The Ohio State University acknowledged that a former researcher had "inappropriate foreign affiliations" after agreeing to pay $2.1 million to resolve federal allegations that the university failed to share researchers’ ties to China while seeking and receiving taxpayer-funded research grants.The Justice Department alleged Ohio State failed to properly disclose affiliations and financial support involving Chinese universities and state-run research organizations in applications and reports submitted to NASA and the National Science Foundation from 2012-2023.The allegations included a principal investigator’s participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program.Ohio State told Fox News Digital in a statement Friday that the university ultimately uncovered and investigated C.K.
Shum’s foreign affiliations itself and reported them to federal authorities.Shum is no longer employed at the university.HARVARD-CHINA LINKS UNEARTHED AS CONGRESS FINDS 140 PAPERS CO-AUTHORED BY CCP MILITARY UNIVERSITIESThe Ohio State University signage on the campus on Nov.
23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.(Aaron M.
Sprecher/Getty Images)"Ohio State uncovered and investigated C.K.Shum’s inappropriate foreign affiliations and self-reported them to NASA and the National Science Foundation," Benjamin Johnson, chief communications officer at The Ohio State University, told Fox News Digital in a statement on Friday.
"The university suspended Shum’s principal investigator privileges, halted spending on the relevant federal awards, initiated disciplinary proceedings, and repaid the federal grant funds in question.Shum is no longer employed at Ohio State, and the university has cooperated with federal authorities throughout the investigation."Johnson added, "Ohio State takes national security seriously, and the university has long been recognized for its efforts to promote research integrity and security.
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