Ted Morgan

Ted Morgan

@tedmorgan.bsky.social

Citizen, Dad, Husband, Scientist, program officer at NSF, former biology professor and sports “expert”. Views are mine and do not represent my employer. Returning to social media on my personal time .

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Ted Morgan
@tedmorgan.bsky.social

Sam was a great colleague. I hope he is enjoying his retirement while still being an advocate for science.

Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org

Sam Scheiner accepts his @sse-evolution.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award by pulling up a slide packed with names of colleagues from his 26 years at NSF, and reminding us to thank federal agency staff and scientists who are still working to support research while going "through hell" #Evol2026

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Leslie Rissler
@ljrissler.bsky.social

“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.” OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.) NSF at -42%!

Ted Morgan
@tedmorgan.bsky.social

This is what work looks like these days. Interesting days at the NSF.

Leslie Rissler@ljrissler.bsky.social

NSF - Forced reorg - POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements) - Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …) I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing. “Details matter” 🙃

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Leslie Rissler
@ljrissler.bsky.social

Another day testing the limits of resilience. The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels. Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels. The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.

nbcwashington.com‘This is bull——”: National Science Foundation employees protest HUD's takeoverDozens of National Science Foundation employees crowded the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday to protest the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, w...
Ted Morgan
@tedmorgan.bsky.social

Nice to hear Bill and Sam speaking about NSF.

Big Biology | A Science Podcast@bigbiology.bsky.social

In our most recent episode we talk with Bill Zamer and Sam Scheiner, two former BIO program officers at the NSF, about the recently proposed 56% budget cut to the NSF. 🎙️Listen now: bigbiology.substack.com/p/savensf-ep... #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #SaveNSF #NSF

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