In a letter to the Faculty on Aug. 20. Smith wrote that Hauser would face “appropriate sanctions,” which could include “involuntary leave, the imposition of additional oversight on a faculty member’s research lab, and appropriately severe restrictions on a faculty member’s ability to apply for research grants, to admit graduate students, and to supervise undergraduate research.”
After concluding its internal investigation, the case was sent to the federal Office of Research Integrity to conduct an independent investigation.
Carey said the faculty’s decision was not related to the federal investigation, which has not made public its results.
—Staff Writer Gautam S. Kumar can be reached at gkumar@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Julia L. Ryan can be reached at jryan@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Kevin J. Wu can be reached kwu@college.harvard.edu.