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MIT Professor Fired over Fabricated Data

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the results-finally-conclusive dept.

karvind writes "CNN is running a story where MIT has fired an associate professor of biology for fabricating data in a published scientific paper, in unpublished manuscripts, and in grant applications. Luk Van Parijs, 35, who was considered a rising star in the field of immunology research, admitted to the wrongdoing. The revelations are a serious blow to MIT, which prides itself on its reputation as a scientific powerhouse. The announcement also serves to answer the rumors that have been swirling on the campus since Van Parijs vanished from the campus more than a year ago and had his lab disbanded without any comment from the university. Readers may remember the infamous Jan Hendrik Schön from Bell labs."

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  1. What about philosophy professors? by madaxe42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They fabricate data all the time. We should fire them. :)

    1. Re:What about philosophy professors? by The+Famous+Brett+Wat · · Score: 4, Funny

      As a philosophy graduate, I have a question. What is this "data" of which you speak?

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    2. Re:What about philosophy professors? by planetoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      Being a philosophy major, you'll find it behind the counter of your local Starbucks. Go forth and make Socrates proud, young thinker!

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    3. Re:What about philosophy professors? by planetoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't know if you took my lighthearted sarcasm seriously, or if you're being counter-sarcastic beyond my own sarcasm-detecting abilities.

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  2. As Einstein once said... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

    1. Re:As Einstein once said... by Elad+Alon · · Score: 4, Funny
      "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
      The let that professor /imagine/ he was not fired and that he is still being paid.
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    2. Re:As Einstein once said... by blippy · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

      To do is to be - Nietzsche. To be is to do - Sartre. Do be do be do - Sinatra

  3. Luk Van Parijs Response by Eugene+Webby · · Score: 5, Funny

    "And I wouldn't have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!" Scoooby-Dooby-Doooo!

  4. Not surprising by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    84.2% of all college level professors fabricate data. I have a source for this -- I just can't find it right now.

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  5. Intellectual Design by adam31 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sometimes when an experiment doesn't go as hoped, its Creator must guide the results intelligently.

    Welcome to Science!

  6. I need a picture of Van Parijs. by game+kid · · Score: 2, Funny

    With my copies of the GIMP and the Impact font, I'd put a red PWN3D!!1 on his face in no time.

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  7. What about Dr. Soong? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Noonian....Didn't he fabricate Data?
    hahahahahhahha
    Obscure Sci-Fi reference

  8. Hah! by avalys · · Score: 4, Funny

    We here at MIT find it quite humorous when someone suggests that this reflects badly on the Institute, given that the person in question was educated at Harvard and Caltech.

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  9. You have to have you Doctorate before by HornWumpus · · Score: 2, Funny

    you are qualified to doctor data.

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  10. Could it be? by Stumbles · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if this guy was one of the MIT scientists The SCO group claimed found all of their precious code in Linux. Ahahahahahaha.

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  11. Re:Academia is corrupt to the core by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did I not tell you to keep your trap shut about that?! Don't worry, Vinnie and Guido are on their way.

  12. Oh well... by BlindRobin · · Score: 3, Funny

    He can always get a job at the Whitehouse....