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1951 Army Cadets football team
The 1951 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy.
The 1951 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy.
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator.
Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator.
Anil Potti
Anil Potti is a physician and former Duke University medical researcher, focusing on oncogenomics.
Anil Potti is a physician and former Duke University medical researcher, focusing on oncogenomics.
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture by Michael A. Bellesiles is the only book in the history of the prestigious Bancroft Prize to have had its award rescinded.
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture by Michael A. Bellesiles is the only book in the history of the prestigious Bancroft Prize to have had its award rescinded.
Asle Sudbø
Asle Sudbø is a Professor of Physics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Asle Sudbø is a Professor of Physics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Biscuit Fire publication controversy
The Biscuit Fire publication controversy refers to an academic and political controversy in the United States which occurred in January 2006.
The Biscuit Fire publication controversy refers to an academic and political controversy in the United States which occurred in January 2006.
Bogdanov Affair
The Bogdanov Affair is an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers written by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov.
The Bogdanov Affair is an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers written by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov.
Cyril Burt
Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt was an English educational psychologist who made contributions to educational psychology and statistics.
Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt was an English educational psychologist who made contributions to educational psychology and statistics.
Debrecen University Anatomy Scandal
The Debrecen University Anatomy Scandal is an academic dispute regarding medical students at University of Debrecen allegedly accessing the dissecting rooms of the Anatomy department illegally a...
The Debrecen University Anatomy Scandal is an academic dispute regarding medical students at University of Debrecen allegedly accessing the dissecting rooms of the Anatomy department illegally a...
Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair
The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair was a public controversy involving academics Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein and their scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005.
The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair was a public controversy involving academics Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein and their scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005.
Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair
The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair was a public controversy involving academics Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein and their scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005.
The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair was a public controversy involving academics Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein and their scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005.
Diederik Stapel
Diederik Alexander Stapel (born in Oegstgeest, 19 October 1966) is a former professor of social psychology at Tilburg University and before that at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Diederik Alexander Stapel (born in Oegstgeest, 19 October 1966) is a former professor of social psychology at Tilburg University and before that at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Dipak K. Das
Dipak K. Das (born 1947) is a professor of surgery and the director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.
Dipak K. Das (born 1947) is a professor of surgery and the director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.
Douglas E. Lynch
Douglas E. Lynch was the Vice Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education from 2004 to 2012, where he held various administrative portfolios, principally in the areas of ...
Douglas E. Lynch was the Vice Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education from 2004 to 2012, where he held various administrative portfolios, principally in the areas of ...
Emil Rupp
Emil Rupp (Philipp Heinrich Emil Rupp, 1898–1979) was a German physicist, regarded by many as a respectable and important experimentalist in the late 1920s.
Emil Rupp (Philipp Heinrich Emil Rupp, 1898–1979) was a German physicist, regarded by many as a respectable and important experimentalist in the late 1920s.
Gerald Schatten
Gerald Schatten (born 1949) is an American stem cell researcher with interests in cell, developmental, and reproductive biology.
Gerald Schatten (born 1949) is an American stem cell researcher with interests in cell, developmental, and reproductive biology.
Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy
The Heather Bresch E.M.B.A. controversy refers to a controversy regarding the granting of an E.M.B.A. by West Virginia University to Mylan Chief operating officer Heather Bresch.
The Heather Bresch E.M.B.A. controversy refers to a controversy regarding the granting of an E.M.B.A. by West Virginia University to Mylan Chief operating officer Heather Bresch.
Henk Buck
Henk Buck (born Dordrecht, 1930) is an organic chemist.
Henk Buck (born Dordrecht, 1930) is an organic chemist.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper was an English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford.
Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper was an English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford.
James Ossuary
The James Ossuary is a 2,000-year old chalk box that was used for containing the bones of the dead.
The James Ossuary is a 2,000-year old chalk box that was used for containing the bones of the dead.
Joel Hayward
Joel S.A. Hayward (born 1964), is a New Zealand-born "noted scholar of war and strategy" and writer and poet who has worked in the United Kingdom since 2004.
Joel S.A. Hayward (born 1964), is a New Zealand-born "noted scholar of war and strategy" and writer and poet who has worked in the United Kingdom since 2004.
Jon Sudbø
Jon Sudbø (born May 3, 1961) is a Norwegian dentist, physician, and former medical researcher, who was exposed as a scientific fraudster in 2006.
Jon Sudbø (born May 3, 1961) is a Norwegian dentist, physician, and former medical researcher, who was exposed as a scientific fraudster in 2006.
LSE Gaddafi links
The affair of the LSE Libya Links refers to the various connections that existed between the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Libyan government and its leader Muamm...
The affair of the LSE Libya Links refers to the various connections that existed between the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Libyan government and its leader Muamm...
LSE Libya Links
The affair of the LSE Libya Links refers to the various connections that existed between the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Libyan government and its leader Muamm...
The affair of the LSE Libya Links refers to the various connections that existed between the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Libyan government and its leader Muamm...
Luk Van Parijs
Luk Van Parijs was an associate professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Cancer Research.
Luk Van Parijs was an associate professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Cancer Research.
Marilee Jones
Marilee Jones (born June 12, 1951) is a former dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the co-author of the popular guide to the college admission process Les...
Marilee Jones (born June 12, 1951) is a former dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the co-author of the popular guide to the college admission process Les...
Martin Fleischmann
Martin Fleischmann (born March 29, 1927) is a British chemist noted for his work in electrochemistry.
Martin Fleischmann (born March 29, 1927) is a British chemist noted for his work in electrochemistry.
Michael A. Bellesiles
Michael A. Bellesiles is an American historian specializing in the colonial and legal history of the United States.
Michael A. Bellesiles is an American historian specializing in the colonial and legal history of the United States.
MMR vaccine controversy
The MMR vaccine controversy was a case of scientific misconduct which triggered a health scare.
The MMR vaccine controversy was a case of scientific misconduct which triggered a health scare.
Piltdown Man
The Piltdown Man was a hoax in which bone fragments were presented as the fossilised remains of a previously unknown early human.
The Piltdown Man was a hoax in which bone fragments were presented as the fossilised remains of a previously unknown early human.
Pit of despair
The pit of despair was a name used by American comparative psychologist Harry Harlow for a device he designed, technically called a vertical chamber apparatus, that he used in experiments ...
The pit of despair was a name used by American comparative psychologist Harry Harlow for a device he designed, technically called a vertical chamber apparatus, that he used in experiments ...
Rindos affair
The Rindos affair was an academic scandal that occurred at the University of Western Australia.
The Rindos affair was an academic scandal that occurred at the University of Western Australia.
Rosenhan experiment
The Rosenhan experiment was a famous experiment into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan in 1973.
The Rosenhan experiment was a famous experiment into the validity of psychiatric diagnosis conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan in 1973.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a former Libyan political figure.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a former Libyan political figure.
Samuel Soal
Samuel George Soal (1889-1975) — known as S.G. Soal — was a British mathematician and psychical researcher.
Samuel George Soal (1889-1975) — known as S.G. Soal — was a British mathematician and psychical researcher.
Schön scandal
Jan Hendrik Schön is a German physicist who briefly rose to prominence after a series of apparent breakthroughs with semiconductors that were later discovered to be fraudulent.
Jan Hendrik Schön is a German physicist who briefly rose to prominence after a series of apparent breakthroughs with semiconductors that were later discovered to be fraudulent.
SCIgen
SCIgen is a program that randomly generates nonsense in the form of computer science research papers, including graphs, diagrams, and citations.
SCIgen is a program that randomly generates nonsense in the form of computer science research papers, including graphs, diagrams, and citations.
Scott Reuben
Scott S. Reuben (born 1958) of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts was Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts before being sentenced to...
Scott S. Reuben (born 1958) of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts was Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts before being sentenced to...
Secret Court of 1920
The Secret Court of 1920 was an ad hoc disciplinary tribunal of 5 administrators at Harvard University formed to investigate charges of homosexual activity among the student population.
The Secret Court of 1920 was an ad hoc disciplinary tribunal of 5 administrators at Harvard University formed to investigate charges of homosexual activity among the student population.
Sokal affair
The Sokal affair, also known as the Sokal hoax, was a publishing hoax perpetrated by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University.
The Sokal affair, also known as the Sokal hoax, was a publishing hoax perpetrated by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University.
Spiru Haret University
The Spiru Haret University is a private university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1991.
The Spiru Haret University is a private university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1991.
Stanford prison experiment
The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard.
The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard.
Sydney Sparkes Orr
Sydney Sparkes Orr was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania and the centre of the "Orr case", a celebrated academic scandal of the 1950s.
Sydney Sparkes Orr was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania and the centre of the "Orr case", a celebrated academic scandal of the 1950s.
University of Illinois clout scandal
The University of Illinois clout scandal resulted from a series of articles in the Chicago Tribune which reported that some applicants to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "rece...
The University of Illinois clout scandal resulted from a series of articles in the Chicago Tribune which reported that some applicants to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "rece...
Victor Ninov
Victor Ninov is a former researcher in the nuclear chemistry group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who was alleged to have fabricated the evidence used to claim the creation of ununocti...
Victor Ninov is a former researcher in the nuclear chemistry group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who was alleged to have fabricated the evidence used to claim the creation of ununocti...
Ward Churchill academic misconduct investigation
The Ward Churchill academic misconduct investigation concerned charges of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification against Churchill at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where Churchill w...
The Ward Churchill academic misconduct investigation concerned charges of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification against Churchill at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where Churchill w...
William & Mary scandal of 1951
The William & Mary scandal of 1951 was a transcript-altering scandal at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.
The William & Mary scandal of 1951 was a transcript-altering scandal at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.