MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee admits “the ball was dropped” when WVU hired Dr. Anoop Shankar, the former chair of epidemiology, who had — it was later learned — ...
Two years ago, West Virginia University was nearly ready to name a new department chair: Anoop Shankar, a member of the Royal College of Physicians with a Ph.D. in epidemiology and dozens of papers in ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The chancellor for health sciences at West Virginia University says changes will be made after revelations that a former researcher, Dr. Anoop Shankar, fictionalized much of his ...
A former West Virginia University professor who had been nominated to lead its epidemiology department made up credentials for his resume, including his doctorate, and may now face questions about his ...
He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, able to crack the country’s best medical school, and work there as a 21-year-old doctor. Anoop Shankar later claimed to add a Ph.D. in epidemiology and treat ...
FAIRMONT, W.VA. — NBC News reported Wednesday a former international epidemiology professor falsified both his academic research and his credentials when hired by West Virginia University in 2012. But ...
West Virginia University officials are not releasing details about allegations that a former professor in the university's School of Public Health was hired with false credentials. According to a ...