Yale Medicine: How West Campus is fullfilling its dream

In the 10 years since Yale bought the entire 136-acre campus from Bayer for $109 million, West Campus has become a playground of sorts for researchers willing to work across disciplines. The vast campus increased Yale’s footprint by 40 percent, adding 17 buildings, 450,000 square feet of laboratory space, and nearly 1 million square feet of warehouses, offices, a library, a day care, and more. After years of renovation, the place now offers what its leaders call a “high collisional frequency,” prompting people to bump into one another, start talking about their research, and—ideally—work together to tackle the most complex problems in science. Read more in Yale Medicine.