New
York Times: Controversies over
frackingâmdash;a method for extracting natural
gas from rockâmdash;have led the University at
Buffalo in New York to close its Shale Resources and Society
Institute. University president Satish Tripathi cited several
reasons for the decision to shut down the institute, including
"that it lacked sufficient faculty presence, that it was not
consistent enough in disclosing its financial interests and
that the credibility of its research was compromised because of
questions over its financing," writes Mireya Navarro for the
New York Times. The decision reflects the growing
concern over possible academic bias in research due to
corporate financing, particularly at a time when government
money is disappearing.
