fish evolutionary biologist, data nerd, outdoor enthusiast, herder of small humans. Associate Prof. Views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mpjnckbnhc2gI’m excited to share a new paper from my lab, by former PhD student Ben Schultz! It’s a genome paper for the northern redbelly dace, a small freshwater fish with fascinating biology - stay tuned for more cool work enabled by this resource. https://doi.org/10.1139/gen-2025-009830 Jun 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjnckbnhc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mo64rfuqz22vMikey’s latest project - a dataset for air quality and environmental hazards. App is new this week - download and try it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo64rfuqz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mmurh7eu5k2bNorthern Michigan University and my local Negaunee public library are both doing summer reading programs for adults - yay! So here’s a summer books thread. Book 1: Project Hail Mary. Liked it overall but the narrator was occasionally tiresome. #UPSummerReading202628 May 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmurh7eu5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mktffnxclk22Still plenty of grading to do, but I am lichen the end of semester02 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktffnxclk22https://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mibyltq3m22aSo pleased to share that @amanda-meuser.bsky.social 's work is now published in Molecular Ecology! This was a particularly cool study, because it revealed very high rates of hybridization in a system with many closely related species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibyltq3m22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mh6umoyhs22xDay 2 of the Blizzard of ‘26: deep snow drifts surround the home. The children are hopped up on sugar and have found a harmonica and a lightsaber. Worse, we’re all out of margarita supplies!16 Mar 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6umoyhs22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mh3za5w4kk2oThis might be the biggest snowstorm I’ve ever seen - and I’ve lived in really snowy places for my entire adult life! We’re hunkered down with our chips, cupcakes, and snow shovels, waiting to see just how much snow we get. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3za5w4kk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mgt5ql5boc2xCool research from @bionmu.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgt5ql5boc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mck5hjoqpk2gWinter is getting real here! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mck5hjoqpk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3mbm2el5sf22hI coped with 2025 by reading and running. I read 52 books, mostly fiction. 34 new to me, 18 comfort rereads. I also ran 1,200 miles, including 2 50km races and a 43 mile fun run along Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks.04 Jan 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbm2el5sf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizmandeville.bsky.social/post/3ma7e7zr4xc2jCan professors enroll? Asking for a friend. Yes, that friend is me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:chmdsl2byytdaxtoiu5cab2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7e7zr4xc2j