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Celeste got her groove back
@drceleste.bsky.social
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Friendly neighborhood biology teacher working on better assessment and grading practices (UBC). Permanently under construction. Say hey to your dog for me! 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @ubc
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Receipt that we did in fact grow up drinking from the hose
A toddler in a red shirt squatting down drinking from a garden hose. She is on a grass lawn
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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When they ask me what radicalized me
The family of mice singing “No cheeses for us meeces” in the opening song (“Scrooge”) of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), a movie that I saw in the theater at age 10 and which immediately became a formative movie and deeply held family favorite, its annual viewing soon becoming a family tradition, and which has always been incredibly dear to me, even though I consider myself only an average enthusiast when it comes to the Muppets (I grew up with them and still love them with that warm childhood purity but I am not at Disney-Adult-levels of obsession or passionate opinion—but I will say that THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL is one of the best adaptations of Dickens’s story in the entire history of cinema, and no one since ’92 has come remotely close), and which I have always found incredibly moving and beautiful and tragic and redemptive, and which always makes me cry quietly during several key scenes; it is one of my strongest links to childhood memory.
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Look at the festive vintage cookie jar I just thrifted 🍪❤️ 🌲
A holiday red ceramic cookie jar with greenery and pine cone accents
December 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
They’re both big mad, but that’s paybacks for putting up w/ their shenanigans all yr 😡 😂
An furry Australian shepherd laying on a bed in holly pattern Christmas pajamas. He’s looking disgruntled. There’s a brown bunny in front of him with a big red bow on his back. He’s laying flat like he’s mortified
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Morning drama in a single photo
A rabbit on a bed. There’s a slider door in the back, opening to a yard. There’s a cat in a coyote vest peering in at the rabbit
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
My day 5 #AdventCalendar is an emergency trip to the vet with this dufus 🙄😭
An Australian Shepherd laying down with a cone around his neck. He is looking weary
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
I did not grow up in a paper towel family. I do not buy them, but my spouse does. He asked me to pick up some paper towels and WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE??
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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@drcatmac.bsky.social

#3. (Last one to noodle on for now)

Student w/ severe sleep disorder. Cannot be accountable for anything time related. We designed a specific project in my lab that was robust to disruption BUT big picture- how does this work in a team OR w/ regular labs w/o the flexibility
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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@drcatmac.bsky.social

#2: Part of science in most labs is presenting work to others. We have students who cannot do this under any version including prerecording. How do we equitably accommodate while still training in scientific communication?
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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@drcatmac.bsky.social

Here is my 1st hurdle:

We see increasing need for students to NOT work in groups. I’ve figured this out for my lab, but for general science guidelines (think chem), limitations on space/reagents/etc necessitate group work.
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Huge News from the Western Amazon: it's the year 2025 and we are still describing entirely new, strikingly-distinctive large-bodied bird species! Behold Tinamus resonans sp. nov. the Slaty-masked Tinamou mapress.com/zt/article/v... #Ornithology @tetzoo.bsky.social 🪶
Photo montage of Tinamus resonans sp. nov., a new species of tinamou from the montane forests of the Serra do Divisor, western Amazonia, Brazil. The species is distinguished by a unique combination of plumage pattern, vocal repertoire, and ecological characteristics, including a conspicuous dark slate facial mask, vivid rufous-cinnamon underparts, and a uniform brownish-gray back. Its vocalizations are remarkable, consisting of long and powerful songs that echo strikingly across the steep montane slopes, producing a characteristic resonant effect. The species was documented exclusively at higher elevations within a transitional zone between submontane and stunted forests, where the understory is densely structured by root mats. A preliminary population estimate, based on field detections and spatial extrapolation, suggests approximately 2,106 individuals restricted to the Serra do Divisor massif. Although no immediate anthropogenic pressures were observed within its range, the species may be highly vulnerable to climate change and to proposed infrastructure projects that threaten the integrity of this federally protected region. The discovery of T. resonans highlights the biological uniqueness of the Serra do Divisor, reinforces its status as a center of montane endemism, and underscores the critical importance of maintaining its long-term conservation.
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Scored a vintage GAP tracksuit at the thrift

(Y’all can see where I’m going with this.)

Also scored more vintage Christmas stuff!
Celeste in a red tracksuit and glasses smiling A scene from Elf where Buddy is approaching a man in a red track suit that he assumes is Santa
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Fashion advice needed:

Is this vintage dress too white for a guest at a summer beach wedding? (It’s cream, not white)
A floor length off white dress with colorful pink and orange flowers
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Today I faced another mental block and tried pole - (also my regular aerial yoga). Yay me!
Black and white photo of an off centered body spinning on a pole. There are empty poles in the room A smiling person hanging upside down from aerial hammock.
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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This is correct.
hollerin-bout-the-cocks.com Sir Big Spur Esquire @hollerin-bout-the-cocks.com · Nov 25
Maybe a hot take but all pie is good pie. And pie is better than cake. Or cookies. Or ice cream. It is the best dessert ever.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Welp. My job here is done ✅
A postcard that says “dear Celeste thank you for your jaw dropping lesson on sea cucumbers and pearl fish! I really cannot get this parasitic interaction out of my head and I have already told my mom all about living in sea cucumber anuses!”
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Note: not my area of expertise- but I’m learning

blogs.ubc.ca/celesteleand...
Thoughts on Accessibility: Group Work in Lab Courses | Celeste Leander
blogs.ubc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Rebecca wins an amazing attitude award for showing up to start her project solo when her partner called in sick ☹️

Way to go Rebecca!! 🤩

#science @ubcbotany.bsky.social
A colorful amazing attitude award with a sun
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Back from the field starting a diatom diversity study!

@ubcbotany.bsky.social
Several gloved hands pipetting pond water out of falcon tubes
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
drceleste.bsky.social
Afternoon groups are here!

This project is looking at most effective concentration of EtOH to prevent E. coli growth AND how long 70% is effective post treatment 🧫
A pile of agar plates on a lab bench with miscellaneous equipment
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
Rolling right along with this group looking at mislabeling of meat in raw dog foods.
A blue test tube rack with 6 micro centrifuge tubes with brown stuff in them
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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This group is setting up an experiment looking at how different light affects Chlamy growth @ubcbotany.bsky.social
A bright lamp above some glass dishes covered in blue acetate
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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This group is looking at what’s growing on high traffic door handles 😬 (Stuff I don’t want to know) @ubcbotany.bsky.social
Gloved hands streaking an agar plate with a cotton swab
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
We’re out of the gate with student projects! This group is looking at salinity tolerance of Penicillium roqueforti 🧪 @ubcbotany.bsky.social
A hunk of blue cheese on moist paper towels. There’s a person’s gloved hands with forceps holding a glass tube
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
drceleste.bsky.social
1) Vaccinating yourself is about protecting vulnerable people in your community. It’s not always about you personally

2)Measles has no other host outside of humans. This disease should’ve been eradicated decades ago

3) We are a moronic species 🙄

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada lost its measles elimination status, but N.L. still eight years without new case | CBC News
Canada lost its measles elimination status earlier this week, but Newfoundland and Labrador chief medical officer Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says the province remains heavily protected from an outbreak of ...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM