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#tech #linux #hackathon #twincities #umn #minnehack
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Appreciating levity from the Philosophy Club hosting Slide Show Karaoke. #UMN #Duluth #ridiculous
A thought-provoking and wide-ranging talk yesterday by Andy Wickert, University of Minnesota.
His group has tracked changes in drainage patterns during the final deglaciation of Minnesota (~11 thousand years ago) to changes in erosion rates since the advent of mechanical agriculture.
#UMN #McGillU #Minnesota #MississippiRiver #Glaciation #Sediments
Any #Minnesota #IT folks with a degree, this network admin opening at the U of M came across my feed elsewhere, and while I'm both under- and over-qualified, I imagine it's the right role for *someone*.
https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/369726
#GetFediHired #MNastodon #TwinCities #UMN #IPv6 (yes really) :boost_ok:
Edit: fixed URL, thanks!
Johnny's Seeds has these tips (they have lots of good gardening advice).
"Transplant - Dill can be started indoors in containers or cell trays. Sow 3-5 seeds per cell. Transplant out using 2-4" spacing in rows at least 4" apart."
I also saw that "Dill does not transplant easily," from the #UMN Cooperative Extension website. So best to plant them in bigger pots to begin with.
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/herbs/dill/dill-key-growing-information.html
Teamsters at University of Minnesota file strike notice
Minneapolis, MN – On Thursday August 7, around 1400 facilities and dining workers at the University of Minnesota filed an intent to strike notice with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The strike notice comes after the recent announcement of a 97% vote to authorize the strike.
https://fightbacknews.org/articles/teamsters-at-university-of-minnesota-file-strike-notice
https://www.fogolf.com/974466/dont-sleep-on-the-d-line-on-the-golf-course-gopher-football/ Don’t Sleep on the D-Line on the Golf Course | Gopher Football #B1G #BigTen #college #GolfCourse #GolfCourses #GolfResort #GolfResorts #GopherFootball #Gophers #GopherSports #minneapolis #minnesota #MinnesotaGoldenGophers #ncaa #sports #UMN #UniversityOfMinnesota
https://www.fogolf.com/950713/bella-mccauley-at-2025-big-ten-golf-championships/ Bella McCauley at 2025 Big Ten Golf Championships #B1G #bella #BIG #BigTen #championships #college #Golf #GolfBella #GolfBellaVideos #GolfBellaVlog #GolfBellaYouTube #GopherFootball #Gophers #GopherSports #McCauley #minneapolis #minnesota #MinnesotaGoldenGophers #ncaa #sports #Ten #UMN #UniversityOfMinnesota
I was glad to see Harvard take a stand against the Trump administration, and am now very happy to see so many colleges and universities sign on to this statement about academic freedom:
https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement
In particular, I'm happy to see several institutions I've worked for or attended there: the University of Wisconsin -- Madison; the University of Puget Sound, and my upcoming Macalester College.
(Hey, University of Minnesota, my PhD institution: you should sign too!)
#academicfreedom #uwmadison #Macalester #pugetsound #umn #minnesota
Enjoying the warmth of a day in 50F temps
Listening to the Socratic Society discuss Conspiracy Theory processes
University of Minnesota graduate student was seized by ICE on campus.
Contaminated soils from the 1979 oil spill in Bemidji, Minnesota.
Over 45 years later, these soils are still hydrophobic (repel water) resulting in a sparsely vegetated landscape. We're studying how industrial hemp can help remediate these soils.
#research #minnesota #soil #contamination #hemp #umn #oilspill #phytoremediation
Over 45 years later, these soils are still hydrophobic (repel water) resulting in a sparsely vegetated landscape. We're studying how industrial hemp can help remediate these soils.
#research #minnesota #soil #contamination #hemp #umn #oilspill #phytoremediation
Veuve was one of the first Allied officers to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the end of WW2, René Veuve adopted his codename "Joyeuse" as his surname. He worked as an emergency & trauma surgeon at the Mayo Clinic while also pursuing a master's degree in surgery at the University of Minnesota. He was a co-founder of the American Trauma Society. He died June 12, 2012 (aged 92) in Lake Placid, New York. (4/4)
Learning how to take pore water samples from a bog! In addition to our surface water samples, we're interested in elemental and methyl-mercury concentrations in the subsurface.
#mercury #methylmercury #umn #research #bog #peatland #waterquality
#mercury #methylmercury #umn #research #bog #peatland #waterquality
Installing shallow ground water monitoring wells on a grazing site.
#waterquality #science #umn #research #groundwater #fieldwork #minnesota
#waterquality #science #umn #research #groundwater #fieldwork #minnesota
#UMN PhD student was expelled for apparently using #AI (ChatGPT, specifically) to #cheat on his comps exam. He is suing the uni, naturally.
These days, it is very easy for the students to cheat and for the professors to catch, with both camps wielding AI. Accidental contamination is inevitable, since millions of students are permitted to use AI to "check the grammar" of their writings. Also, when both the AI and the humans learn from the same tired sources, there is bound to be some overlap in the work product. On the other hand, if the writing is statistically too close to the generated text, there is strong presumption of cheating. The rebuttal, of course, is that AI could well have learned the subject from the older publications of the very author who is now being accused of cheating.🤦♂️
A simple, effective way an #academic can shield himself against accusations of impropriety is to make a recordation, in the form of timestamped, longhand #notes, of the complete research history.
Regardless of the facts and the outcome of this case, #AcademicDoping by AI is here to stay. Sad. Or, is it?🤷
Feb 8, 1991: On this date, the Rock Against Racism concert took place at Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota sponsored by Anti-Racist Action:
Veuve was one of the first Allied officers to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
After the end of WW2, René Veuve adopted his codename "Joyeuse" as his surname. He worked as an emergency & trauma surgeon at the Mayo Clinic while also pursuing a master's degree in surgery at the University of Minnesota. He was a co-founder of the American Trauma Society. He died June 12, 2012 (aged 92) in Lake Placid, New York. (4/4)
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