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One week later, a few more moments from Yale’s 325th Commencement. Check out Yale News’ campuswide roundup of coverage of Commencement festivities, including video, photos, and news and feature stories: bit.ly/42B5cA9 #Yale2026 🎓

Cooking can be creative, collaborative, and environmentally conscious. During a weeklong residency at Yale, chef Rodrigo Pacheco shared his approach to sustainable cuisine with students and members of the New Haven community, exploring how food and culinary practices can connect more closely with ecological values. See how the residency brought together cuisine and sustainability: bit.ly/4wFgYqS @rodrigopachecoE

Landscapes can hold centuries of history. In a recent Yale College course led by instructor Pauline Lin, students explored how parks, gardens, and waterfronts reveal changing relationships between people and the natural world across Chinese history. Explore how the course brings cultural and environmental perspectives together: bit.ly/3PBZFX3

Yale this week recognized Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC graduates as they officially joined the ranks of the U.S. armed services. During the annual commissioning ceremony in Battell Chapel, held following Commencement on Monday, cadets and midshipmen from Yale College’s Class of 2026, along with graduates from nearby colleges and universities, received their appointments as military officers. Read more about the ceremony: bit.ly/4tJ4Wdl #Yale2026 🎓

Members of the MD #Classof2026 saw the culmination of all their hard work in Amistad Park Monday, as YSM's newest class of doctors officially received their diplomas. Thanks to @SketchyLearning co-founder @AndrewBergMD for delivering today's #commencement address, and #congratulations to our graduating MDs! We can't wait to see what you accomplish next.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓 📸: Tony Fiorini

Dracula isn’t the only bloodsucker repelled by garlic. Yale researchers have discovered that the aromatic vegetable works as de facto birth control for mosquitoes and other winged insects. See how the insight could lead to more eco-friendly pest control methods: bit.ly/3R7wLi2

Congrats graduates, and welcome to the Yale alumni community! Wherever you go and whatever you do, we hope you'll stay in touch. Find out more about the benefits of being an alum and some of the ways you can stay connected: bit.ly/4tOb1FE 📸: Allie Barton

A look back at Commencement 2025 as we count down to celebrating tomorrow with the Class of 2026! 📷 Mara Lavitt

Sleep apnea treatment is changing. For years, CPAP machines have been the standard treatment for sleep apnea. In a Q&A, Yale sleep medicine specialist Klar Yaggi discusses new and emerging approaches that may expand options for patients. See how research is reshaping sleep apnea care: bit.ly/4wFc11B

A few more moments from Commencement to hold onto. #Yale2026 🎓

Handsome Dan Cam: Yale Commencement Weekend Edition! #Yale2026 🐾 🎓

A heartfelt sendoff for Yale’s Class of 2026. In all, Yale conferred nearly 4,500 degrees Monday — including more than 1,400 undergraduate degrees — to students from Yale College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Yale’s 13 professional schools. Read more about Yale's 325th Commencement: bit.ly/4dDsSsV #Yale2026 🎓

Sights & Sounds: Yale's 325th Commencement 🎓 #Yale2026

The hats of Class Day did not disappoint. Each year at Class Day, held the Sunday before Commencement, soon-to-be graduates from Yale College gather for a festive celebration featuring a notable speaker (this year, the author Min Jin Lee ’90), the awarding of prizes for academic, artistic, and athletic excellence, reflections from class members, and many Yale symbolic traditions. Among those traditions: headgear of all shapes, sizes, and origins. This year, the Class of 2026 put their creativity on full display, from a 3D-printed tribute to New Haven to a homemade childhood puppet. Take a deeper look and learn about the inspiration behind seven of this year’s hats: bit.ly/4eTE2fd #Yale2026 🎓

“Time is our teacher.” At Yale College Class Day, celebrated author Min Jin Lee ’90 urged the Class of 2026 to think deeply about time, uncertainty, and the choices ahead. Speaking to a jubilant crowd on Old Campus, Lee drew on the wisdom of the ancient Greeks as graduates celebrated one of Yale College’s most beloved traditions, a ceremony that dates back to the 19th century. Read more about Class Day: bit.ly/496pCVn #Yale2026 🎓

It all leads to this moment. 🎓 Watch LIVE ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ bit.ly/3RngAx6 ▪️ 9:25 a.m. Commencement pre-show ▪️ 10:30 a.m. Yale Commencement The ceremony, held on the historic Old Campus, marks the occasion at which all university and honorary degrees are formally conferred. #Yale2026

In the annual Baccalaureate, President Maurie McInnis told the Class of 2026 that the ways they’ll remember their time at Yale — and how their class shaped the world — will take on new meaning as the years go by. Read the full story and view photos in Yale News: bit.ly/4uhMpWP #Yale2026 🎓

Congrats to the twelve members of the Class of 2026 who just received Yale College’s top senior prizes. Presented each year at Class Day, these honors recognize graduating seniors for scholarship, creativity, athletic achievement, and commitment to community. Learn more about each of the prizewinners: bit.ly/4dAzWXf #Yale2026 🎓

Before Commencement, a moment to remember together. At Yale College Baccalaureate, President Maurie McInnis addressed the Class of 2026 and their families, reflecting on gratitude, shared memory, the possibilities opening up before them — and how their Yale memories may shape the future. “Hold onto both the glorious and the forgettable. Because you don’t know what’s going to happen,” McInnis said. “It all deserves to be part of your class’s shared collage of retrospection. It’s all part of your total effort to remember together. And that commitment to remember together is what will continue to unite you.” ➡️ Swipe to see moments from the 2026 Baccalaureate. #Yale2026 🎓