FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, Ashim Mitra, a pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, pauses during an interview in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, Kan. The University of Missouri system says it has reached a confidential settlement with the former top pharmacy professor whom it accused of stealing and selling student research, potentially costing the university millions of dollars. Terms of the settlement with Mitra, who worked at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, were not disclosed. (Keith Myers/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)