University that helped censor misinformation admits to spreading it

By Hudson Crozier

Published July 21, 2023 5:59pm ET

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University that helped censor misinformation admits to spreading it — Marc Tessier-Lavigne speaks to the media at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2016. Tessier-Lavigne, the president of Stanford University said Wednesday, July 19, 2023, he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in other papers authored by his lab. Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement to students and staff that he would step down Aug. 31. | (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne has resigned after an investigation into manipulated research data in several papers that he co-authored. While he did not engage in any misconduct himself, he admitted to failing to pursue corrections quickly and diligently.

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