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Texas astrophysicist sues UWM over claims he assaulted grad student

If it weren’t for the serious allegations in the professor’s lawsuit, the whole thing might seem like an episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” a TV comedy series about nerdy scientists’ struggles with social interactions with women.But, rather, it’s another example of universities facing backlash for aggressive monitoring of sexual misbehavior highlighted by the #MeToo movement.