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I have some awesome students protesting the #universityofNebraska #budget cuts to the #statistics department and other departments on campus.

Susan Vanderplas Oct 2

https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/as-275-million-in-cuts-loom-over-unl-students-hope-to-save-programs/

One of my #universityofnebraska #lincolnne undergraduates speaking up to save our #statistics department. Department website: http://saveourstats.com/
Public comment form: https://apc.unl.edu/fall-2025-budget-reduction-feedback-form/.
Variable assessment: https://srvanderplas.github.io/2025-stat-apc-report/metrics-analysis (it features a possibly Cauchy distributed variable that they then made into a Z-score).

It's insane to eliminate #stats in the age of #datascience, #bigdata, and #ai

As $27.5 million in cuts loom over UNL, students hope to save programs

Students in programs up for elimination shared their concerns with how the loss of their programs would hurt the state. The potential cuts are in response to the state legislature allocating less funding than the university needed in its budget for the next two years.

Nebraska Public Media

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Susan Vanderplas Sep 17, 2025

I would LOVE to have people from all 7 continents tell #universityofNebraska how essential #statistics departments are to #science and #research. Anyone know anyone currently in #Antarctica or on the #ISS? #NASA?

Columbus - Feeds Jul 17, 2025

Ted Carter announces book about his experience as a Top Gun graduate and university president - Davis Beatty

Ted Carter announces book about his experience as a Top Gun graduate and university president

From Top Gun graduate to president of a Big Ten school, Ohio State President, Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., explains his guide to success in a new book set to release on Aug. 1. Titled “Top Gun Performance: From the Cockpit to the Boardroom,” Carter writes about his personal and professional stories with co-author Jack Stark, […]

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Cosmic Librarian May 13, 2025

This is great, and it couldn't come at a better time

Nebraska-developed vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team.
#influenza #vaccine #UniversityofNebraska

https://news.unl.edu/article/nebraska-developed-vaccine-protects-against-swine-human-and-bird-flu

Nebraska-developed vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu | Nebraska Today

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team.

Follow GOLF May 9, 2025

https://www.fogolf.com/958881/tucker-timmerman-ava-bredwell-nebraska-alumni-association-on-sports-nightly-thurs-may-8-2025/ Tucker Timmerman, Ava Bredwell, Nebraska Alumni Association on Sports Nightly: Thurs., May 8, 2025 #B1G #BigTen #CollegeSports #cornhuskers #CraigRossGolf #huskers #ncaa #NebraskaCornhuskers #NebraskaHuskers #PGAOfficialWorldGolfRanking #PGARanking #sports #UniversityOfNebraska #UniversityOfNebraskaLincoln

Tucker Timmerman, Ava Bredwell, Nebraska Alumni Association on Sports Nightly: Thurs., May 8, 2025

Welcome to Sports Nightly, brought to you by the NDOT Highway Safety Office! Join your host, Jessica Coody, live from the Akrs Broadcast Center in East Memorial Stadium. Tune in every weekday, Monday through Friday, from 6-8pm CT for the latest news in Nebraska Athletics, in-depth analysis, and exclusive interviews. Subscribe to keep up with the Huskers! Good evening. I'm Duke Rude and our sports tickers brought to you by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The Nebraska softball team defeated Penn State today in the quarterfinals of the Big 10 tournament and will play UCLA in the

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Denise Gutzmer Mar 7, 2025

Registration open for 2025 Great Plains conference, 'Wild Great Plains'

The Center for #GreatPlains Studies will host its 50th annual conference focused on regional issues April 8-10 at the University of #Nebraska–Lincoln.

With millions of acres of range and cropland, the Great Plains might not seem like a wild place, but there is much to learn from remaining pockets of wildness and the efforts to protect and restore the region’s landscape.

#UniversityofNebraska

https://news.unl.edu/article/registration-open-for-2025-great-plains-conference-wild-great-plains

Registration open for 2025 Great Plains conference, 'Wild Great Plains' | Nebraska Today

The Center for Great Plains Studies will host its 50th annual conference focused on regional issues April 8-10 at the university. “Wild Great Plains” will cover such topics as the restoration of bison herds, Indigenous-led environmental practices, grassland animals, urban wilderness, psychological aspects of nature, nature art, and the human connection with wildness.

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Feb 11, 2025

#TrumpCoup #TreasuryTakeover #Musk

UPDATE

*#BusinessInsider has procured a list of the (so far) 30 people working for #CoPresident #Musk's #DOGE*

(6/n)

...was a senior at the #UniversityOfNebraska when he was named a #Thiel Fellow last year."

"Two close associates of Musk are also on the list. #SteveDavis, who was trained as an aerospace engineer, now leads The #BoringCompany #Musk's tunneling [aka "Beam me up, Scotty!"] company;
#JehnBalajadia has been described as #Musk's assistant..

Larry Braun Sep 28, 2024

The Kauffman Residental Center

A large, brick building features tall windows and a semi-circular walkway lined with well-manicured lawns and trees. The backdrop of a clear blue sky adds to the serene atmosphere of the setting.

15th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska

Photo taken on July 16, 2024

https://larry-braun.pixels.com/featured/the-kauffman-residental-center-larry-braun.html

#UniversityOfNebraska #Dormitory #CollegeCampus #unlincoln #kauffmancenter