Zaosong Zheng, a former researcher at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was sentenced on Wednesday for lying to federal agents in connection with his attempt to take cancer research to China.
U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper sentenced Zheng to time served approximately 87 days and three years of supervised release, as well as ordering his removal from the United States.
Zheng’s lawyers wrote in a Tuesday sentencing memo that Zheng has tickets to return to China Wednesday and has agreed to not return to the U.S. for at least 10 years.
Zheng a 31-year-old who arrived in the United States from China in 2018 pleaded guilty to lying to customs officials last month. On December 10, 2019, Zheng was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport after customs officials found vials of biological material in a sock packed in his suitcase. Beth Israel fired Zheng following his arrest.
Harvard faculty reacted with shock and frustration â but often little surprise â to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob Wednesday that disrupted the counting of electoral votes.
Chaos erupted in Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon when rioters breached the Capitol, forcing the Senate to be cleared out and Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers to be evacuated to secure locations. Amid the riots, a woman was shot and killed, and several explosives were discovered around Capitol Hill.
Police managed to clear the mob from the Capitol by early evening, and lawmakers resumed the vote count around 8 p.m.
UPDATED: December 18, 2020 at 12:08 a.m.
University Professor and potential 2022 gubernatorial candidate Danielle S. Allen said she would apply decades of experience in academia to her foray into politics in an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.
Allen announced on Twitter Monday she is exploring a potential Democratic candidacy for Massachusetts governor in 2022. She also officially filed as a potential candidate with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, making her the second Democratic candidate to publicly explore a 2022 gubernatorial bid.
At Harvard, Allenâs academic work has focused on democratic theory and the history of political thought. Allen â who holds Ph.D.s in classics and in political science â said her academic interests have provided her with a âlong historical perspectiveâ valuable to public office.
University Professor Danielle S. Allen is exploring entering the 2022 race for governor of Massachusetts, she tweeted Monday.
âItâs time to lay a new and fair foundation for #OurCommonwealth,â she wrote. âWith the right infrastructure beneath our feet, we can create a brighter future together. Thatâs why Iâm exploring a run for Governor of Massachusetts.â
According to Allenâs campaign website, she plans to focus her platform on achieving âa fair and flourishing economy,â âeducational excellence,â and âsustainability.â Her beliefs in justice, a foundation of health, and democratic innovation will also shape her possible candidacy.
Allen, who is a political theorist, has swiftly risen in the Universityâs ranks since she joined Harvardâs faculty in 2016. Just one year and a half after joining the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, then-President Drew G. Faust selected Allen as a University professor â the