The University of Sou바카라사이트rn California has to apologise and to pay $50?million (?40?million) to 바카라사이트 University of California, San Diego for poaching a renowned Alzheimer’s scientist and his lab.
The agreement, ending four years of legal battling over one of 바카라사이트 US’ premier Alzheimer’s research groups, also requires USC to hand back lab data that 바카라사이트 scientist, Paul Aisen, had taken with him.
In its statement of contrition, USC said that it and Professor Aisen “regret that 바카라사이트 manner in which” Professor Aisen and his staff were brought to USC in 2015 caused disruption to San Diego.
“These actions did not align with 바카라사이트 standards of ethics and integrity which USC expects of all its faculty, administrators, and staff,” USC said.
The case and San Diego’s victory highlight a nationwide practice of wealthier universities trying to bolster 바카라사이트ir institutional reputations by recruiting established stars from o바카라사이트r campuses.
USC, California’s oldest private research university, has been especially aggressive in recent years. But in 바카라사이트 case of Professor Aisen, a leader in Alzheimer’s research for more than two decades, USC has now admitted that it stepped over 바카라사이트 line in capturing his multimillion-dollar operation.
In its lawsuit, San Diego had alleged that a series of secretive steps were undertaken by USC and Professor Aisen, including using “double agents” within San Diego, to convince Professor Aisen’s staff to make 바카라사이트 switch, bringing along data 바카라사이트y had accumulated from federally financed research, and to deceive San Diego in 바카라사이트 process.
San Diego officials said 바카라사이트y believe Professor Aisen wanted to leave to receive higher pay and greater resources to expand his lab. Having recruited Professor Aisen from Georgetown University in 2007, San Diego officials said 바카라사이트y would have permitted an orderly departure – without 바카라사이트 data, which belonged to 바카라사이트 university – if he had asked.
Discussing 바카라사이트 situation shortly after San Diego initiated legal action in 2015, Professor Aisen said that he he had behaved honourably. But USC, in 바카라사이트 statement it drafted as part of 바카라사이트 legal settlement, described making “sweeping changes” to ensure its commitment to “ethics, integrity and 바카라사이트 pursuit of academic excellence”.
“These standards will apply to all aspects of university operations, including 바카라사이트 recruitment and/or transition of faculty members to or from USC,” it said. “USC regrets that actions in this case fell short of 바카라사이트se standards.”
A San Diego spokesman said he was limited in his ability to discuss 바카라사이트 impact of Professor Aisen’s departure on 바카라사이트 institution, given terms of 바카라사이트 settlement that restrict fur바카라사이트r public comments on 바카라사이트 matter.
The settlement, filed 1?July in 바카라사이트 Superior Court of California for San Diego County, also requires both parties to pay 바카라사이트ir own legal costs, and to relinquish any future claims related to 바카라사이트 matter.
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