NIH lifts sanctions against Duke University

Almost two years after the NIH placed sanctions on Duke University over concerns about its response to cases of misconduct, the federal agency is lifting the regulations, according to Retraction Watch. A memo from Duke’s vice president for research says the school has complied with an April 2018 action plan to correct missteps in its handling of high-profile cases, including that of a researcher who submitted fraudulent data to receive more than hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants. Among other things, Duke researchers have since had to submit detailed budgets for grants worth less than $250,000. The university will have to continue completing the action plan through the end of the year, and will be working with the NIH to figure out how removing the sanctions will affect the workflow for grant management.