It seems that the UofB Press Office doesn't know its R's from its Elba. I waded through Krivit again (and avoided the piles of M.Y. poop -- totally off-topic, of course) to find :
http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/01/university-of-bologna-clarifies-relationship-with-rossi/#comments Original article : “Bianchini is not an employee of our university but a student .... Comment Martinez says: December 1, 2011 at 08:44 David Bianchini IS NOT a student. He has a degree in physics and he works as a professional (“Tecnico Esperto in materia di Radioprotezione”) for the UniBo : http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Personale/Lavorare+Unibo/Incarichi+esterni/incarichi.htm?pagenum=1 DAVID Bianchini 10/01/2011 09/01/2012 Technical Expert in the field of radiation protection € 32,000.00 (Sure sounds like he has a contract with 9 months to run) SK went back to the press office : Dear Simona, Q. Is David Bianchini a student? A. No, he isn’t. Q. Is David Bianchini a student at UNIBO? A. No, he is no longer a UNIBO student. Q. If so, in what program? A. He was a student of a Specialization School in Health Physics, curriculum in Radiation Protection. Q. Is he a member of the staff? A. No, he isn’t. (So ... not a student, not on staff, but is on the payroll. )