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'''Stanton Arnold Glantz''' (born 1946) is an American professor, author, and leading tobacco control activist. Glantz is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, the [[wikipedia:American Legacy Foundation]] Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control, and director of the [[wikipedia:Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education]] at the [[wikipedia:University of California, San Francisco]] (UCSF) School of Medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Profiles|url=http://cardiology.ucsf.edu/facstaff/faculty_profiles.html|publisher=UCSF|accessdate=18 March 2014}}</ref> Glantz's research focuses on the [[wikipedia:health effects of tobacco smoking]]. | '''Stanton Arnold Glantz''' (born 1946) is an American professor, author, and leading tobacco control activist. Glantz is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, the [[wikipedia:American Legacy Foundation]] Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control, and director of the [[wikipedia:Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education]] at the [[wikipedia:University of California, San Francisco]] (UCSF) School of Medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Profiles|url=http://cardiology.ucsf.edu/facstaff/faculty_profiles.html|publisher=UCSF|accessdate=18 March 2014}}</ref> Glantz's research focuses on the [[wikipedia:health effects of tobacco smoking]]. | ||
Described as the "[[wikipedia:Ralph Nader]] of the anti-tobacco movement,"<ref name="tilting" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/16/stanton-glantz-ucsf-sexual-harrassment/|title=UCSF settles sexual harassment suit involving star researcher|date=2018-10-16|website=STAT|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> Glantz is an [[activist]] for nonsmokers' rights and an advocate of [[wikipedia:public health]] policies to reduce smoking. He is the author of four books, including ''[[wikipedia:The Cigarette Papers]]''<ref name="cigpapers">S. Glantz, et al., [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft8489p25j/ "''The Cigarette Papers''", University of California Press, 1996]</ref> and ''Primer of Biostatistics''.<ref>S. Glantz, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GLRw3hylLOgC&dq=Stanton+A+Glantz ''Primer of Biostatistics''] (6 ed), McGraw-Hill, 2005</ref> Glantz is also a member of the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute and Institute for Health Policy Studies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/article/faculty|title=Faculty|work=ucsf.edu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225251/http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/article/faculty|archivedate=2014-02-21}}</ref> and co-leader of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center Tobacco Program. He was elected to the [[wikipedia:Institute of Medicine]] in 2005. | Described as the "[[wikipedia:Ralph Nader]] of the anti-tobacco movement,"<ref name="tilting" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/16/stanton-glantz-ucsf-sexual-harrassment/|title=UCSF settles sexual harassment suit involving star researcher|date=2018-10-16|website=STAT|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> Glantz is an [[wikipedia:activist]] for nonsmokers' rights and an advocate of [[wikipedia:public health]] policies to reduce smoking. He is the author of four books, including ''[[wikipedia:The Cigarette Papers]]''<ref name="cigpapers">S. Glantz, et al., [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft8489p25j/ "''The Cigarette Papers''", University of California Press, 1996]</ref> and ''Primer of Biostatistics''.<ref>S. Glantz, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GLRw3hylLOgC&dq=Stanton+A+Glantz ''Primer of Biostatistics''] (6 ed), McGraw-Hill, 2005</ref> Glantz is also a member of the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute and Institute for Health Policy Studies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/article/faculty|title=Faculty|work=ucsf.edu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225251/http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/article/faculty|archivedate=2014-02-21}}</ref> and co-leader of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center Tobacco Program. He was elected to the [[wikipedia:Institute of Medicine]] in 2005. | ||
In 2017, Glantz was sued by a former [[wikipedia:postdoctoral researcher]] for alleged [[wikipedia:sexual harassment]] and retaliation. While UCSF internally found that Glantz had "more likely than not" engaged in harassment and had violated the faculty code of conduct,<ref name="sf-chron"/> Glantz and UCSF publicly denied the allegations and settled the lawsuit for $150,000.<ref name="stat">{{cite news | publisher = STAT | title = UCSF settles sexual harassment suit involving star researcher | url = https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/16/stanton-glantz-ucsf-sexual-harrassment/ | first1 = Ivan | last1= Oransky | first2=Adam |last2 = Marcus | date = October 16, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, a second former employee sued Glantz for harassment; Glantz and UCSF denied these allegations as well.<ref name="sf-examiner">{{cite news | work = San Francisco Examiner | title = UCSF professor faces second sexual harassment lawsuit | first = Laura | last = Waxmann | url = https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ucsf-professor-faces-second-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/ | date = March 28, 2018}}</ref> | In 2017, Glantz was sued by a former [[wikipedia:postdoctoral researcher]] for alleged [[wikipedia:sexual harassment]] and retaliation. While UCSF internally found that Glantz had "more likely than not" engaged in harassment and had violated the faculty code of conduct,<ref name="sf-chron"/> Glantz and UCSF publicly denied the allegations and settled the lawsuit for $150,000.<ref name="stat">{{cite news | publisher = STAT | title = UCSF settles sexual harassment suit involving star researcher | url = https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/16/stanton-glantz-ucsf-sexual-harrassment/ | first1 = Ivan | last1= Oransky | first2=Adam |last2 = Marcus | date = October 16, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, a second former employee sued Glantz for harassment; Glantz and UCSF denied these allegations as well.<ref name="sf-examiner">{{cite news | work = San Francisco Examiner | title = UCSF professor faces second sexual harassment lawsuit | first = Laura | last = Waxmann | url = https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ucsf-professor-faces-second-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/ | date = March 28, 2018}}</ref> |