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Equal parts lecture and discussion, TigerSide Chats feature a robust lineup of leading faculty and staff covering subjects ranging from birds and sustainability to Princeton’s campus expansion. While the live sessions took place monthly during the academic year, recordings are available on the TigerSide Chats website: https://bit.ly/4fRdITr.

A love of science is what drew Tom Deuel ’57 and Ada Deuel together. It also prompted her to choose a gift for his 90th birthday that would honor his lifetime career achievements. The gift acknowledges the couple’s gratitude to Princeton, a place that Tom cherishes and has also earned a spot in Ada’s heart.

Ada and Tom Deuel ’57 celebrate science with a gift to Princeton Alumni Spotlight Ada and Tom Deuel ’57 celebrate science with a gift to Princeton by Catherine Mallette June 10, 2026 Photo courtesy of Tom and Ada Deuel by Catherine Mallette June 10, 2026 When Tom Deuel ’57 celebrated his 90th birthday in February 2025, his wife, Ada, wanted to make the occasi...

Four Princetonians were honored with the Award for Service to Princeton during the annual meeting of the Alumni Council on campus during . Meet one of the award recipients, Anthony John Strahs Pappenfus ’13 S14 h78.

With spirited enthusiasm for Princeton’s alumni traditions, Anthony “Ant” Pappenfus ’13 shows recent alumni how rich and joyful Princeton alumni engagement can be. He has served on the Annual Giving Committee since 2018, and as president of his class finds creative ways to engage more classmates. His service on the Alumni Council began in 2020; he now chairs its Class Affairs Committee. Ant served on the Task Force on Recent Alumni Engagement and is president of the Princeton Sailing alumni board. In 2023, he received Annual Giving’s Jim Lebenthal ’49 Young Alumni Service Award.

Learn more about all four honorees: https://bit.ly/3S6EDAQ.

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A major gift in the Venture Forward campaign from graduate alumnus Yan Huo *94 has named Huo College, originally known as New College West.

The gift was previously anonymous, and the University is announcing the naming of Huo College four years after its opening, following the graduation of the first cohort of students living in New College West.

“Yan Huo’s marvelous gift, made at a pivotal moment early in the Venture Forward campaign, has enabled us to say ‘yes!’ to more of the talented young people who aspire to study at Princeton. Yan’s visionary generosity will transform the lives of thousands of students, and I am deeply grateful to him for his inspiring support of access, inclusion, and this University’s mission. As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Princeton University Graduate School, we are thrilled to announce that Huo College, named for a gift from a graduate alumnus, will be added to the undergraduate residential college lexicon.” — President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83

Venture Forward gift from Yan Huo *94 names New College West as Huo College A major gift in the Venture Forward campaign from graduate alumnus Yan Huo *94 has named Huo College, originally known as New College West.

Join Aly Kassam-Remtulla, vice provost for international affairs, to learn about Princeton’s longstanding partnership with Mpala, Africa’s “living laboratory” spanning 48,000 acres in Laikipia County, Kenya. The virtual talk will be on June 3 at 4:30 p.m.

TigerSide Chat: Africa’s Living Laboratory: Princeton’s Partnership with the Mpala Research Centre The Mpala Research Centre is Africa’s “living laboratory,” based in Laikipia County, Kenya. Spanning 48,000 acres, Mpala is one of the continent’s premiere research sites and the world’s largest academic campus. It hosts state-of-the-art endocrinology, isotope and field genomics laboratori...