"The University of Arizona, for example, canceled a science conference scheduled for April 2026, following the news that several speakers and organizers were named in the Epstein files. Astrobiologist Stuart Hameroff, for example, wrote on the social platform X on Feb. 6, 2026, that he "obtained one-time funding" for a conference from Epstein. Bard College's president, Leon Botstein, is among other academic leaders and researchers who have said that they met with Epstein for fundraising purposes -"
"though, as The New York Times reports, Epstein rarely delivered on the money he promised for research and other purposes. "There is a tremendous drive to acquire money to support the work of faculty and staff. The pressure has always been there - but you can still approach that in an ethically and morally acceptable way," said Brian Herman, a former vice president for research at the University of Minnesota, in an interview that has been edited for length and clarity."
The University of Arizona canceled a science conference scheduled for April 2026 after several speakers and organizers were named in the Epstein files. Astrobiologist Stuart Hameroff acknowledged obtaining one-time funding for a conference from Epstein. Bard College president Leon Botstein and other academic leaders met with Epstein for fundraising, while Epstein rarely delivered on promised research funds. There is a tremendous drive to acquire money to support faculty and staff, and the pressure to secure donations has long existed, but fundraising can be pursued in an ethically and morally acceptable way. University research funding comes from federal, foundation, state and legislative sources.
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