IRVINE, Calif. —  A prominent biologist at the University of California, Irvine could be placed on unpaid leave because he refuses to take sexual harassment prevention training.
Alexander McPherson, 64, calls the mandatory training a "sham" and considers his refusal an act of "civil disobedience." He has already been relieved of his duties supervising other scientists in the lab where he studies proteins.
McPherson has generated about $20 million in research money since he joined the university in 1997, and has had his experiments aboard the space shuttle and the international space station.
He can attend a training course by November 12 and regain his standing but said he won't, even if it means suspension from his job that pays $148,740 a year.

This is my man right here. He's from the old school. Doesn't UCAL know you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Seminar, or no seminar, if Mac Daddy McPherson decides he wants to tell a girl he likes how short her sun dress is, he's going to do it. If he wants to give out grades based on outfits his female students wear, that's his prerogative. This guy has been in space for the love of God. If he wants to check out some young co-eds, God bless him. Who does UCAL think they are? This is an outrage. I'm not saying females need to comply with Mac Daddy McPherson's requests, but the guy was in space. Personally, I think chicks dig astronauts.

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