Stanford's student paper just took down the prestigious school's president

• Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne is resigning, the school said Wednesday.
• The resignation comes after student journalists uncovered manipulated data in scientific papers he authored.
• Tessier-Lavigne defended his record but said he was stepping down for the good of the school.

An investigation by Stanford's student-run newspaper has taken down Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the prestigious school's president and a prominent neuroscientist.

Tessier-Lavigne announced Wednesday that he'll step down after the school's own investigation found there were serious flaws in some of his published scientific work, including papers that included manipulated data.