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Jess Corman
@limnojess.bsky.social
Bicyclist of long miles, Baker of sourdoughs, Gardener of vegetables, Scientist of lakes, rivers, and streams. Assoc Prof at UNL. Carbon, nitrogen, but mostly phosphorus.
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They are really planning to go through with these cuts at Nebraska, despite recommendations not to. Unbelievable.

If you want to hire highly qualified, very successful earth and atmospheric sciences faculty in teaching and research, quite a few are probably looking for jobs for next year.
Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska
budgetprocess.unl.edu
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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UNL-AAUP is fighting back against administrator raises while programs get cut.

“Decisions are being made behind closed doors & without faculty input. We weren’t invited to the table. There’s no transparency in this process. We’ve been shut out at every turn…”

— Sarah Zuckerman, UNL-AAUP president
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Lots of folks out to support UNL Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The department is slated to be cut - a decision that would mean Nebraska would loose its only meteorology degree program (let alone the faculty and students). 🤦‍♀️ eas.unl.edu
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Research by my former PhD student, Daniel Gschwentner, on how grassland wildfires impact lakes is now live in Ecosystems: doi.org/10.1007/s100...
Wildfires are contributing to P loading in lakes, but lakes are N-limited so that P is likely not being processed by algae.
DM if you need access.
September 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What if we all just added as many of these words as possible to our proposals to see what happens? Better yet, squeeze them into empty spaces, but change the text color to white…
These 197 Terms May Trigger Reviews Of Your NIH, NSF Grant Proposals
Apparently, if you have "women" or "female" somewhere in your scientific research grant from the National Science Foundation or National Institutes of Health, watch out.
www.forbes.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sampling the Niobrara River is one of my favorite parts of being a limnologist in Nebraska! Cool, clean waters, fascinating biodiversity, and beautiful scenery.
July 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Congratulations to my first PhD graduate, Dr. Gschwentner!
This morning @unl-snr.bsky.social I enjoyed listening to Daniel Gschwentner's stellar dissertation defense on his work to understand how the limnology of Nebraska's Sandhill Lakes is changing over time in response to climate change and wildfire ash nutrient pulses. Kudos! @limnojess.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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🧪 Though a doubling of NSF's budget might seem far-fetched, that's exactly what Congress said what's needed to maintain national competitiveness in science & tech.

From the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022:
May 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Congrats to @unlincoln.bsky.social’s Sherri Fritz on her election to the National Academy of Science!!
April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I spoke with a university administrator last week who said “NSF is fine. Don’t worry.” No, NSF is not ok. Are other universities responding better? What is your dept or uni doing to support its faculty, staff, and students?
infuriated and heartbroken at all the important work reviewed, approved and funded by NSF being terminated this week - all the work visioned, proposed, managed and conducted by teams of scholars, faculty, staff, students and community members
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April 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A stunning sunset reflecting on @lakesuperior.bsky.social, viewed from the North Shore. #LimnologyVacations
March 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Need an inspiring story of #NSF leadership? Look towards the former BIO AD. From starting the Graduate Research Traineeship & the Research Coordinated Network, to the National Plant Genome Initiative, Dr. Mary Clutter was a leader among leaders.
From the AD: Remembering Dr. Mary Clutter
Dear Colleagues, I am deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of Dr. Mary Clutter.   Dr. Clutter served as the Assistant Director (AD) for the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) fr…
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February 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”

University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
When writing broader impacts in an NSF proposal feels like an act of rebellion…
January 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My first post on bsky to announce my first solo author paper is out in @aslo.org L&O Letters. doi.org/10.1002/lol2...
Thanks to lots of amazing conversations with collaborators and a call out on that other social media to gather info on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc with calcium carbonate.
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM