Princeton’s Meadows Neighborhood, south of Lake Carnegie, features innovative geo-exchange heating and cooling systems, managed at the central utility building (CUB), above, and new landscaping that incorporates native perennials, foreground.

Princeton’s 1,469 Class of 2026 graduates, the largest undergraduate class to date, bid farewell by singing “Old Nassau” at Commencement May 26.

Students flock to Blair courtyard for food trucks and festivities on May 5, the last day of reading period.

After a long winter, students enjoy a warm day in April under a blooming saucer magnolia tree in Scudder Plaza.

Members of the New Jersey General Assembly and Senate convened in the Faculty Room of Nassau Hall on Feb. 5 for a special ceremonial session marking 250 years since the legislature’s first official meeting there on Aug. 27, 1776.  Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin described the event as “a return to our beginnings … at the dawn of a new and uncertain democracy.”

Century Mark: Cecelia B. Hodges Drewry, a former assistant dean of the college, celebrated her 100th birthday at Prospect House in January with Princeton friends from both town and gown.

Ready to roll: From left, Lucas Denault ’27, Arthur Balva ’27, and Ani Kozak ’27, students in MAE 322: Mechanical Design, prepare their autonomous vehicle to navigate a “search-and-rescue” course during the class’s final presentations Dec. 15.

Home court: Recreational players try out the new basketball court outside Dillon Gym that was added as part of the Class of 1986 Fitness and Wellness Center project, completed in August.

Stepping Up: The Class of 2029 gathers at Blair Arch for its opening Step Sing on Aug. 31. Selections ranged from Billy Joel’s “Vienna” to Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” and, of course, “Old Nassau.”

Three cheers: Members of the Class of 2025 celebrate at the end of the University’s 278th Commencement, held May 27 at Princeton Stadium.