McMaster University says a high-profile researcher has resigned from his position as a professor at the Hamilton school amid an investigation and a hearing about 'serious allegations about research misconduct.'
Jonathan Pruitt has resigned from McMaster University amid a hearing and investigation into allegations of research misconduct.
Pruitt was put on paid administrative leave in November 2021 after a series of concerns raised within and outside of McMaster University. Federal funding agencies also"The allegations of misconduct involved external complaints of research conducted by Pruitt between 2011 and 2015," Hemsworth said this week.
Hemsworth said the panel investigating Pruitt is still underway and includes an ongoing hearing. He said "it would be inappropriate to comment further until the process is formally concluded."
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