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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I am sad about this... I sent my research samples to them twice and thanks to them I graduated, Lol! But I am beyond frustrated about this.

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

What nonsense against scientists nowadays! And being part of underrepresented groups feels 100 times worse, and it feels especially discouraging...

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

and there are people (who has jobs) that drag the bottom of lakes and lay tarps to deal with zebra mussels… Lol! *This is a post expressing my disappointment 🙂

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Too much freshwater surrounding Michigan, and too few job postings for freshwater scientists in all areas. Millions of people depends on the Great Lakes, yet the opportunities to do meaningful work feel like drops in there...

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In a positive way, at least is not at 6 am... on Sunday. It could be worse, Lol!!

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Anna Bagels @anna-bagels.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The first article in the Journal of Great Lakes Research special section on Science Communication is now in-press! yayyyy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Weaving stronger communication practices in Great Lakes science

Effective science communication is critical to advancing interdisciplinary and applied research, yet it remains one of the most complex aspects of col…

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Same, sounds like sem... nevermind 🤣

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Not that I spend a lot of time here, but I just want to say two things: (1) Winter feels PERSONAL, and (2) there are 6 DAYS LEFT until the Super Bowl halftime show 🙃

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a man wearing glasses and a blue beanie with snl written on his shirt

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue beanie with snl written on his shirt

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

OMG!!!! I need to drink some water 💀👀

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Corey Krabbenhoft @ckrabb.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Pleased to announce my lab will soon be hiring a postdoc! Join an interdisciplinary group working on ecosystem change following the last glacial maximum in southeast Alaska. Substantial modeling skills are a big plus! Applications due April 20th. coreykrabbenhoft.com/join-us-2/

The research team working from a raft to extract a lake sediment core from a small lake in southeast Alaska.

A large marine bivalve shell is pulled from the mud inside one of the lake sediment cores.

Landscape photo of the area near a sample lake in southeast Alaska.

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Lol!!! We need to go to an art museum for IAGLR!! Thank you so much for your support throughout this pathway and this means a lot!! I don't know what my life in Detroit would be like without you. Sorry that I responded 8 days later 🤣

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

En colaboración con Katherine Pérez-Rivera y compañeros boricuas, estamos encantados de compartir nuestra sesión para el próximo #2025SFS (@freshwaterscience.bsky.social) que se llevará a cabo en San Juan, PR ¡Esta es una oportunidad para presentar su investigación en español! Ver abajo.

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

🚨Call for Abstracts🚨 In collaboration with Katherine Pérez-Rivera and other Puerto Rican folks, we are thrilled to share our session for the upcoming #2025SFS (@freshwaterscience.bsky.social) to be held in San Juan, PR. This is an opportunity to showcase your research in Spanish! Details below.

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Héctor Esparra-Escalera @hjesparra91.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

🚨Call for Abstracts🚨 We are thrilled to share our special session for the 2025 IAGLR Annual Meeting (@iaglr.bsky.social). It will feature presentations on the latest research concerning the impacts of salinization on Great Lakes ecosystems. Abstract submissions are due by 12/16! 🌊#saltyH2OIAGLR

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