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Matt Carling

@mdcarling.bsky.social
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Evolution, Speciation, Adaptation, Birds, Nat Hist Museums plus Mountain Running, Skiing, Former rotating PO in EP @ NSF BIO *Views are my own* He/His/Him

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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
get your fresh hot highly contiguous Clark's Nutcracker genome here: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo... (lead by @peterinnes1.bsky.social & feat. @mdcarling.bsky.social)
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A chromosome-scale genome assembly for Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Abstract. Focal and intelligent passerine songbirds, corvids (Aves: Corvidae) have served as models for research on the genomics of hybridization and cogni
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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb! NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Memo from NSF director stating that all probationary employees fired last month are being rehired.
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Dr. Holly P Jones @dochpjones.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
My perspective on the travesty of firing ~10% of NSF employees last week aired on my local @npr.org station but you all can read it and listen here. www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/20... 🧪. I highlighted some of the kudos for the terminated POs that @mdcarling.bsky.social spearheaded.
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Perspective: What's science worth to you?
Holly Jones says cuts at the National Science Foundation will hurt us all.
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
As many of you know, ~170 Program Officers at #NSF were fired on Tuesday, including a number that worked in Divisions important to the EEB community (e.g., DEB and GEO/OPP). 1/3
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hey #ornithologists or really anyone. Help Flocks Take Flight by donating today: www.gofundme.com/f/flocks-for...
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Donate to Help Flocks take flights for ornithologists!, organized by Ashley Dayer
We all need a space to feel we belong and where we are supported. This is wh… Ashley Dayer needs your support for Help Flocks take flights for ornithologists!
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...
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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
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Dr. Jennifer Wade @volcanojw.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Do you want a big overview of NSF, explaining things like the fact that 24% of all federally funded academic fundamental research comes from NSF? And that 94% of its budget goes out the door in grants/awards? Here you go. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Factsh...
An “NSF BY THE NUMBERS” fact sheet screenshot with some facts about “ADVANCING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD”

-The U.S. National Science Foundation was created by Congress in_ 1950 to continue the U.S. science and technology enterprise began during World War II.
-NSF allocates 94% of its approximately $8.5 billion budget for grants and awards to support research projects, facilities and STEM education.
-NSF funds research in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
-NSF fosters international scientific collaboration on all 7 continents around the globe.
-About 2,000 academic and other private and public institutions across the U.S. conduct NSF-funded research.
-NSF supports 24% of all federally funded academic fundamental research at U.S. colleges and universities.
fundamental research comes from NSF.
- In 2020, NSF received approximately 43,000 research proposals from scientists and engineers and funded about 12,000.
- NSF-funded researchers have received 248 Nobel Prizes.
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Katie Wagner @cewagnerlab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Do you know what tomorrow is? It's send a federal worker a valentine day! Our federal employees need a lift, a laugh, and some love. Send over your best federal-agency themed Valentines puns and with @500womensci.bsky.social we’ll launch some templates tonight!
Heart Shaped image with the words, "Send a Federal Employee a Valentine! Let’s send our federal workers a lift, a laugh and some love. You’ve got broader impacts on our hearts!
You’re air-replaceable! Thanks for protecting our planet!
Our love for you is highly significant (p < 0.0001)!
You rock our world! (And tectonic plates.)
You’re TREE-mendous! Thanks
for protecting our parks and
our hearts!"
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so! Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report. NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Finally an update from #NSF new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
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NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Some additional #NSF thoughts. As always, these thoughts are mine alone. But here goes, It seems the damage this situation has already caused to the research enterprise in the US may be catastrophic (and irreparable?).
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We've just been told that the panel meeting is off for tomorrow as well and I'm hearing all panels are canceled this week 😡
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This isn't good. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
1 more #NSF post. While there's a lot I don't know about what's going on right now (see @evolutionpirate.bsky.social recent post for better information), here's what I do know. During my time at NSF I worked with dozens of POs. Mostly in BIO, but lots in GEO and across the entire foundation, too.
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Chris Balakrishnan @evolutionpirate.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hi All - As some have alluded to, there are a mix of things going on here. Some programs were archived before the transition, some are just pending updates to the solicitation, but everything is being looked at for compliance. I would not assume everything is cancelled though.
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I don't work for NSF anymore, so take this with a huge grain of salt. It's just my wild speculation. But perhaps it's useful to someone. I'd bet that some of these solicitations will return. PRFBs - my guess is they'll be back, but w/o a track for Broadening Participation. bsky.app/profile/mdca...
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Looks like the following programs in #NSF BIO have been 'archived': BRC-BIO - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... BIO-LEAPS - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... PRFB - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
I get that this is small potatoes given global events, but it's big news in the bird world & a bold, good decision: The Amer. Ornithological Soc. is committing to renaming all English birds that bear the names of people. (I wrote about why this matters in May: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... )
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American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People - A...
“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today,” says president. “The time has come for us to transform...
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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis... #BirdNames
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The American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People
AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs & engage more people in the enjoyment, protection ...
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
What does an NSF Program Director mean when they say "Send me a 1-pager"? Find out all about it in today's IOS blog post. iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/10/17/n...
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Need help determining if your project idea is a good fit to an NSF program? Send us a “one-pager.�...
In this blog post, we provide tips and an example template for drafting a one-page project summary you can send to NSF Program Directors to initiate a conversation about your proposed work.   What i...
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Reminder - U Wyoming is hiring an Ornithologist! Apply by 5 November for full consideration: eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
EEB folks who are doing whole-genome resequencing off-campus (i.e., you don't have or are not using a genomics facility at your institution), any recommendations on facilities to use? Also, are you doing your own library preps or outsourcing that as well? Thanks!!
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Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
📢 EEB folks: Advertise your programs or open postbac, technician, and grad student positions to SACNAS attendees! forms.gle/NWixJBxvjNk8... SSE, ASN, and SSB will have a booth at the conference and will share these opportunities with attendees. #ecoevo #botany
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Hi All, I'm recruiting a new grad student to join my lab at UWyoming in Fall 2024. Broadly speaking, we work on speciation and adaptation in birds. More info about the opportunity is here: carlinglab.com/people/ Thanks for spreading the word.
Picture of the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park, WY
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Working on an ad hoc review for NSF? On an upcoming panel? Wanting to submit a proposal? Unsure how any of that will work pending a lapse in appropriations (aka a shutdown)? Here's my understanding. 1. Ad hoc reviewers can continue as normal. 1/2
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
I love Laramie, but not sure if this is a good or bad thing 🤣 www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr... My favorite line: Laramie seems to offer the sweet spot on what I think of as the Venn Diagram of Awesomeness, that mythical overlapping of kick-ass adventure, vibrant culture, and good, cheap beer.
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This Is the Most Affordable Mountain Town in the West
This little burg hits the sweet spot where high adventure meets a low cost of living
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
@amornith.bsky.social is looking for a Meeting Manager. If that's you, consider helping us make AOS meetings even better!
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
These are really great tips and many of them hold true for non-postdocs as well!!
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cmeiklejohn.bsky.social @cmeiklejohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is searching for an assistant professor in genes, genomes, and evolution. Evaluation of applications begins October 20, please share widely!
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 19/09/2023
Hey All, U of Wyoming is hiring an Ornithologist focused on evolutionary ecology and/or physiological ecology. Please spread the word. Thanks!
Image describes an Assistant Prof position in Ornithology at the University of Wyoming
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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 15/09/2023
#AOSStudents | Join us for an Avian Chemosensation Webinar on Fri, 9/29; 10-11 am ET. Moderator Robert Driver; panelists Julia Cramer (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology), Haoran Luo (Xiamen University), & Leanne Grieves. Learn More/Register: aos.informz.net/informzdatas... #AOSStudents
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
Have you ever heard, or been told, that you should contact an @NSF program officer? If so, you may have wondered how or why? Check out the latest blog post from DEB for answers. debblog.nsfbio.com/2023/08/31/c...
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Contacting a Program Officer
Your questions and ideas matter, and NSF Program Officers (POs) are here to help. The PO’s role, while primarily a scientific one, also includes being a liaison, translator, customer service represe...
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