A stem cell trial like this without full review should just never, ever happen. The University of Pittsburgh should take the lead in the nation to ensure that this option is never provided, since they are the ones that did it wrong.

What we don't want is to bring in somebody who would simply use the university as a stepping stone to the next level, a professional group somewhere. We want somebody who has a real desire and commitment to build our orchestra program so that it is among the best in the country.

The communications department is the largest in the university, by far. We are really placing emphasis on that. We live in a world of media.

We recognize that this change in policy has significant impact across the university.

The level of scientific fraud is unprecedented because it involves so many co-conspirators and a separate commercial dimension. It doesn't just tarnish science, it's going to expose science to the charge of crass commercialism.

This whole scandal is incredible given the scope of collusion that has to be involved.