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The National Academy of Sciences is reviewing complaints about astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and geneticist Francisco Ayala, who left their academic positions following investigations at their institutions.

The former GlaxoSmithKline executive had led the US government’s Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccine program during the Trump administration.

The changes, which affect the declarations authors have to sign and the peer-review process, have received a mixed response from the scientific community.

Our handbook on best practices for quality assurance in biomedicine can help funding agencies shore up research integrity—which is especially needed at a time when mistakes can have outsize effects.

Constantine Stratakis, who was due to lead an institute at McGill University Health Centre, was the subject of eight equal employment opportunity complaints at his last job at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has focused attention on funding of higher education institutions by patrons with disgraceful behavior.

The measures include, in specific cases, terminating awards for researchers who have been found guilty in investigations by their institutions.

Physician Peter Gøtzsche, a board member of the organization, has been an outspoken critic of certain vaccines and of the pharma industry in general.

Changsheng is found to have forged records for a rabies vaccine and is accused of distributing thousands of substandard DPT immunizations to be used in children.

Richard Vogt, this year’s awardee, showed inappropriate images of researchers in the field during his acceptance speech.

The embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator resigns amid persistent questions about his ethics and use of taxpayer dollars.

Republicans and conservative media outlets are turning on the agency administrator as allegations of ethical misconduct and excessive spending pile up.

His decision came as an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him was ongoing.  

An uproar over the university’s handling of sexual misconduct accusations led to C.L. Max Nikias’s resignation.  

The scientists involved have hired lawyers to fight the conclusions of a recent investigation into some studies of Diovan in Japan.

Following the conviction of MSU’s Larry Nassar for sexual abuse, his former boss, William Strampel, is charged with misconduct and possessing videos of female students.    

News reports reveal that Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW funded the organization that conducted the studies.

Academics had expressed disapproval with the college’s handling of sexual harassment allegations made against a brain sciences professor.

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