4 UF faculty leave as officials investigate foreign meddling

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Four faculty members have left the University of Florida as the school and federal government investigate foreign exploitation of American-funded medical research.

Two researchers from the College of Engineering and one from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences resigned, and a College of Medicine employee was terminated after the university received a letter from the National Institutes of Health regarding questionable foreign meddling in grant research and funding, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday.

https://apnews.com/92c9724be47e5843206ebe4a41312aaa

Anti-LGBT adoption bill heads to Tennessee governor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers kicked off the first day of the 2020 legislative session Tuesday by approving a proposal that would assure continued taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care and adoption agencies even if they exclude LGBT families and others based on religious beliefs.

https://www.dnronline.com/associated_press/national/anti-lgbt-adoption-bill-heads-to-tennessee-governor/article_d1add48f-e4dd-5bc2-b570-07dd4e588653.html