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Christine M. Cornish, PhD
@cmcornish.bsky.social
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Aquatic ecotoxicologist | dog mama | aspiring mycologist | novice embroiderer | mountain lover
🌎 MO --> ND --> VA --> KS
https://sites.google.com/view/cmcornish-contaminants
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cmcornish.bsky.social
Read for writing tips!!
This is great advice for anyone needing a productive writing break!
ecosarahflynn.bsky.social Sarah Flynn @ecosarahflynn.bsky.social · 2d
Are you a graduate student nearing the end of your degree? All you have left to do is write the dissertation or thesis, and you're realizing that writing for 40 hours a week is impossible. I've put together a list of tasks necessary for writing, but doesn't necessarily require as much brain power.
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
cmcornish.bsky.social
I don't think I should go another day having coffee and puppy chow for breakfast, and wine and cheese for lunch...
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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disabledinstem.bsky.social
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!

Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...

Applications due December 5th!
Promotional graphic for the DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Program. The background is a dark blue gradient with flowing wave-like patterns in blue and gold. At the top, white text reads: “DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Applications Now Open.” Below, a yellow box with black text says: “Seeking Disabled Mentees and Dedicated Mentors to Champion Inclusion in STEM.” At the bottom, white text states: “Applications due December 5th.” In the lower right corner, there is the DisabledInSTEM logo.
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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freshwaterscience.bsky.social
Applications for student travel assistance to attend the #2026SFS annual meeting through the Instars program are now open.

Undergraduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds interested in freshwater science are eligible to apply. (1/2)
Instars logo featuring outlines of three aquatic insects
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
cmcornish.bsky.social
Can you tell I've made the switch to Christmas, because I'm trying my best 😂
Embroidery of a ghost with a Santa hat surrounded by poinsettia flowers and holiday lights Embroidery pattern of a skeleton hand touching a snowflake with holiday florals at the bottom
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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swordfernstudios.bsky.social
To jump start some holiday savings for folks, I’ve added a discount of 20% off when you buy 2 or more items in my Etsy! Valid through next Wednesday Nov. 20th

This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...

#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposted by Christine M. Cornish, PhD
contaminantsenvsoc.bsky.social
We believe in the value of bringing all voices together, including scientists and community members working in partnership to address the challenges of chemical contaminants on the wellbeing of society and nature.

We begin accepting submissions next week!Find out more: https://ow.ly/h22c50Xfa30
Image of a marsh area and three workers wearing reflective vests.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Reposted by Christine M. Cornish, PhD
freshwaterscience.bsky.social
The Society for Freshwater Science's non-profit society journal Freshwater Science is committed to supporting first-time authors in the publication process.

Check out these tips from our Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Anderson on publishing research.

What are your best publishing tips?
Title: Beginner's Guide to Publishing Research. Society for Freshwater Science emerging mayfly logo. 1) Read widely in different journals: Active reading will make you a better writer. Develop a structured reading practice. Reflect on options for structuring papers and elements that make a paper easy or difficult to understand. 2) Figure out your 'story': Draft your main messages and clearly identify your target audience. 3) Identify a list of target journals (3-5): Not all journals are the same. There are scientific society journals, non-profit and for-profit journals, more and less discipline-specific journals. Where have you seen similar research published? 4) Assemble your skeleton: Focus your initial writing on the most important paragraphs 1) the last paragraph of the introduction and 2) the first paragraph of the discussion. Create parallel structure for your manuscript. 5) Pay attention to journal's guidelines: Mind maximum word counts, figure and table numbers, etc. 6) Plan your time well: the publishing process can be a long and slow road, often > 1 year. 7) Develop your process for working with co-authors: learn to manage in multiple directions (up, down, horizontally) 8) Avoid taking reviewer's comments personally: respond systematically (consider formatting responses in a table) and thoroughly; consider declining irrelvant comments. 9) Consider writing and publishing as a social activity: Talk about your ideas, share drafts, participate in community writing blocks; find your most effective writing spaces and times. 10) Recognize that writing is iterative and requires practice: try to write daily. Even seasoned writers get better over time. The Society for Freshwater Science and its journal Freshwater Science are committed to supporting first time authors. For more information about the society or its journal, visit our website https://freshwater-science.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
Tuttle Creek Lake gifted me an eerie Halloween Eve morning 🎃I'll just be over here clinging to these spooky vibes the rest of the year.
Boating on a lake with a spooky, heavy fog and some vegetated land in the distance.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
This year has been in slow motion, except October, my favorite month ever, which was only 2 days long....make it make sense 😭
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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aquatoya.bsky.social
Last week in #limnology I realized I could mirror what I was seeing on the fancy scope onto the tv screens in our new teaching lab. This brought me so much joy🤩 This is #micrasterias The bilateral symmetry and the clear separation (isthmus) between the semi-cells is a characteristic of #desmids
Image of single-celled green algae on an inverted microscope camera being projected on a tv screen Micrasterias, unicellular green algae that looks like a star burst
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
cmcornish.bsky.social
Being a good scientist and a good advisor are completely independent! Academia needs to REQUIRE mentorship training for faculty. Well-supported students and faculty are more likely to produce high quality science and have higher productivity. We need to do better and I'll happily die on this hill.
cgonzagaj.bsky.social Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui @cgonzagaj.bsky.social · Oct 24
"...researchers who invest time in their students tend to lead more-productive, more-collaborative groups and attract stronger future students than those who do not." "Time spent with the next generation of scientists is an investment."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
Pulling buoys and sampling water on Kickapoo Reservation today. Absolutely beautiful, fall day in the field!
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
Picked some apples and pumpkins this weekend, all while sweating buckets, but we still enjoyed our time! 🎃🖤
Dog laying down in a wagon next to a pumpkin
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
We love sediment!! Took 11 weighted hand cores in 15-20 mph winds 😳 to compare sediment characteristics before and after reservoir restoration.
Two people standing on a boat holding and measuring a long sediment core collected from a reservoir.
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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nigronia.bsky.social
June 11 -27, 2026, I'm teaching a 16-day field course on stream ecology. It's heavily focused on independent research projects, so they get some exposure to field research. Open to students from any institution. DM with your email if you want a poster to send your students. #Ecology #PUI #insects
Students learning to electrofish in a small stream in the woods.
October 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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efdtoronto.bsky.social
New paper on winter limnology of Lake Ontario now out- “Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year-round observations of thermal stratification”

Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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teachforaliving.bsky.social
Isn’t this a fantastic pumpkin? It looks like it is covered with chemical structures!
October 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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sfs-src.bsky.social
Submit your proposal for workshops and special sessions for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting relating to the theme “Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities,” or other related emerging topics. Deadline: October 15th, 2025. (1/2)
October 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Hey. It’s Friday. Have a nice bug.
A yellow butterfly with green eyes and some red accents around the face and legs and edges of their wings, standing in some grass
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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tonyrwalker1.bsky.social
Where does the #carbon go? A new carbon balance method to assess what happens to #plastics under solar exposure

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Where does the carbon go? A new carbon balance method to assess what happens to plastics under solar exposure
Plastic pollution is a major and global threat to ecosystems and human health, resulting from the spreading and breakdown of plastic litter in the environment. In an aquatic environment, the first cau...
journals.plos.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
cmcornish.bsky.social
The perfect mental reset = morning hikes + afternoon coffee and writing surrounded by vibrant Aspens and crisp air. I also completed my third 14er in 7.5 hrs, Mt. Shavano @ 14,230 ft. My love for the Rockies run deep 🖤
Rocky Mountains from the peak of Mt. Shavano at 14,230 feet elevation. Woman standing on the top of Mt. Shavano giving two thumbs up after summiting. Waterfall in the mountains surrounded by trees with vibrant fall colored leaves. Mountain range covered in vibrant Aspen trees reflecting off a small, calm pond.
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
I always have this book within reach when writing! You wouldn't think reading about writing would keep your attention, but this guide is beyond helpful and very clearly simplifies scientific writing. 10/10 recommend!
stephenbheard.bsky.social Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · Oct 1
It's off my desk! I've just sent the manuscript for the 3rd edition of 'The Scientist's Guide to Writing' to the publisher (Princeton U. Press).

"It's just a revision. It will be easy!" - and other lies I tell myself...
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing
Note: A third edition of The Scientist’s Guide to Writing is currently in production, for publication in mid- to late 2026. Watch this space for updates.  While running experiments and collec…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
cmcornish.bsky.social
She's perfect and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise 🥹
Black and brown dog in a sweater sitting in a field in Colorado. There are bushes, trees, and a large mountain in the background.
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM