Protecting the Integrity of Science

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June/July 2009
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The problem is not just in the government arena. University researchers report that they have to be careful about what work they choose to do, in case they anger the industries that often provide large donations to the universities. “Some projects could be career suicide for us,” one Kansas State University agriculture professor told us. At Harvard Medical School, students and faculty recently protested industry influence after it was revealed that 1,600 professors and lecturers had ties to businesses related to their academic work.

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Whenever corporate or partisan political interests are allowed to interfere with science, the public loses. Independent science is the best tool available to help us solve the challenges we face. If we do not protect scientific integrity, we will become confused, angry, polarized and unable to make the right choices to build a secure future.

To learn more about this issue and take action, go to What You Can Do from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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  • Pat Miketinac 8/23/2009 8:48:44 PM

    A great example is the climate station located in Reno's heat bubble between runways 16L and 16R. I can just imagine the average CO2 and heat data that comes from that one with hot jet exhaust 24/7. see C3headlines.com for data.

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