Randal Picker, Law Professor Who Helped Reshape University Discipline, Dies at 66

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / August 17, 2026

Picker, who was appointed the University’s vice provost for academic affairs last month, passed away on August 15.

Wolfgang Epstein, Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Dies at 94

By Aaryan Kumar / February 3, 2026

Epstein conducted frontier studies in genetics and biochemistry beginning in the 1960s.

Family and Friends Mourn Loss of Second-Year Calista Lee

By Elena Eisenstadt / November 18, 2025

“She had the ability to write in a way that can make you cry,” said her father, Jonas Lee.

Philosopher Jonathan Lear Dies at 76

By Isaiah Glick / October 4, 2025

Lear, a philosopher who focused on Aristotle and the philosophy of psychoanalysis, passed away on September 22.

Richard Garwin, Key Figure in H-Bomb and Arms Control, Dies at 97

By Aaryan Kumar / June 12, 2025

Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He later advised the government on national security and nuclear deterrence.