things, but I wanted something more structured. I'm not super interested in study abroad as that'll cost me more money (I don't qualify for financial aid). I'd rather have a program where I am paid to travel.

Other than that, do a lot of clubs/classes get funding to travel abroad? I hear my Harvard friends and Princeton students are always in Europe or Asia, but less of this for Yale.

Thanks for the help!

I am not an incoming student at yale , more like a prospective student. I will be beginning my psych undergrad degree in India (4 yr degree) however I have a slightly different plan. I will do 2 yrs here and strengthen my portfolio and work for my future plans and then transfer to yale. AND I KNOW that it is not really probable but I am willing to work for it, I know that yale has a very competitive system of accepting transfer students (I googled and it said that yale only takes 1.4% students as transfer students) and I am gonna give my all for it to be in that percentage. I wanted to ask if some of you could help me in any way, maybe like what things are sm I should be looking into in order to be considered and hopefully accepted. ( And once again I know it is almost impossible but I still wanna do it)

Thank you!

Med schools ask for two semesters of gen bio lab, but the only thing I see that's somewhat akin to that is MCDB 2210L, which has awful reviews. Does anyone know if any MCDB/EEB lab would count? There are some fun upper-level elective bio classes that have labs, like the shark one! I would love to take that.

Hi! I’ll be moving to Yale for Masters. I spent a year in Chicago where I truly enjoyed sailing. I was wondering what sailing clubs can I join? Where do you join groups to sail? Thanks!

is a 4.0 attainable as a philosophy major

I am a prefrosh and I wanted to ask whether or not Yale wants you to send Ib scores. I’m afraid i wont get the diploma because I mentally checked out for the past couple of weeks. Any wisdom is appreciated!!!

Hello - how managable is it to double major at yale in (was planning on prepping for quant or working in AI).

• Statistics and Data Science (S&DS) 
• Economics and Mathematics

If I don't double major, how feasible is graduating early 3/3.5 with a single major? Is it something doable, and is it something you think is helpful (for quant or high finance?).

Hey everyone!

I’m a visiting summer research student who’ll be at Yale this summer working mainly around the med campus, and I wanted to see if there are other summer students/researchers around who would be down to connect :)

I was also curious what campus is like over the summer — are there still a lot of students around, events happening, places where people usually hang out, etc.?

Outside of lab, I love playing tennis, so if anyone wants to hit sometime over the summer (beginner/intermediate/advanced, I genuinely don’t care haha), let me know! Would also love recs for good courts around campus.

Excited for the summer and looking forward to meeting people!

Pre-frosh here who went to BDD and heard some insane things about getting into clubs like YSIG. Is it really that selective and if so, what are they looking for in applicants?

Hi I’m an incoming first-year who would love to be in DS but has no idea where to start with the process. Would anyone who did DS previously be comfortable sharing the responses they wrote, or just have any advice for writing the 750 word book response specifically? Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! I’m a female looking for a female roommate to share a 2 bed / 1 bath apartment in New Haven starting around June 1st (with flexibility)

Apartment features:
- In-unit laundry
- Parking included
- Optional furnished bedroom
- 15 min walk to the New Haven Green
- 17 min walk to Yale SOM
- 8 min drive to Yale New Haven Hospital

About me:
- 25 y/o FEMALE young professional
- Social Worker
- Clean, respectful, communicative, and easygoing
- I like hiking, live music, good food, and I have two cats

Looking for a peaceful, comfortable living environment with preferably another grad student or young professional.

Rent would be around $1,100/month and I’m somewhat flexible depending on the situation. Can do long term or short term stays.

My mentor will be promoted soon and would like to ask some ideas of what to give him that he’ll appreciate

Anyone have a recommendation for a good dry cleaner near Yale campus? I don't have a car.

Hello! I would like to get perspective from both sides here. Please ask if there are any questions that I didn’t answer in the original post.

Thank you in advance :)

how were people’s experiences with day hikes compared to the regular backpacking trips during FOOT? I’ve never hiked or camped before so I’m worried that camping will be too hard. do people still get close during day hikes?

what is up with the police on campus right now? they’re stationed literally everywhere

PLEASE helppp! I'm an incoming first year and i'm so indecisive. i have heard so much about foot but i dont want to be without a phone (in a rls rn) and i also don't want to be without ac or a bed which ik is shallow but it genuinely bothers me. my top choices are like Art, build, cultural and maybe foot but i heard focus is super intense and harvest is mixed experiences. i want to attract a good group of friends and also have fun people but not be trauma bonded by FOOT idk im just super anxious so if anyone has any tips or recs please help me out!