Francis Corvin
@franciscorvin.bsky.social
Purdue Student in Soil Microbiology, Phage researcher, Honors College #phagesky
Currently a very confused forage morphology student #botany
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4132-6781
Currently a very confused forage morphology student #botany
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4132-6781
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Francis Corvin
@franciscorvin.bsky.social
· Oct 15
I was accepted to present a poster at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference this upcoming Jan in Asheville, NC. Unfortunately, my school does not have travel grants. Please help me with my first national poster presentation by sharing my GFM! #Academia #Purdue
gofund.me/c936bf416
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Donate to Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference, organized by Francis Corvin
Education has never come easily to me, but it has always matter… Francis Corvin needs your support for Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference
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#plant #botony #horticulture #agriculture
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
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I teach at a small private liberal arts college. Beautiful leafy campus. Tight knit community. Outstanding education at $60K per year.
I have many students who live off-campus and only eat because they work at fast food joints. I keep soup, ramen packets, pb crackers, and snacks in my office 💔
I have many students who live off-campus and only eat because they work at fast food joints. I keep soup, ramen packets, pb crackers, and snacks in my office 💔
November 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I teach at a small private liberal arts college. Beautiful leafy campus. Tight knit community. Outstanding education at $60K per year.
I have many students who live off-campus and only eat because they work at fast food joints. I keep soup, ramen packets, pb crackers, and snacks in my office 💔
I have many students who live off-campus and only eat because they work at fast food joints. I keep soup, ramen packets, pb crackers, and snacks in my office 💔
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With the funding lapse looming, I just went ahead and sent out messages through our course management system that included a schedule for campus area food banks to all students in my courses this semester.
Professors,
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
With the funding lapse looming, I just went ahead and sent out messages through our course management system that included a schedule for campus area food banks to all students in my courses this semester.
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Even in normal times I have had the financial privilege to bring snacks to my 3hr lectures/labs and it makes a difference with student participation, engagement and lets them know in a small way I care about them. Worth it to me. Not something everyone can afford to do (As an adjunct I understand).
Professors,
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Even in normal times I have had the financial privilege to bring snacks to my 3hr lectures/labs and it makes a difference with student participation, engagement and lets them know in a small way I care about them. Worth it to me. Not something everyone can afford to do (As an adjunct I understand).
Professors,
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Professors,
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
Submitted my first IRB and just refreshing it constantly so I can address any comments immediately. Does this ever get less stressful? 😬
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Submitted my first IRB and just refreshing it constantly so I can address any comments immediately. Does this ever get less stressful? 😬
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1 - MIT
2 - Brown
3 - Penn
4,5,... - <your institution could be here>
2 - Brown
3 - Penn
4,5,... - <your institution could be here>
"Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment" via The #DailyPenn: www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
1 - MIT
2 - Brown
3 - Penn
4,5,... - <your institution could be here>
2 - Brown
3 - Penn
4,5,... - <your institution could be here>
I know it is annoying when people keep sharing GFM & I hate having to resort to this. Being able to do this poster presentation will help me demonstrate my ability to do research and get accepted to grad school. I am an older student who has fought for 25 yrs to reach this point. Pls help if you can
I was accepted to present a poster at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference this upcoming Jan in Asheville, NC. Unfortunately, my school does not have travel grants. Please help me with my first national poster presentation by sharing my GFM! #Academia #Purdue
gofund.me/c936bf416
gofund.me/c936bf416
Donate to Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference, organized by Francis Corvin
Education has never come easily to me, but it has always matter… Francis Corvin needs your support for Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference
gofund.me
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I know it is annoying when people keep sharing GFM & I hate having to resort to this. Being able to do this poster presentation will help me demonstrate my ability to do research and get accepted to grad school. I am an older student who has fought for 25 yrs to reach this point. Pls help if you can
This is part of the guide that I would be presenting at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference. It is because of Bsky that I was able to create this guide and I am returning to this community to help me reach the goal of presenting the poster!
Thanks to the amazing assistance of @jrossibarra.bsky.social & Dr. Toby Kellogg I think I have it figured out! #botany #agronomy #forage #purdue
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is part of the guide that I would be presenting at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference. It is because of Bsky that I was able to create this guide and I am returning to this community to help me reach the goal of presenting the poster!
#plant #botony #horticulture #agriculture
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
I was accepted to present a poster at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference this upcoming Jan in Asheville, NC. Unfortunately, my school does not have travel grants. Please help me with my first national poster presentation by sharing my GFM! #Academia #Purdue
gofund.me/c936bf416
gofund.me/c936bf416
Donate to Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference, organized by Francis Corvin
Education has never come easily to me, but it has always matter… Francis Corvin needs your support for Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference
gofund.me
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#plant #botony #horticulture #agriculture
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
Hi all! I am a nontraditional undergrad student trying to raise funds to present my 1st poster at a national conference. This will help my grad school applications & (hopefully) help others learn grass morphology! Please donate & share if you are able
I was accepted to present a poster at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference this upcoming Jan in Asheville, NC. Unfortunately, my school does not have travel grants. Please help me with my first national poster presentation by sharing my GFM! #Academia #Purdue
gofund.me/c936bf416
gofund.me/c936bf416
Donate to Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference, organized by Francis Corvin
Education has never come easily to me, but it has always matter… Francis Corvin needs your support for Help Francis Corvin Present a Poster at AFGC conference
gofund.me
October 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I was accepted to present a poster at the National Forage and Grassland Council conference this upcoming Jan in Asheville, NC. Unfortunately, my school does not have travel grants. Please help me with my first national poster presentation by sharing my GFM! #Academia #Purdue
gofund.me/c936bf416
gofund.me/c936bf416
Forever grateful to be part of the agronomy department at Purdue! Everyone here is so kind and supportive and I cannot imagine having gone to school anywhere else
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Forever grateful to be part of the agronomy department at Purdue! Everyone here is so kind and supportive and I cannot imagine having gone to school anywhere else
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From Knowable Magazine: A handful of scientists have started to train their ears to the worms, grubs and roots underground. They were not prepared for what they heard. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #entomology #ecology #science #SciChat
Life in the soil was thought to be silent. What if it isn’t?
A handful of scientists have started to train their ears to the worms, grubs and roots underground. They were not prepared for what they heard.
knowablemagazine.org
August 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
From Knowable Magazine: A handful of scientists have started to train their ears to the worms, grubs and roots underground. They were not prepared for what they heard. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #entomology #ecology #science #SciChat
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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
#AcademicSky #STEM
Is there any way to get small amounts of Whirl-Pak bags? I do not need 500. In my whole life, I might not need 500. I need 50 max
Is there any way to get small amounts of Whirl-Pak bags? I do not need 500. In my whole life, I might not need 500. I need 50 max
February 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#AcademicSky #STEM
Is there any way to get small amounts of Whirl-Pak bags? I do not need 500. In my whole life, I might not need 500. I need 50 max
Is there any way to get small amounts of Whirl-Pak bags? I do not need 500. In my whole life, I might not need 500. I need 50 max
Just saying that sensory bombardment is considered psychological torture. If the work place had super bright lights & really loud sounds, all of ya'll would be stimming & unable to get shit done too. Autistic ppl are often more sensitive to sensory input so "normal" lights/sounds can be painful
Especially in light of papers which talk about advocacy fatigue and the mental harms caused by stress and a high mental load
I just find it interesting that this trait was identified as a cause of unemployment instead of investigating if a hostile environment could cause a reduction in ability
I just find it interesting that this trait was identified as a cause of unemployment instead of investigating if a hostile environment could cause a reduction in ability
January 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Just saying that sensory bombardment is considered psychological torture. If the work place had super bright lights & really loud sounds, all of ya'll would be stimming & unable to get shit done too. Autistic ppl are often more sensitive to sensory input so "normal" lights/sounds can be painful
Reading some papers & questioning assumptions I'm seeing made abt self-efficacy (one’s belief in their ability to
complete tasks or accomplish goals)
The lit says that low self-efficacy results in depression & anxiety but why not assume that depression/anxiety causes low self efficacy?
complete tasks or accomplish goals)
The lit says that low self-efficacy results in depression & anxiety but why not assume that depression/anxiety causes low self efficacy?
January 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reading some papers & questioning assumptions I'm seeing made abt self-efficacy (one’s belief in their ability to
complete tasks or accomplish goals)
The lit says that low self-efficacy results in depression & anxiety but why not assume that depression/anxiety causes low self efficacy?
complete tasks or accomplish goals)
The lit says that low self-efficacy results in depression & anxiety but why not assume that depression/anxiety causes low self efficacy?
I really don't have anyone in my life that is in academia so I figure I would ask here
What should the timeline look like for applying to grad programs? My second semester of Jr yr starts Jan. Should I be doing anything this semester?
1/3
What should the timeline look like for applying to grad programs? My second semester of Jr yr starts Jan. Should I be doing anything this semester?
1/3
December 25, 2024 at 3:10 AM
I really don't have anyone in my life that is in academia so I figure I would ask here
What should the timeline look like for applying to grad programs? My second semester of Jr yr starts Jan. Should I be doing anything this semester?
1/3
What should the timeline look like for applying to grad programs? My second semester of Jr yr starts Jan. Should I be doing anything this semester?
1/3
Thanks to the amazing assistance of @jrossibarra.bsky.social & Dr. Toby Kellogg I think I have it figured out! #botany #agronomy #forage #purdue
December 10, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Thanks to the amazing assistance of @jrossibarra.bsky.social & Dr. Toby Kellogg I think I have it figured out! #botany #agronomy #forage #purdue
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digitate - internode length is virtually zero, subdigitate - internode length is short, raceme of spikes - internode length is longish."
December 10, 2024 at 4:11 AM
digitate - internode length is virtually zero, subdigitate - internode length is short, raceme of spikes - internode length is longish."
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Holy hell she's awesome. First, her reply (<10 minutes after I messaged her at 10pm on a Monday): "Those particular terms are pretty confusing; they represent an attempt to reduce a continuous variable (length of internodes along the rachis of the inflorescnece) to a qualitative variable. ...
December 10, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Holy hell she's awesome. First, her reply (<10 minutes after I messaged her at 10pm on a Monday): "Those particular terms are pretty confusing; they represent an attempt to reduce a continuous variable (length of internodes along the rachis of the inflorescnece) to a qualitative variable. ...
“This terminology is misleading in its simplicity, and in particular in the inclusion of so many disparate structures under the term "panicle". This problem has been observed by several workers .. who realized that more precise descriptions of morphology would be necessary.”
doi.org/10.2307/2322...
doi.org/10.2307/2322...
December 10, 2024 at 3:46 AM
“This terminology is misleading in its simplicity, and in particular in the inclusion of so many disparate structures under the term "panicle". This problem has been observed by several workers .. who realized that more precise descriptions of morphology would be necessary.”
doi.org/10.2307/2322...
doi.org/10.2307/2322...
The project I am working on is making grass identification guides more accessible and in order to do that I need to sort out all the different terms used and their synonyms. Here is a table of just the ligule terms I have found. #Botany can we agree this is a tad complicated and hard to understand?
December 10, 2024 at 2:08 AM
The project I am working on is making grass identification guides more accessible and in order to do that I need to sort out all the different terms used and their synonyms. Here is a table of just the ligule terms I have found. #Botany can we agree this is a tad complicated and hard to understand?
wait wait wait.... according to this website a "Panicle" and "Compound raceme" are synonyms?? 🤯
Northern Ontario Plant Database. (2024). Inflorescence Types. Northern Ontario Plant Database. www.northernontarioflora.ca/inflorescenc...
Northern Ontario Plant Database. (2024). Inflorescence Types. Northern Ontario Plant Database. www.northernontarioflora.ca/inflorescenc...
December 10, 2024 at 1:42 AM
wait wait wait.... according to this website a "Panicle" and "Compound raceme" are synonyms?? 🤯
Northern Ontario Plant Database. (2024). Inflorescence Types. Northern Ontario Plant Database. www.northernontarioflora.ca/inflorescenc...
Northern Ontario Plant Database. (2024). Inflorescence Types. Northern Ontario Plant Database. www.northernontarioflora.ca/inflorescenc...
The more I try to understand this, the more I confuse myself. I am now unsure of facts I previously knew. I am holding my face asking myself "What even IS a panicle?? How is it different than a compound raceme?? What even is reality?"
Anyhow, finals week is going fine
Anyhow, finals week is going fine
So according to the literature Digitaria ischaemum (Smooth crabgrass) has panicle, raceme, spike, AND digitate inflorescence type, which does not seem possible. It just depends on how you define the terms? Why is there not a consensus on this? 😭
December 10, 2024 at 1:32 AM
The more I try to understand this, the more I confuse myself. I am now unsure of facts I previously knew. I am holding my face asking myself "What even IS a panicle?? How is it different than a compound raceme?? What even is reality?"
Anyhow, finals week is going fine
Anyhow, finals week is going fine
#Botany help needed
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 10, 2024 at 12:54 AM
#Botany help needed
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...