{
  "id": 18129,
  "url": "https://retractionwatch.com/2026/08/10/college-student-rishika-porandla-retract-own-paper-wiley-macromolecular-materials-engineering",
  "title": "A college student had to retract her paper. The move was ‘the starting point for a better study’",
  "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 retract her paper. The move was ‘the starting point for a better study’",
  "authors": "Alicia Gallegos",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-11T05:10:37.351Z",
  "source_slug": "x-retraction-watch",
  "source_name": "Retraction Watch",
  "source_homepage": "https://retractionwatch.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18129",
  "original_url": "https://retractionwatch.com/2026/08/10/college-student-rishika-porandla-retract-own-paper-wiley-macromolecular-materials-engineering",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}