Scott Barrett
@solaryeti.bsky.social
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Behavioral Neuropharmacology
Behavioral Neuropharmacology
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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OUTSIDE COMMENTARY: Numbers the administration uses for proposed cuts to UNL do not hold up, and once the fuller financial picture is examined, the proposed eliminations produce no real savings.
From Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza:
From Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza:
Nebraskans are being sold bill of goods on UNL’s proposed cuts • Nebraska Examiner
When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly in November on a resolution of no confidence in UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett, it was not done lightly. Grounded in…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
OUTSIDE COMMENTARY: Numbers the administration uses for proposed cuts to UNL do not hold up, and once the fuller financial picture is examined, the proposed eliminations produce no real savings.
From Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza:
From Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza:
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LJS photographer Ken Ferriera with a hell of a shot from this morning's meeting. The caskets of the programs on the chopping block line the steps to Varner Hall, where regents will vote on the proposals later this afternoon.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
LJS photographer Ken Ferriera with a hell of a shot from this morning's meeting. The caskets of the programs on the chopping block line the steps to Varner Hall, where regents will vote on the proposals later this afternoon.
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We have heard opposition testimony from Huskers past, present, and future.
Kaden Moody, a senior at Palmyra HS, said he hopes to become a meteorologist but will have to go out of state if regents cut the program.
"A 17yo shouldn't have to tell you to have some guts and vote no."
Kaden Moody, a senior at Palmyra HS, said he hopes to become a meteorologist but will have to go out of state if regents cut the program.
"A 17yo shouldn't have to tell you to have some guts and vote no."
December 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We have heard opposition testimony from Huskers past, present, and future.
Kaden Moody, a senior at Palmyra HS, said he hopes to become a meteorologist but will have to go out of state if regents cut the program.
"A 17yo shouldn't have to tell you to have some guts and vote no."
Kaden Moody, a senior at Palmyra HS, said he hopes to become a meteorologist but will have to go out of state if regents cut the program.
"A 17yo shouldn't have to tell you to have some guts and vote no."
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Clay Farris Naff, a science writer and former executive director of Lincoln Literacy, proposes furloughing NU administrators for several months a year to close the budget gap.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Clay Farris Naff, a science writer and former executive director of Lincoln Literacy, proposes furloughing NU administrators for several months a year to close the budget gap.
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen boasted to people in Grand Island that he put the State Patrol on standby to arrest the ~100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who sat in a public area on the plaza behind the student union for like 8 hours one day.
journalstar.com/news/state-r...
journalstar.com/news/state-r...
How Gov. Jim Pillen said he prevented pro-Palestinian protests on UNL campus
"If one student puts a stake in the ground, we’re arresting them. We’re not letting this crap take place in Nebraska,” the governor recalled telling NU President Jeffrey Gold.
journalstar.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen boasted to people in Grand Island that he put the State Patrol on standby to arrest the ~100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who sat in a public area on the plaza behind the student union for like 8 hours one day.
journalstar.com/news/state-r...
journalstar.com/news/state-r...
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A terribly sad day. After hours of testimony to the contrary, the Regents could not find the will to support Nebraska. Our Earth and Atmospheric Science, Stats, Textiles, and Education Admin programs are gone. Along with the faculty and their creativity, knowledge, and passion. Sorry, students.
PROGRAMS CUT: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents vote to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
‘This hurts’: Regents approve shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
A terribly sad day. After hours of testimony to the contrary, the Regents could not find the will to support Nebraska. Our Earth and Atmospheric Science, Stats, Textiles, and Education Admin programs are gone. Along with the faculty and their creativity, knowledge, and passion. Sorry, students.
"Many faculty and students and some regents predicted there might be more cuts to come in the future." [...]
“I think this is a full-out five-alarm fire as to the state of higher education in Nebraska. I’m sitting on this board, and I’m telling you, we’re scared.”
“I think this is a full-out five-alarm fire as to the state of higher education in Nebraska. I’m sitting on this board, and I’m telling you, we’re scared.”
PROGRAMS CUT: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents vote to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
‘This hurts’: Regents approve shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Many faculty and students and some regents predicted there might be more cuts to come in the future." [...]
“I think this is a full-out five-alarm fire as to the state of higher education in Nebraska. I’m sitting on this board, and I’m telling you, we’re scared.”
“I think this is a full-out five-alarm fire as to the state of higher education in Nebraska. I’m sitting on this board, and I’m telling you, we’re scared.”
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PROGRAMS CUT: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents vote to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
‘This hurts’: Regents approve shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
PROGRAMS CUT: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents vote to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
#UNL #Husker women's volleyball is having their best season ever, on track to finish undefeated without having dropped more than 7 sets over 94 played so far. They are a historically top team and are absolutely DOMINANT this season. Dani Busboom Kelly is having a tremendous first year as head coach.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#UNL #Husker women's volleyball is having their best season ever, on track to finish undefeated without having dropped more than 7 sets over 94 played so far. They are a historically top team and are absolutely DOMINANT this season. Dani Busboom Kelly is having a tremendous first year as head coach.
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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HISTORIC VOTE: Faculty leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln passed a "no confidence" resolution Tuesday in Chancellor Rodney Bennett. It's the first such measure to pass in UNL’s nearly 157-year history.
From Zach Wendling:
buff.ly/USWLxFP
From Zach Wendling:
buff.ly/USWLxFP
UNL faculty overwhelmingly pass historic ‘no confidence’ vote against chancellor • Nebraska Examiner
Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln overwhelmingly passed a resolution expressing “no confidence” in Chancellor Rodney Bennett.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
HISTORIC VOTE: Faculty leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln passed a "no confidence" resolution Tuesday in Chancellor Rodney Bennett. It's the first such measure to pass in UNL’s nearly 157-year history.
From Zach Wendling:
buff.ly/USWLxFP
From Zach Wendling:
buff.ly/USWLxFP
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The UNL Faculty Senate passed the non-binding resolution Tuesday afternoon — a first in university history — on a 60-14 vote after rejecting a last-minute request to table the measure.
UNL faculty overwhelmingly approve vote of no confidence in Bennett
The UNL Faculty Senate passed the non-binding resolution Tuesday afternoon — a first in university history — on a 60-14 vote after rejecting a last-minute request to table the measure.
journalstar.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The UNL Faculty Senate passed the non-binding resolution Tuesday afternoon — a first in university history — on a 60-14 vote after rejecting a last-minute request to table the measure.
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Amanda Gailey is a sharp, insightful writer and her account of running into UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett apparently eavesdropping on a Faculty Senate conversation about a no-confidence vote against him is worth reading: thebugeater.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
The Day the Chancellor became Upset that the Faculty Seem to Hate the Arbitrary and Unilateral Chopping of Academic Departments
By Amanda Gailey
thebugeater.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Amanda Gailey is a sharp, insightful writer and her account of running into UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett apparently eavesdropping on a Faculty Senate conversation about a no-confidence vote against him is worth reading: thebugeater.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
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Extrapolating from my current output I will either become the eternal god emperor of humanity, usher in a planetary extinction event, or produce a series of modestly influential whitepapers over the next 10 years.
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Extrapolating from my current output I will either become the eternal god emperor of humanity, usher in a planetary extinction event, or produce a series of modestly influential whitepapers over the next 10 years.
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📣 Our Director Rick Bevins & Joyce Besheer are organizing the 73rd Nebraska Symposium on Motivation! The event will focus on the intersection of interoception, conditioning & motivation on addiction, health & well-being.
Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All
🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu
Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All
🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📣 Our Director Rick Bevins & Joyce Besheer are organizing the 73rd Nebraska Symposium on Motivation! The event will focus on the intersection of interoception, conditioning & motivation on addiction, health & well-being.
Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All
🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu
Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All
🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu
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ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ATTN: Two faculty positions are available in my department (neuroscience) at the University of Minnesota. This is a general search with no topic focus. November 20th application deadline.
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
Apply here: hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Job
Assistant Prof job code: 364920
Associate/Full Prof job code: 364921
We're facing $27.5M in cuts at UNL, on top of $75M since FY20, and they're closing departments and cutting programs while further raising tuition. Meanwhile, they're sparing no expense on extravagant luxury for a football team with a cumulative losing record over the past 12 seasons.
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We're facing $27.5M in cuts at UNL, on top of $75M since FY20, and they're closing departments and cutting programs while further raising tuition. Meanwhile, they're sparing no expense on extravagant luxury for a football team with a cumulative losing record over the past 12 seasons.
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Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited.
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
www.nature.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited.
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it
TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
July 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
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The NIH has not issued a single new call for proposals since the end of January.
June 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The NIH has not issued a single new call for proposals since the end of January.
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"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
May 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.