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2026 image contest (BioImaging North America) Contest

We are excited to see your light microscopy images and will use the images on our website and in our newsletters, social media, and other media content.

Whether it’s stunning structure, vibrant colors, or science meets art, this is your chance to… more

User survey (ORP Imaging Cores - Optical) Announcement, University of Arizona
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Help us pick the next core facility flagship confocal microscope! On-site demonstration, University of Arizona

The ORP Imaging Cores - Optical will be hosting a number of on-site demonstrations of high-end confocal microscopes in the first two and a half months of the… more

ORP Core Facility Pilot Grants - August 5, 2026 deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona

The ORP Core Facility Pilot Program (CFPP) is designed to support three key types of activity within the ORP-managed core facilities (list of eligible cores… more

Midwest Advanced MINFLUX and Super Resolution Workshop (July 20–24, 2026) Urbana, IL Workshop

The 4th Annual Midwest Advanced MINFLUX and Super Resolution Workshop will be the week of July 20, 2026. Technology and research presentations will be Monday… more

I2KxBINA 2026 (Sept 27 - Oct 2, 2026) Madison, WI Conference

I2KxBINA 2026: Cultivating the Multiscale Imaging Frontier

Bioimaging North America’s 2026 Community Congress will be held jointly with Images 2 Knowledge (… more

MSA undergraduate scholarship awarded to UA student University of Arizona

Congratulations to University of Arizona undergraduate Jacob Coe for being awarded one of the Microscopy Society of America's undergraduate scholarships. Jacob is… more

ORP Core Facility Pilot Grants - May 6, 2026 deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona

The ORP Core Facilities Pilot Program is designed to support three key types of activity within the ORP-managed core facilities. Each CFPP proposal will be evaluated on scientific merit and feasibility, and should focus on one or more of the following… more

Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis: Problem Solving Using EDS and WDS Techniques (June 1-5, 2026) Bethlehem, PA Course

The Lehigh Microscopy School course "Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis: Problem Solving Using EDS and WDS Techniques" will be conducted this year from June 1-5, 2026 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.

The course has been… more

Nikon Small World contest (April 30 deadline) Contest

Nikon Small World is the world’s preeminent competition for imagery taken through a microscope. Nikon Small World comprises two separate contests: the more