DETAILS OF THE DECISION. University of Iowa Herbarium (IA): Endangered. Museum of Natural History: Threatened.

[Curtis Clark]

At 16:01 2003-04-14, Diana Horton wrote:
>Later, in
>mid-August 2002, I learned that Biological Sciences Chair, Jack Lilien,
>had, without my knowledge or consent, given my (unfunded) 1997 NSF proposal
>for mobile shelving for IA to the Director of the Iowa State Herbarium.

This is scientific misconduct. Perhaps Jim Rodman would comment on the
possible sanctions that NSF might apply to an institution that had a
history of revealing confidential proposals.

>Recently, a search committee discussed
>what courses a faculty candidate might teach and was told that there cannot
>be any 'ologys'.  Presumably, that stricture is not intended to encompass
>'biology'.

Hmmm.... Besides molecular biology and developmental biology, I also wonder
about immunology, neurology, hematology, and physiology. Of course,
"systematics" and "taxonomy" should be safe....


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