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Lawrence krauss, accused of sexual misconduct, was placed on leave by asu. Science and public policy conference, minnesota oct 2008. Krauss retired from asu at the end of the 20182019 academic year. Krauss is the author of over 300 scientific publications, as well as numerous articles on physics and astronomy.
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