Articles by Leonard Minsky

Leonard Minsky Responds: Mr. Bernier is concerned about upholding the professional and personal reputation of scholars and scientists, and so am I. This is why NCUPI [the National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest, of which Mr. Minsky is executive director) has come to the aid of Professor Cantekin in his defense against the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, which has been trying to fire him for blowing the whistle on scientific corruption. At the heart of the UPMS c

Two recent congressional investigations of “scientific fraud” (The Scientist, July 11, page 1) have rekindled a dispute about what it is, what causes it, and what to do about it. The current debate focuses narrowly on whether federal agencies will be required to develop and administer regulations, or whether universities can formulate and administer their own guidelines without external pressures. The record seems to indicate that external regulation is needed, because universit