Current Events
Igor Gamow conducts research in bionics, on an orthopedic knee brace that stores energy within a spring from the hamstring and redirects it to the quadriceps.
In 2002, a former assistant of Gamow’s filed a lawsuit against the University alleging sexual harassment and sexual assault from seven women. After the lawsuit was filed, CU began to take steps to fire the professor. In 2004 the CU Board of Regents unanimously upheld the recommendation to fire Gamow for "moral turpitude." Professor Gamow also filed a lawsuit against CU in an attempt to be reinstated.
In May 2006, CU lost the lawsuit that had been filed by Gamow's former assistant and was ordered to pay her $285,000 plus attorney's fees.
In September 2011, Igor Gamow releases an open letter addressing some misconceptions about events leading to his termination from the University of Colorado.
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