University of Kentucky fires tenured professor for falsifying horse drug test results

University of Kentucky terminates former head of racehorse drug-testing lab

A horse peeks out of his stall at Keeneland, a racetrack in Lexington. An anti-doping authority had raised questions about the work of a lab under the supervision of a faculty member whose tenure was revoked Thursday by the University of Kentucky. (Getty Images) LEXINGTON — The University of Kentucky has fired a tenured faculty member who formerly oversaw the university’s equine drug-testing lab.  Scott Stanley was removed as the head of UK’s fo…

UK fires tenured professor following investigation into misconduct

The University of Kentucky says it has fired a tenured professor following a university audit that uncovered misconduct tied to UK’s former Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab.

University of Kentucky fires tenured professor for falsifying horse drug test results

UK has reportedly terminated a tenured faculty member for serious ethics violations and policy breaches related to misconduct at the institution's former Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab.

Former Lab Director Stanley Formally Terminated by UK

The University of Kentucky has terminated the employment of former lab director Scott Scanley following what they call “a serious breach of ethics and policy violations related to misconduct and mismanagement of the institution's former Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab (EACL), which provided drug testing for the equine industry,” according to a Sept. 11 press release from UK. After the initial findings from a UK Internal Audit investigation, the …

UK fires tenured professor connected to a misconduct investigation

The University of Kentucky fired a tenured professor due to ethics and policy violations tied to UK’s former Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab (EACL). Internal investigations into Scott Stanley, former equine testing lab director, began in early 2024. According to UKNow, Stanley was charged with the following violations: Misrepresentation, falsification of test results and fraudulent billing Lack of internal controls (to prevent tampering and man…

UK terminates former equine testing lab director after ethics violations

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The University of Kentucky has terminated Scott Stanley, a tenured faculty member and former director of the Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab (EACL), citing serious ethical breaches and policy violations, according to a release from the university. The decision, finalized by the UK Board of Trustees in a special session Thursday, follows a year-long process that began in September 2024 after an Internal Audit rep…