Under University of California rules aimed at discouraging excessive moonlighting, Hermanowicz should have reported his outside income to UC Irvine. The information gathered by the UC system and the federal government isn’t identical, but ProPublica took the differences into account. AdvertisementProPublica examined the UC records as part of an effort to build a national database of faculty outside income called Dollars for Profs. The case of Hermanowicz, who was among the top 20 professors in outside income of those reviewed by ProPublica, illustrates this impact. The failure to report outside income may conceal conflicts of interest affecting the objectivity of teaching and research.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 06, 2019 14:03 UTC