Duke University has agreed to settle allegations of scientific research misconduct for $112.5 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday.
Between 2006 and 2018, the university "knowingly" submitted claims to the National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency that included falsified or fabricated data in 30 grants, according to the federal government, according to the DOJ.
Both agencies provide millions in grant funding to the university every year, the Justice Department said.
“Duke knowingly, the government contended, falsified data to claim millions of grant dollars from the National Institutes of Health,” said Maureen R. Dixon, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a statement.
The settlement does not include a determination of liability, according to the DOJ.
Duke did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The claims were related to research related to mice conducted by a Duke research technician in the university’s Airway Physiology Laboratory.
Between 2006 and 2018, the university "knowingly" submitted claims to the National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency that included falsified or fabricated data in 30 grants, according to the federal government, according to the DOJ.
Both agencies provide millions in grant funding to the university every year, the Justice Department said.
“Duke knowingly, the government contended, falsified data to claim millions of grant dollars from the National Institutes of Health,” said Maureen R. Dixon, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a statement.
The settlement does not include a determination of liability, according to the DOJ.
Duke did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The claims were related to research related to mice conducted by a Duke research technician in the university’s Airway Physiology Laboratory.
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