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The National Science Foundation’s Office of Inspector General has completed its review of allegations of research misconduct against Penn State Professor of Meteorology Michael Mann, and has found no direct evidence to support such allegations. The Office of Inspector General’s review can be downloaded as a pdf at [link] online.
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