{
  "id": 518983,
  "title": "A college student had to retract her paper. The move was ‘the starting point for a better study’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/a-college-student-had-to-retract-her-paper-the-move-was-the-starting",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retraction Watch",
    "slug": "retraction-watch",
    "url": "https://retractionwatch.com/2026/08/10/college-student-rishika-porandla-retract-own-paper-wiley-macromolecular-materials-engineering/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As a sophomore at Princeton University, Rishika Porandla took a course called “The Curious Scientist,” where students practice disciplinary research skills and act as a “PI” on a project of their choosing. Porandla didn’t have to think twice about what subject to dive into. In high school, she had studied the biodegradability of polyvinyl chloride … Continue reading A college student had to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}