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Names in the news

Hopewell Holdings managing director Thomas Wu ’94 may not be as outspoken as his famous father, Gordon Wu ’58, but a recent profile said he’s a “born entrepreneur.” [The Standard (Hong Kong)]

Physicist Edward Witten *76 gave Vatican officials a primer on particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. [Associated Press]

Columnist Tim Kurkjian talked with Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf ’05 about his Princeton thesis, which tracked the return on investment for baseball draft picks. [ESPN.com]

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ’00’s film I Bring What I Love, a documentary about Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour, opened in New York June 12. [New York Times]

F. Scott Fitzgerald ’17’s onetime typist recalled that the writer was in the midst of a creative resurgence near the end of his life. [Los Angeles Times]

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