Christine W Miller
@cwmiller.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist @ U Cambridge 🇬🇧 | Formerly at the University of Florida | PhD from the University of Montana 🇺🇸🏔️🚵♀️ Obsessed with Yellowstone National Park 🦬🫎🐻🌲 | she/her | www.millerlab.net
Rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher — such colour!
September 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher — such colour!
Gorgeous rainforest sunrise
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Gorgeous rainforest sunrise
The little spiderhunter of Borneo
September 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The little spiderhunter of Borneo
2025 Tropical Biology Field Course in the Danum Valley of Borneo
September 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
2025 Tropical Biology Field Course in the Danum Valley of Borneo
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Are you a prospective postgrad looking for a research project?
Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27.
From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous.
Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv
Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27.
From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous.
Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv
September 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you a prospective postgrad looking for a research project?
Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27.
From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous.
Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv
Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27.
From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous.
Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv
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@danielbolnick.bsky.social: "Keep doing science: the pursuit of knowledge is an act of resistance." #Evol2025
June 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@danielbolnick.bsky.social: "Keep doing science: the pursuit of knowledge is an act of resistance." #Evol2025
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The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
June 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Love this bumblebee action shot, photo taken by my daughter
July 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Love this bumblebee action shot, photo taken by my daughter
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🎉Congratulations!
Dr Ellie Bladon on becoming the first Pathway to Independence Fellow in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College Cambridge.
She'll be working in the @cwmiller.bsky.social lab here in Zoology.
Read more: bit.ly/4encSuX
Dr Ellie Bladon on becoming the first Pathway to Independence Fellow in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College Cambridge.
She'll be working in the @cwmiller.bsky.social lab here in Zoology.
Read more: bit.ly/4encSuX
June 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎉Congratulations!
Dr Ellie Bladon on becoming the first Pathway to Independence Fellow in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College Cambridge.
She'll be working in the @cwmiller.bsky.social lab here in Zoology.
Read more: bit.ly/4encSuX
Dr Ellie Bladon on becoming the first Pathway to Independence Fellow in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College Cambridge.
She'll be working in the @cwmiller.bsky.social lab here in Zoology.
Read more: bit.ly/4encSuX
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RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
theonion.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
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Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.
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The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
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I send an email to coordinate a project. I sign it:
Best fishes,
Sarah
Artist replies. They sign it
Worm-ly,
Jean
Things can still be good.
Best fishes,
Sarah
Artist replies. They sign it
Worm-ly,
Jean
Things can still be good.
February 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I send an email to coordinate a project. I sign it:
Best fishes,
Sarah
Artist replies. They sign it
Worm-ly,
Jean
Things can still be good.
Best fishes,
Sarah
Artist replies. They sign it
Worm-ly,
Jean
Things can still be good.
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Please don’t stop sharing and posting your science because of the current attack on it, it is still valuable and reminds us what the fight is for
February 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Please don’t stop sharing and posting your science because of the current attack on it, it is still valuable and reminds us what the fight is for
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Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
February 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
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This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
February 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Lucky to work with such fabulous people
January 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Lucky to work with such fabulous people
Back in Gainesville for a visit, my home for 17 years. Strange to now be an outsider. But, so nice to see the sunshine and smiling faces.
January 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Back in Gainesville for a visit, my home for 17 years. Strange to now be an outsider. But, so nice to see the sunshine and smiling faces.
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At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics!
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
January 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics!
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The #SICB Division of Botany needs a new Student/Postdoc Representative to work with their Division & @sicb-spdac.bsky.social to coordinate student/postdoc events for the annual meeting & during the academic year. If you know any students or postdocs who might be interested, please let me know!
January 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The #SICB Division of Botany needs a new Student/Postdoc Representative to work with their Division & @sicb-spdac.bsky.social to coordinate student/postdoc events for the annual meeting & during the academic year. If you know any students or postdocs who might be interested, please let me know!
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#SICB is looking for nominees to important society-wide positions: #SICBSecretary #SICBProgramOfficer #SICBMemberAtLarge. As one of this year's #NominationsCommittee I'm interested in your ideas! Please DM, email, or find me in Atlanta #SICB2025
December 23, 2024 at 7:13 PM
#SICB is looking for nominees to important society-wide positions: #SICBSecretary #SICBProgramOfficer #SICBMemberAtLarge. As one of this year's #NominationsCommittee I'm interested in your ideas! Please DM, email, or find me in Atlanta #SICB2025
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just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
December 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.