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Paleontology: An alleged sexual harasser is passed out of a famous dinosaur lab. Have institutions failed yet again? [Updated July 31, 2021]

Paleontology: An alleged sexual harasser is passed out of a famous dinosaur lab. Have institutions failed yet again? [Updated July 31, 2021]

Michael Balter7/29/2021 11:15:00 AM

Aaron van der Reest This past May, a group of paleontologists in Canada, familiar with my reporting on #MeToo issues in the sciences , asked me to look into allegations concerning a former student of the famed dinosaur researcher Philip Currie of the University of Alberta (UA) in Edmonton. The student, Aaron van der Reest, received his bachelors …

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Paleontology: An alleged sexual harasser is passed out of a famous dinosaur lab. Have institutions failed yet again? [Updated July 31, 2021]

Paleontology: An alleged sexual harasser is passed out of a famous dinosaur lab. Have institutions failed yet again? [Updated July 31, 2021]

Michael Balter 7/29/2021 11:15:00 AM

Aaron van der Reest This past May, a group of paleontologists in Canada, familiar with my reporting on #MeToo issues in the sciences , asked me to lo…

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The Kurin v. Balter lawsuit is over, with a settlement between the parties.

The Kurin v. Balter lawsuit is over, with a settlement between the parties.

Michael Balter 7/18/2021 05:14:00 PM

Thirteen months after University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) archaeologist Danielle Kurin sued me in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…

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As the $18 million Kurin v. Balter defamation lawsuit enters its second year, the battle intensifies between archaeologist Danielle Kurin and the reporter who exposed her misconduct. As the plaintiff threatens to file yet another lawsuit, the defendant asks the Court to sanction misconduct by Kurin and her attorney and dismiss the case.

As the $18 million Kurin v. Balter defamation lawsuit enters its second year, the battle intensifies between archaeologist Danielle Kurin and the reporter who exposed her misconduct. As the plaintiff threatens to file yet another lawsuit, the defendant asks the Court to sanction misconduct by Kurin and her attorney and dismiss the case.

Michael Balter 6/30/2021 04:54:00 PM

Wikimedia Commons/  Perhelion As University of California, Santa Barbara archaeologist Danielle Kurin's defamation suit against me enters its s…

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Attorney for paleontology student accused of sexual misconduct in Canada threatens reporter with litigation

Attorney for paleontology student accused of sexual misconduct in Canada threatens reporter with litigation

Michael Balter 6/21/2021 05:35:00 PM

Aaron van der Reest/CBC Last month, a group of colleagues previously associated with the University of Alberta (UA) in Canada began contacting me wit…

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Attorneys for #MeToo reporter sued for defamation ask federal judge to protect him, survivors, and witnesses from attacks by plaintiff Danielle Kurin [Updated June 21]

Attorneys for #MeToo reporter sued for defamation ask federal judge to protect him, survivors, and witnesses from attacks by plaintiff Danielle Kurin [Updated June 21]

Michael Balter 6/15/2021 01:52:00 PM

Tomorrow, June 16, will mark one year since Danielle Kurin, an archaeology assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sued…

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Harvard strips anthropologist and sexual harasser Gary Urton of emeritus status and bans him from campus

Harvard strips anthropologist and sexual harasser Gary Urton of emeritus status and bans him from campus

Michael Balter 6/10/2021 05:34:00 PM

The Harvard Crimson reports that Gary Urton has received his final judgement from Harvard for a heavy record of misconduct. Sometimes there are co…

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"Words for the Wise" has launched, with a number of posts already online.

"Words for the Wise" has launched, with a number of posts already online.

Michael Balter 6/03/2021 07:53:00 AM

Statue of Wisdom, in front of Central Library, University of Sindh, Jamshoro Fitrat69   I'm hoping that faithful readers of this blog will check …

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Is UCSB archaeologist Danielle Kurin still married to Peruvian archaeologist Enmanuel Gomez? [Updated June 30 with Kurin's response]

Is UCSB archaeologist Danielle Kurin still married to Peruvian archaeologist Enmanuel Gomez? [Updated June 30 with Kurin's response]

Michael Balter 5/29/2021 02:01:00 PM

Danielle Kurin and Enmanuel Gomez at their religious wedding in Peru, Sept 20, 2015 From the very beginning of the Kurin v. Balter defamation case , …

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