Kansas chemist will get last acquittal in China ties case

Franklin Feng Tao, the affiliate professor of chemistry caught up within the Trump-era crackdown on analysis ties to his native China, is in search of to be rehired by the College of Kansas after getting his long-awaited federal courtroom acquittal. Tao was convicted in a three-week trial in 2022 after being accused—in a way just…

Kansas releases $35.7M to schools that meet anti-DEI regulation

Kansas governor Laura Kelly and prime lawmakers voted Tuesday to allocate $35.7 million to public faculties and universities after the Kansas Board of Regents confirmed that every establishment had complied with the state’s new anti–range, fairness and inclusion regulation, which handed in April and took impact July 1, The Kansas Reflector reported. The regulation forbids public…