“The University of Arizona canceled an upcoming conference this month after multiple speakers were mentioned in the newly released Epstein files,” reports The College Fix.
“We regret to inform you that the 2026 The Science of Consciousness conference, scheduled for April 6–11, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, has been cancelled,” the university said.
“After careful consideration and consultation with the conference organizing team, we have determined that it is no longer feasible to move forward with the conference as planned,” it added.
The conference’s leader, Stuart Hameroff, said on social media that the conference was canceled due to several speakers’ past links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“The University of Arizona and conference organizers have determined this was necessary due to several speakers and organizers including myself being mentioned in the Epstein files,” he added.
He revealed that he received funding from Epstein for a 2017 conference of The Science of Consciousness.
“I deeply regret that, and apologize to Epstein survivors, those horrified by his activitees, TSC participants and my colleagues at the University of Arizona, especially the Arizona Astrobiology Center,” he added. Hameroff is a professor emeritus in the University of Arizona’s Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychology.
