"The January drop was the largest release of documents pertaining to the department's investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and academics' names have routinely surfaced in the emails, though none have been implicated in his crimes. In ensuing weeks, institutions have opened probes into their professors' ties to Epstein and in some cases have suspended faculty as a result."
"Tramo communicated with Epstein somewhat regularly between 2010 and 2019, after he was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008, and he sometimes passed along students looking for research opportunities with Epstein. Epstein's charity gave $100,000 to Tramo's Institute for Music and Brain Science in 2017."
The January release of Department of Justice documents regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation has prompted numerous universities to investigate their faculty members whose names appeared in the files. While none of these academics have been implicated in Epstein's crimes, institutions have taken action including temporary suspensions and resignations. Yale removed computer science professor David Gelernter, and Harvard's former president Larry Summers resigned from his faculty position. UCLA neurology professor Mark Tramo announced his retirement in June after student council criticism regarding his communications with Epstein between 2010 and 2019, including referring students for research opportunities. Epstein's charity donated $100,000 to Tramo's institute in 2017. Other faculty members at various institutions are similarly facing consequences for their documented interactions with Epstein.
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