Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01113-7

Jane Ying Wu, who took her own life, was cleared of wrongdoing by the US National Institutes of Health. Her family alleges that her employer destroyed her career.

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Libb@piefed.social · 4 pts · 129d

non-paywalled: https://unwall.app/www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01113-7?error=cookies_not_supported&code=dbe0a3a5-b3e0-438e-9dcb-0900af57920c (no endorsement of the service)

Is that the new McCarthyism? Once again, 100% proudly made in the USA.

What a fucked country. A country I used to admire and respect so much when I was young.

stoly@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 129d

THIS is the danger of being associated with a private university. They have far looser ethics and a strong personality at top can run roughshod over others.

MrMobius@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 129d

Even if the allegations of some Chinese nationals spying in universities were true, this doesn't justify in any way the baseless internment of faculty staff in psychatric institutions. This is miles away from a democratic and fundamental rights response.

Tim_Bisley@piefed.social · 1 pts · 129d

Full article requires login. Just the bit I read is incredibly fucked up.