Comment by kahrl

Has the university taken action yet? All I heard was after blowback, UMN had their institutional review board retroactively review the paper. They investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing. (IRB concluded this was not human research)

UMN hasn't admitted to any wrongdoing. The professor wasn't punished in any form whatsoever. And they adamantly state that their research review processes are solid and worked in this case.

An indefinite ban is 100% warranted until such a time that UMN can demonstrate that their university sponsored research is trustworthy and doesn't act in bad faith.