Tag Archives: Conflict-of-interests

Va. Lawmaker Takes Job at William and Mary After Sponsoring $20-Million Deal

Posted on October 13, 2009 by | Comments Off on Va. Lawmaker Takes Job at William and Mary After Sponsoring $20-Million Deal

Daily Press: Sen. Tommy Norment wearing two hats for W&M: well-paid employee and powerful advocate in the General Assembly

WILLIAMSBURG – On July 1, 2008, state Sen. Tommy Norment boosted his state paycheck nearly tenfold with the stroke of a pen. That’s when he accepted a part-time faculty appointment with the College of William and Mary, his law school alma mater.

His annual salary for teaching two courses: $160,000.

That means Norment now wears two hats with regard to William and Mary: well-paid employee and powerful advocate in the General Assembly.

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Virginia: Lawmaker, University Get Caught

Posted on August 24, 2009 by | Comments Off on Virginia: Lawmaker, University Get Caught

Inside Higher Ed: Lawmaker, University Get Caught

Conflict of interest issues continue to befuddle universities and their legislative patrons.

Last month, The Virginian-Pilot ran an article raising questions about the hiring of Phillip Hamilton, a powerful Republican member of the House of Delegates, to lead a new Center for Teacher Quality and Educational Leadership at Old Dominion University. The reason for the questions was that Hamilton had been the key legislator in obtaining state funds for the center. Both Hamilton and the university denied that there was any conflict of interest, telling the newspaper that discussions of his working at the center came only after the legislation had passed, and that he was well qualified and so couldn’t be excluded.

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Audit uncovers questionable financial practices at K-State

Posted on June 30, 2009 by | Comments Off on Audit uncovers questionable financial practices at K-State

Kansas City Star: Audit uncovers questionable financial practices at K-State

A scathing audit of Kansas State University reveals a pattern of undisclosed payments, conflicts of interest, poor accounting and possible tax problems for the school, several of its former employees and its athletic department.

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You’re Nobody ’til You’re Snubbed

Posted on April 9, 2009 by | Comments Off on You’re Nobody ’til You’re Snubbed

Inside Higher Ed: You’re Nobody ’til You’re Snubbed

What started as one professor’s spat with an esteemed medical journal has transformed into something of a branding opportunity for a fledgling medical school in Harrogate, Tenn.

The Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine opened its doors less than two years ago, but in recent weeks it has been getting press in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times. The articles concern a Lincoln Memorial professor who exposed conflicts of interest in an article published by the The Journal of the American Medical Association and subsequently provoked the wrath of JAMA’s editors for spreading his story to the media and another journal. Charges that the editors sought to intimidate Lincoln Memorial officials have prompted an investigation by the American Medical Association’s oversight committee, and the university has

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Drug firms’ cash skews doctor classes

Posted on March 30, 2009 by | Comments Off on Drug firms’ cash skews doctor classes

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Drug firms’ cash skews doctor classes
Company-funded UW courses often favor medicine, leave out side effects

Do your legs feel tingly? Do you suffer from mood swings before your period? Would you take a mind-altering drug to quit smoking?

If so, the pharmaceutical industry and the University of Wisconsin-Madison want to teach your doctor a lesson.

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Ethics event spawns a tussle at Tufts

Posted on March 26, 2009 by | Comments Off on Ethics event spawns a tussle at Tufts

Boston Globe: Ethics event spawns a tussle at Tufts
Speaker is out; now organizer is, too

Tufts University has withdrawn an invitation for a top aide to US Senator Charles E. Grassley to give the keynote speech at a conference on conflicts of interest in medicine and research, leading one conference organizer to pull out and question the university’s commitment to academic freedom.

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‘JAMA’ Orders Whistle-Blowers to Blow Their Whistles in Private

Posted on March 23, 2009 by | Comments Off on ‘JAMA’ Orders Whistle-Blowers to Blow Their Whistles in Private

The Chronicle News Blog: ‘JAMA’ Orders Whistle-Blowers to Blow Their Whistles in Private

The longstanding ethical principle of medical students and physicians — “First do no harm” — appears to be taking on a new meaning at one of the world’s top medical journals.

The Journal of the American Medical Association, in an editorial published on Friday, has warned that anyone raising a conflict-of-interest complaint about one of its authors should do so in private to the editors, without telling any outsiders.

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