Stanford President Quits After Flaws Found in His Research (3)

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigneis resigning after months of scrutiny over flaws in his scientific research, sparked by a teenage student’s investigation.

A review, conducted by a special committee that included a former federal judge, didn’t find evidence that Tessier-Lavigne engaged in “fraud or falsification of scientific data,” but it uncovered instances of manipulation of research data by members of his lab, according to a letter Tessier-Lavigne sent on Wednesday.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

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“I should have been more diligent when seeking corrections, and I regret that I was not,” he wrote. “The panel’s review also identified instances of manipulation of research ...