Cornell University scientists face charges of fraud

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Researchers at Cornell University in New York were accused of enrolling inappropriate participants in research studies and filing false information on protocols with the United States National Institutes of Health to maintain government funding for a university research center. Weill Medical College of Cornell University would pay $4.4 million to the federal government for settlement of the charges.

Legal issues & crime, New York, Company legal issue, Cornell University, Research fraud

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Baylor faculty upset over science and religion center

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This article discusses controversy over the intention of the Baptist Baylor University of Waco, Texas, to establish the Michael Polanyi Center for dialogue between religion and science. The science faculty is upset because the new institute will emphasize 'intelligent design' theory, which implies evolution over creationism.

Texas, Universities and colleges, College teachers, College faculty, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Curricula, Ethical aspects, Evolution (Biology), Evolution, Religion and science, Creationism, Baylor University

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University of Arizona misconduct investigation ruled improper

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An Arizona county court has ruled that the University of Arizona mishandled an investigation into scientific fraud allegedly perpetrated by one of its faculty members. The university fired the tenured professor on charges that she falsified and misrepresented data.

Fraud in science, Science fraud, University of Arizona

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