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AROUND ACADEME

Scientist accused of falsifying data
Reiner Protsch von Zieten, professor of anthropology at the University of Frankfurt since 1973, has been found guilty after a university investigation of plagiarizing others’ work, falsifying data and attempting to sell a collection of skulls that belonged to the university. The professor resigned in early February before the investigating commission had announced its conclusions. Protsch von Zieten denies any wrongdoing, but the commission found complaints against his research practices and data going back more than 20 years. A criminal investigation concerning the attempted skull sale is continuing.

Textbook kickbacks banned in Va.
Virginia’s legislature has approved a bill that will prohibit professors at the state’s public colleges from accepting payments from textbook publishers for using particular texts in their classrooms. The bill also has a provision requiring that class reading lists be made available on line. The bill does not prohibit professors from accepting free instructor’s copies of books or from receiving royalties if the professor wrote or contributed to the text he or she uses.
—Susan Myers Smith
 
 


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