QuoteThat is because universities and departments of universities themselves don't make such proclamations. Scientists working for universities, departments of universities, or other institutions such as national labs, are the ones researching and reporting in published papers.
That depends on who is asking and how much they are willing to pay. I agree it is not usual but I bet it can be done. Or a department or institution of repute or the head of the department can invest in testing Rossi independently and COMPETENTLY. And the testing can be done *at* the actual institution and reported in seminars *at* the actual institution instead of in deserted buildings Rossi calls "factories. If not a university, then a national lab. Sandia tests weird claims all the time -- for example explosive detectors that are actually dowsing rods -- and they report the results in public documents.