UM: Research

An article in the science journal Nature reports on questions raised about the research of social psychologist Lawrence Sanna, who has recently resigned from the University of Michigan. Another researcher, Uri Simonsohn, identified “odd statistical patterns” in Sanna’s research, which linked physical height and virtue. From the article: “The reasons for Sanna’s resignation are not known, but it followed questions from Simonsohn and a review by Sanna’s previous institution, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (UNC). According to the editor of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Sanna has also asked that three of his papers be retracted from the journal. … UNC did not release the results of its review, and the University of Michigan will not explain why Sanna resigned.” [Source]