PCB researcher may resume teaching on campus
“The University at Albany late Tuesday said that Dr. David O. Carpenter, the longtime director of the school’s Institute for Health and the Environment, will not face discipline and ‘is no longer on an alternate assignment and may now teach and conduct research on campus.’
The university’s announcement came as Carpenter received increasing support from environmental advocates to be reinstated after he was directed nine months ago not to visit any campuses and to perform his duties from home as the school investigated his extensive work testifying as an expert witness in toxic pollution cases.
‘UAlbany’s investigation regarding Dr. Carpenter has concluded, and no discipline will be imposed based on such investigation,’ a university spokesman said in a statement. ‘As is standard, UAlbany and Dr. Carpenter also entered into a Conflict Management Plan to ensure future activities are carried out in compliance with all applicable laws and policies. UAlbany reiterates in the strongest possible terms our full commitment to unfettered academic freedom.'”
Read more from Brendan J. Lyons of the Times-Union here: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/ualbany-says-pcb-researcher-resume-teaching-campus-17797944.php?IPID=Times-Union-HP-state-package.