This week in USA in brief: Research fraud accusation; US retains students, NSF finds; NAS chief faults Italian court; EPA findings scrutinised by Congress; Solar centre for California lab; Research groups reject conference limits.
Research fraud accusation
A Danish researcher working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who stole grant funds from 2004 through February 2010 has been put on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General’s Most Wanted Fugitives list. Poul Thorsen “executed a scheme to steal grant money” awarded by CDC to government agencies in Denmark for research, the OIG claims. The US is seeking Thorsen’s extradition from Denmark.
This article on Research Professional News is only available to Research Professional or Pivot-RP users.
Research Professional users can log in and view the article via this link
Pivot-RP users can log in and view the article via this link.