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Yesterday’s announcement by reclusive millionaire Jeffrey Epstein of his plans to contribute $30 million to fund a center for the study of mathematical biology provides a chance for redemption to the University, which recently lost a $12 million pledge by donor-activist Jane Fonda. Last week, Fonda reneged on her gift to the Graduate School of Education (GSE) in part because of the divergence of her vision of the center and that of the University...
However, the new gift by Epstein will hopefully be more successful, as it already has not only the coordinative backing of the University administration on the highest level, but also a well-renowned professor—Martin Nowak, a recognized leader in mathematical biology from Princeton—who has already been secured for stewardship of this project...
Twenty-eight year old Theo Epstein was hired as the team’s general manager in a gutsy move to buck the “old baseball minds know best” strategy that produces consistent losers. With luck, Epstein will follow in the footsteps of young guns J.P. Riccardi and Billy Beane as revolutionary general managers. The current GMs of the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland A’s, respectively, are known for making cutting-edge trades that infuse productive young talent into their organizations...
With the help of statistics guru Bill James and dozens of other baseball minds, Epstein is taking the George W. Bush strategy of filling his office with proven “smart” guys. Also like Bush, Esptein is a Yale grad. Unlike Bush, Epstein can form a complete sentence. As long as Epstein’s Sox don’t turn out like Bush’s Rangers, things should...
Senior skipper Liam Mahoney and classmate Zoe Epstein guided Harvard’s ‘A’ boat to a seventh place finish within the division...