LC

Smith College 2025 | Biodiversity, Ecology, & Conservation | Currently studying multimodal signaling in Staurois parvus with Dr. Mangaimele

[LC @leahcorckran]

So grateful to be able to study the Great Barrier Reef at the Lizard Island Research station with @SITStudyAbroad. I learned so much about field techniques and identification in the gorgeous reefs surrounding the island.

[LC @leahcorckran]

So grateful to be learning all about the Wet Tropics Bioregion and WHA this semester with @SITStudyAbroad Rainforest, reef, and Cultural Ecology. Had a blast during the Rainforest module and I am thrilled to be starting the Reef module!

[Lauren Toth @DrLaurenToth]

Need some Monday afternoon #OceanOptimisim? Check out our latest paper showing how #CoralRestoration could help prevent the worst impacts of storm-driven coastal flooding. https://t.co/6oQ7Fi9N1q. 1/n

[NOAA Ocean Today @NOAAOceanToday]

Today is World Wetlands Day! Learn about these places that thousands of fish, mammals and birds call home and how one wetland was restored.

https://t.co/xOM1P5yafT

[ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper @EuropaClipper]

📺 🛰 Live from the clean room: We're building a spacecraft that will explore Jupiter's intriguing ocean moon, Europa – and you can watch anytime. https://t.co/AMN3wyEZxY

[Scuba Diving Magazine @scubadivingmag]

In this edition of Ask a Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman provides career advice. 🖊️: @WhySharksMatter #scubadiver #marinebiologist https://t.co/zi1d33si6e

[LC @leahcorckran]

What’s in a Hemigrapsus sanguineus’s cardiac stomach? Mussels and arthropods and algae (oh my!)

[Maggie Stoffer (they/them) @maggie_stoffer]

Murphy’s Law??? More like mercury’s law. PSA: remove old mercury thermometers from your lab so they don’t mysteriously break and close your lab.

[LC @leahcorckran]

Successful collection trip to Maine! L. obtusata were on the large size, but everything works out!

[Maggie Stoffer (they/them) @maggie_stoffer]

Q: what do y’all do to fill the 12 hours between low tides?
A:

[Maggie Stoffer (they/them) @maggie_stoffer]

Maine collection complete! good news (both for my experiment and this beautiful ecosystem) still no asian shore crabs up here #themsinstem #europeangreencrab #fieldbiology #marineecology

[LC @leahcorckran]

Quotes from the field:
“Kiss the crab!”
“NO!”
#smithcollege #SURF2022

[LC @leahcorckran]

@maggie_stoffer I stand by the Walrus Crab Collecting technique! Laying on the belly allows for optimal angle and use of both hands.

[LC @leahcorckran]

Getting familiar with the Ascophyllum while looking for Hemigrapsus sanguineus for @maggie_stoffer honors thesis
#smithcollege

[Maggie Stoffer (they/them) @maggie_stoffer]

First day in field this season collecting for my honors thesis! Took a gamble on the weather and it paid off #smithcollege #crabs

[Samantha Brown @SamDeBrun]

New York City, NY: NYPD (Lt? Sgt? White shirt) pins down a medic with his knee, as another officer tries to push back anyone attempting to record.
"I'M A MEDIC! I'M A MEDIC!!!" #PoliceBrutalityPandemic #protests2020

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

D.C. mayor renames street outside White House ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ in escalation of feud over federal presence in city https://t.co/8FDYk6HbqM