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The works of former Harvard president Claudine Gay and Neri Oxman, an academic and Bill Ackman's wife, include very similar citation errors.

Billionaire Bill Ackmans wife, Neri Oxman, plagiarised passages of her 2010 doctoral dissertation at the MIIT, according to a report by Business Insider. | World News

Bill Ackman used plagiarism charges in pushing to remove Harvard president Claudine Gay. But new reporting shows his wife Neri Oxman also plagiarized.

Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesNeri Oxman, a tenured MIT professor and the wife of billionaire Harvard donor Bill Ackman, plagiarized passages of her 2010 doctoral dissertation, a review by Business Insider claimed. Ackman relentlessly called for the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay over plagiarism allegations, tweeting that “Students are forced to withdraw for much less.” As it turns out, Oxman engaged in a “similar pattern of plagiarism” in her disser...

This week in community briefs, a nonprofit offers a free guided tree walk in Mountain View, the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation announces a new staff member and the city will resume utility shutoffs for unpaid bills.

Gegen den Trockenstress: Neues Verfahren aus der Biomechanik lässt Wurzeln in die Tiefe wachsen. Baumwurzeln werden von feuchten Bodenbereichen angelockt, ein Phänomen, das als Hydrotropismus bekannt ist. Oberflächliches Bewässern führt deshalb dazu, dass Wurzeln nahe der Oberfläche bleiben, statt in die Tiefe zu wachsen. Biomechaniker des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) haben mit der Methode der Splittzylinder ein leicht anzuwendendes Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem die Baumwur...