Thank you, Dr. Martini,
If the Zizians choose to demonstrate or protest, they will likely target Animal Science facilities, research labs, or other spaces associated with livestock and meat production. I’m sure campus security will send out notifications if they come, but please be especially alert for suspicious people if you find yourself on East Campus.
Best,
Anna Hilton

From: Silvana Martini <smartini2@unl.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 11:25 AM
To: 'fdst-all-building@lists.unl.edu' <fdst-all-building@lists.unl.edu>
Subject: FW: Zizian - additional background and information
 

Please see e-mail below on behalf of Vice Chancellor Mike Boehm.

 

Silvana

 

University of Nebraska &ndash; Lincoln

Silvana Martini, PhD

Professor, Department Head

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Food Science & Technology

Lincoln, NE

402-472-5267

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Fellow of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Past President of the American Oil Chemists' Society (2022-2023)

 

 

From: Alesia Zaruba <azaruba2@unl.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 8:16 AM
Subject: FW: Zizian - additional background and information

 

Sent on behalf of VP/VC Mike Boehm

 

IANR ELT,

 

I’m forwarding this for your awareness. The Zizian group has been reported to be in Nebraska. Our colleagues at NCITE at UNO created the attached document with additional background and information about the group.

 

Please stay alert and be vigilant for any unusual activity.

 

Mike

 

From: Gina Ligon
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2025 3:01 PM
To: Mike Boehm; Deborah VanOverbeke; Tiffany Heng-Moss; Charles Stoltenow; Derek McLean; Samuel Hunter; Meghan Jackson
Subject: Re: Info

 

Mike and colleagues, 

This is indeed a dangerous group, and I am sorry to hear they are in Nebraska. 

 

First steps: reporting if someone saw something suspicious on or near their property (examples could be surveillance or asking to reside on unoccupied land (even if in their vehicles or tents). 

Awareness would be the NE FLI field office - here is the direct reporting line, but if you do have information where, would recommend that I get you in touch with the Supervisory Intelligence Agent there (please let me know).

 

Line to directly report to Nebraska FBI Field office: (402) 493-8688

Also, if any have made a threat of violence to anyone, that is grounds for immediate call to police so please don't take that one lightly as it is likely a federal charge. 

 

So far, they have been charged at the state level in Maryland (and actually as recently as last month), but they were involved with the shooting that ended with a CBP officer's life in Vermont. 

 

We can get you a short overview of the group to distribute among your faculty/students and any affected growers or ranchers if that would be helpful? 

 

Let me know what we can do to help, 

Gina

 

Gina Scott Ligon, Ph.D.

Director, National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) 

Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Chair of Collaboration Science

University of Nebraska Omaha

 

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