Matthew Miller
Auburn University, Veterinary Medicine
Fellowship Sponsor: Jonathan Madara, Penn Vet Student Inspiration Awardee
Fellowship Site: Slate
Matt Miller is a science writer for Slate magazine, and a 2016 AAAS Mass Media Fellow. He is also a second year veterinary student at Auburn University.
Published @Slate during Fellowship
6/13/2016 Prozac May Be the Only Drug That Effectively Treats Depression in Kids
6/16/2016 Why Did the Gator Attack the 2-Year-Old?
6/17/2016 What’s the Deal With the New Elements?
6/24/2016 Actually, That Gross, New Stomach-Draining Device Might Be Effective
6/29/2016 A DNA Test Won’t Explain Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry
6/30/2016 How Much Does 1 Kilogram Weigh?
7/08/2016 A Zika-Infected Person Died in Utah. But There’s No Reason to Think the Virus Is Spreading Faster.
7/08/2016 There’s Absolutely No Reason Why an EpiPen Should Cost $300
7/12/2016 Light Pollution May Cause Early Spring in Cities
7/12/2016 How Our Own Genetic Code Could Make the Internet Last for Millennia
7/13/2016 Obama Becomes the First President to Publish a Science “Paper,” Which Is Kind of Cute
7/14/2016 Drones and M&Ms Help Vaccinate Endangered Ferrets
7/14/2016 Firefighters Had Been Feeding Alligators Near Site of Toddler Attack
7/19/2016 An Inside-Out Tornado, Called a Microburst, Hovers Over Phoenix
7/21/2016 The White Lion Cub Born in Texas Is Adorable, but Not Albino
7/21/2016 Where the “Spicy Boi” Meme Came From (and Why It’s Spamming Hillary Clinton’s Instagram)
7/27/2016 Have Humans Finally Reached Peak Height?
7/27/2016 Being Transgender Is Not a Mental Disorder
7/29/2016 The Bees Are All Right
7/29/2016 What Can Pizza Tell Us About Ourselves?
7/29/2016 First Cases of U.S.-Contracted Zika Reported in Florida
8/02/2016 Which Sports Held in Rio’s Sewage-Contaminated Waters Present the Biggest Health Risk?
8/09/2016 The Fish Kick Is the Fastest Way to Swim That (Almost) No One Uses
8/11/2016 20 (Science) Questions for the Presidential Candidates
8/15/2016 Don't Bring Your Dog to Work