In Memoriam February 2026
Kate Ho, an economist who specialized in the industrial organization of health care, died Dec. 8 at age 53. Ho joined the Princeton faculty from Columbia University in 2018 and served as co-director of the University’s Center for Health and Wellbeing for six years. Her recent publications focused on prescription drug pricing and market competition among health insurance companies. Ho was editor or co-editor of two journals, RAND Journal of Economics and Econometrica, during her time at Princeton and received departmental awards for undergraduate teaching and graduate advising. “Her mentorship of students and junior faculty will have a lasting impact on the field, as will her contributions to the research community,” the Department of Economics wrote in an online tribute.
Rand Mirante ’70, who served more than three decades in University Advancement, most recently as senior associate director of Annual Giving, died Nov. 28 at age 77. A devoted explorer of history, he lectured for Princeton Journeys tours, taught undergraduates through the Princeton Writing Program, and led Wintersession classes about the Battle of Princeton. He was an honorary member of 10 alumni classes in addition to his own.
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