Stanford president steps down after research fraud probe

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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