Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick said in a letter Thursday Anming Hu could have his job back with tenure an as engineering professor, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported, according to the AP.
He was also given support for his work visa, back pay, payment for an immigration attorney and $200,000 over the next three years to get his research started again.
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Chinese researcher accused of spying under China Initiative acquitted of charges
The F-35 Owes Its Vertical Takeoff to Russian Tech Lockheed Bought in the 1990s
“When Lockheed entered a VTOL variant of its X-35 in 1994, the submitted engine design proposal was radically different from initial proposal developed prior to the Yakovlev deal”
– The F-35 Owes Its Vertical Takeoff to Russian Tech Lockheed
“RIDICULOUS CASE”: JUROR CRITICIZES DOJ FOR CHARGING SCIENTIST WITH HIDING TIES TO CHINA
“RIDICULOUS CASE”: JUROR CRITICIZES DOJ FOR CHARGING SCIENTIST WITH HIDING TIES TO CHINA
They tried to set him up!
U.S. Excluded China From International Space Projects – It Built Its Own
There was a time when the U.S. was open to international cooperation in space. It gained prestige and influence from these projects. But fear of competition from China and Russia have led to attempts to exclude these countries from international projects.
U.S. Excluded China From International Space Projects – It Built Its Own
U.S. Schools Support Genocide Denial and What To Do About It
By failing to educate students about the many genocides the U.S. government has supported, they promote a dangerous nationalistic ideology.
U.S. Schools Support Genocide Denial and What To Do About It
Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy
How to Defeat a Boston Dynamics Robot in Mortal Combat
How to Defeat a Boston Dynamics Robot in Mortal Combat
On Twitter, @LenKusov pointed out some highlights from the manual, starting with the removable lithium-ion battery pack. (A lot of what you need to know is in the battery section of the manual.) They theorize that if you can flip the thing on its back or otherwise reach its underbelly, you could grab the battery pack’s handle and pull it out, disabling the robot. The whole thread reads like directions for taking out a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn, but that’s just the world we’re living these days.
“PSA: if you or someone nearby are being brutalized by a police Spot robot and can get a hand or something underneath, grab this handle and yank it forward,” LenKusov wrote. “This releases the battery, instantly disabling the robot. Keep your hands away from joints, Spot WILL crush your fingers.”

Bloomberg New Economy: America Needs a Chinese Sputnik
[2019] The Man Who Took China to Space
The Man Who Took China to Space
Visa restrictions and paranoia don’t add to America’s appeal. For tech talent, China is more appealing than it was in 1955, and Washington needs to put serious thought into keeping them in the United States. Rather than blindly labeling students as intellectual property thieves, the United States should reiterate its value of openness—an advantage over its adversaries—by retaining the Chinese talent that it needs to compete in the global economy. Otherwise, the Hsue-Shen Tsiens of the future will be working in Shanghai, not Silicon Valley.
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