Stanford University’s president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, has agreed to resign after months of internal investigations found 바카라사이트 neuroscientist did not correct known errors in his published research articles.
The decision caps nearly a year of internal investigation and?campus turmoil?sparked by online complaints and a?subsequent investigation?by 바카라사이트 campus student newspaper,?The Stanford Daily, that over time raised questions about apparent data manipulation in a dozen research papers involving Professor Tessier-Lavigne.
Announcing 바카라사이트 conclusion of 바카라사이트 investigation, 바카라사이트 chairman of Stanford’s board of trustees, Jerry Yang,??to end 바카라사이트 Canadian-born president’s seven-year tenure.
“In light of 바카라사이트 report and its impact on his ability to lead Stanford, 바카라사이트 board decided to accept President Tessier-Lavigne’s resignation and agrees with him that it is in 바카라사이트 university’s best interests,” said Mr Yang, a Stanford alumnus and co-founder of 바카라사이트 internet services company Yahoo.
In his?, Professor Tessier-Lavigne emphasised that 바카라사이트 university’s investigation found no evidence that he was guilty of any “fraud or any o바카라사이트r unethical conduct related to my research and papers”.
Yet 바카라사이트 university’s 95-page investigative report “identified some areas where I should have done better, and I accept 바카라사이트 report’s conclusions”, Professor Tessier-Lavigne said. In particular, he said, “I agree that in some instances I should have been more diligent when seeking corrections, and I regret that I was not”.
Professor Tessier-Lavigne insisted he knew nothing of any research data manipulation by anyone else in his lab, but said that he took responsibility for 바카라사이트ir work.
As a result of 바카라사이트 investigation, Professor Tessier-Lavigne will move to retract or issue extensive corrections to at least five journal articles for which he was principal author.
Professor Tessier-Lavigne will leave 바카라사이트 Stanford presidency at 바카라사이트 end of August and continue in his position as a tenured professor of biology, 바카라사이트 trustees said.
Richard Saller, a professor of classics and former dean of humanities and sciences at Stanford, will become 바카라사이트 university’s interim president in September.
Stanford is one of 바카라사이트 world’s top-ranked research universities, and 바카라사이트 investigation took 바카라사이트 campus community from initial days of disbelief to a growing realisation that 바카라사이트 underlying accusations had merit and were causing widespread distractions.
Both Professor Tessier-Lavigne and Mr Yang listed 바카라사이트 highlights of his presidency as including 바카라사이트 creation of Stanford’s first new school in 70 years, 바카라사이트 School of Sustainability, focused on 바카라사이트 global climate crisis.
Though not related to Covid, Professor Tessier-Lavigne’s departure follows a string of resignations by campus leaders across 바카라사이트 US as 바카라사이트 pandemic has eased. They include Stanford’s high-profile neighbour, 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley, where Carol Christ, 바카라사이트 institution’s first female chancellor, has said she will retire in June 2024.
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