Daily News Roundup: NIH Officials Sought Funds From Alcohol Industry for Alcohol Study
March 19, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking (New York Times)
AIDS Researcher Top Candidate to Lead the CDC (New York Times)
Anonymous Donor Says No $8 Million Gift If the President Leaves U. of Nevada at Las Vegas (Las Vegas Sun). Plus: Should a Donor Dictate Who Is President? (Inside Higher Ed)
About Sexual Harassment and Charities
Metropolitan Opera Lawsuit Reveals Fractured Partnership Between James Levine and Peter Gelb (New York Times)
Report: Nassar’s Former Michigan State U. Boss Said in 2016 Speech That He Didn’t Believe Sex-Abuse Victims (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Angry Father in Nassar Case Gives Supporters’ GoFundMe Donations to Charities (WKZO)
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U. 0f Michigan Fraternity Accused of Using Racial Slur at Charity Event (WMC)
A Trappist Monk Abbey in S.C. Faces a Changing World (New York Times)