Word: conflict-of-interest
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...course, was merely one of many medical schools nationwide looking to scrutinize the outside financial dealings of its doctors, with an eye to whether those dealings were compromising the integrity of research. And Harvard had particular reason to worry, for it was stung by a well-publicized conflict-of-interest controversy just last year...
With the approval of the Medical Center board, the conflict-of-interest guidelines will take effect at the beginning of the next academic year at both the Med School and its affiliated hospitals...
Bradley, who is under investigation by state and federal agencies for possible conflict-of-interest and insider-trading violations, pledged to work for passage of the code by the city council. But that body is writing its own ethics rules and is said to be lukewarm toward the recommendations. Even if the council balks, however, the commission has vowed to take its proposals to the voters as a ballot initiative, which may assure victory since Californians tend to approve such measures. Once enacted, Los Angeles' no-nonsense ethics rules could become the model for municipalities like New York City...
...which gave out research grants amounting to more than $5.5 billion last year, says the new rules governing possible scientific misconduct--combined with another set of proposed changes in conflict-of-interest guidelines--will increase the accountability of the scientific community...
Indeed, what are the University's conflict-of-interest requirements? These are questions that must be answered...