Andrew Davinack
@vermiformes.bsky.social
Marine Biologist. Cat Lover. Existentialist. Martial Artist. New Yorker living in New England
Angry seas in the #oceanstate today
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Angry seas in the #oceanstate today
It's rare to find me speechless but this morning I found out that my horror novella was accepted by an independent niche publisher. The story is called The Harvest, and is set in the Adirondacks. It's largely folk horror with a sprinkle of Lovecraftian imagery. #horror #lovecraft #firststory
August 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's rare to find me speechless but this morning I found out that my horror novella was accepted by an independent niche publisher. The story is called The Harvest, and is set in the Adirondacks. It's largely folk horror with a sprinkle of Lovecraftian imagery. #horror #lovecraft #firststory
Just signed my first book contract with Columbia University Press! It’s going to be a popular science book about #parasites. Details to come soon 🥳
June 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just signed my first book contract with Columbia University Press! It’s going to be a popular science book about #parasites. Details to come soon 🥳
May 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Fresh new preprint from the Davinack Lab. We tracked Polydora websteri infestation in eastern oysters for a year in an estuarine habitat with restricted tidal flow. #wormwednesday
Winter Warriors: Seasonal Persistence of Polydora Infestation in Eastern Oysters from a Tidally Restricted New England Estuary
Shell-boring polychaetes of the genus Polydora pose a significant threat to oyster aquaculture worldwide, yet little is known about their seasonal dynamics in t
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April 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fresh new preprint from the Davinack Lab. We tracked Polydora websteri infestation in eastern oysters for a year in an estuarine habitat with restricted tidal flow. #wormwednesday
Last week I helped lead an informative workshop on mud-blister disease and how it's affecting oysters on Cape Cape cod. Meeting with farmers and growers puts my research into a translational perspective, something that I have been focusing on much more recently. #polychaetes #aquaculture #newengland
March 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Last week I helped lead an informative workshop on mud-blister disease and how it's affecting oysters on Cape Cape cod. Meeting with farmers and growers puts my research into a translational perspective, something that I have been focusing on much more recently. #polychaetes #aquaculture #newengland
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We have overcome near-death experiences before.
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
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We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Yes, we still have a constitutional democracy
March 18, 2025
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March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have overcome near-death experiences before.
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Blustery day in Cape Cod, sampling Polydora infested oysters.
February 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Blustery day in Cape Cod, sampling Polydora infested oysters.
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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."
After mass layoffs, some federal agencies are trying to bring employees back
A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."
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February 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."
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The first university creditor bends the knee. ABET, the accrediting body for engineering programs, is removing DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility) standards from its accreditation requirements.
🧪 #AcademicSky
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🧪 #AcademicSky
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STEM accreditor drops DEIA from its standards
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has dropped diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility from its accreditation criteria and supporting documents, a move made in response to f...
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February 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The first university creditor bends the knee. ABET, the accrediting body for engineering programs, is removing DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility) standards from its accreditation requirements.
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
My honors student and I are developing a mobile app to help Cape Cod oyster farmers estimate the level of Polydora worm infestation in their crops throughout the growing season based on water quality inputs. Our main issue is that we more data to train our model! #polychaetes #shellfish #diseases
February 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My honors student and I are developing a mobile app to help Cape Cod oyster farmers estimate the level of Polydora worm infestation in their crops throughout the growing season based on water quality inputs. Our main issue is that we more data to train our model! #polychaetes #shellfish #diseases
Happy to see that my research is being used to calm people down when they find worms in their seafood. Think of polychaetes as just extra protein folks!
www.themirror.com/news/weird-n...
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Woman horrified after opening fresh oyster - and it 'puts her off' for life
A woman has shared a video of an oyster she was about to eat, but was left horrified by what she saw moving inside - and admits it has put her off the shellfish for life
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February 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy to see that my research is being used to calm people down when they find worms in their seafood. Think of polychaetes as just extra protein folks!
www.themirror.com/news/weird-n...
www.themirror.com/news/weird-n...
For those interested in creepy crawly stuff (worms and parasites) infecting your seafood, I'll be in Woods Hole tomorrow to give a talk on New England aquaculture...it's hybrid too (zoom link in the link!). #parasites #polychaetes #oysters #scallops #newengland
www.whoi.edu/event/biolog...
www.whoi.edu/event/biolog...
Biology Department Hybrid Seminar: Shellfish Under Siege: Parasites and Their Impact on New England Aquaculture
Andrew A. Davinack, Wheaton College Sponsored by: Biology Department - Redfield Auditorium This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the ...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For those interested in creepy crawly stuff (worms and parasites) infecting your seafood, I'll be in Woods Hole tomorrow to give a talk on New England aquaculture...it's hybrid too (zoom link in the link!). #parasites #polychaetes #oysters #scallops #newengland
www.whoi.edu/event/biolog...
www.whoi.edu/event/biolog...