Michael E. Veal has been appointed the Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Music, the appointment was effective Feb. 20.

Christine Hayes has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Religious Studies, the appointment was effective Feb 20.

Keith Baker has been appointed the D. Allan Bromley Professor of Physics, the appointment was effective Feb. 20.

Laurie Santos has been appointed the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology, the appointment was effective Feb. 20.

Jasjeet Sekhon has been named the Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and of Statistics and Data Science, the appointment was effective Feb. 20.

As you enter the new Humanities building at 320 York Street—the Humanities Quadrangle, or HQ—you might notice twelve stone heads looking down at you from the arched entrance. Although the heads’ exaggerated ears suggest a certain looseness with anatomical detail, the specificity of the faces suggests they represent real people. At the Whitney Humanities Center, we decided to try to identify the faces. Yale’s own promotional material tells one story: a brochure detailing a walking tour itinerary of the campus claims that “the archway is decorated with carved heads not of scholars but of the construction staff.” Was this true?

L.A. Paul was appointed the Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science effective Feb. 20.

Menachem Elimelech, has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. His appointment was effective Feb. 20.

Yale chemist Hailiang Wang, whose lab creates small-molecule and nanomaterial catalysts, had a breakthrough stemming from an idea he received from a Yale alum.

After 30 months of renovations, the redesigned and refurbished Humanities Quadrangle at 320 York St. is now a shared home to 15 humanities departments and more.