http://ori.hhs.gov Office of Research Integrity en-us THE Rudd government is considering a specialist independent body to deal with the hardest cases of scientific fraud, according to Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Kim Carr. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25714687-12332,00.html 20090630095731 This study provides the first systematic review and meta-analysis of survey data on scientific misconduct. Direct comparison between studies was made possible by calculating, for each survey question, the percentage of respondents that admitted or observed misconduct at least once, and by limiting the analysis to qualitatively similar forms of misconduct -specifically on fabrication, falsification and any behaviour that can distort scientific data. Meta-analysis yielded mean pooled estimates tha http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005738 20090602092534 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal judge sentenced a retired University of Tennessee professor to four years in prison Wednesday for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/07/01/us/AP-US-Professor-Secrets.html 20090702092459 A Chinese academic who pioneered software to detect and prevent plagiarism in university papers is calling for stricter enforcement of regulations to curb plagiarism. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/19/content_11569238.htm 20090624090023