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RII Core Facilities Pilot Program - August 2022 Deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona
Application deadline moved to August 3, 2022.
 
The RII Core Facilities Pilot Program is designed to support three key types of activity within the RII-managed core facilities. Each CFPP proposal will be… more
Optical Microscopy and Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences (OMIBS) course - August 2022 (Woods Hole, MA) Course

Dear fellow microscopists, We are excited to announce the 2022 "Optical Microscopy and Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences" (OMIBS) course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, USA. The course will run this year from Aug 15th – Aug 25th… more

Congratulations Brooke Massani! Announcement, University of Arizona

Dr. Brooke Massani, Director of the Chemistry & Biochemistry Keck Microscopy Center, was awarded one of the 2022 University of Arizona Employee Awards for Excellence. Congratulations!

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Call for proposals - Advanced Imaging Center at Janelia Farms - April 2022 deadline Announcement

We are again accepting proposals from scientists who would like to conduct experiments at the Advanced Imaging Center (AIC) at Janelia Research Campus! The deadline to submit a proposal is 17:00 (US eastern time), April 15, 2022.

The AIC makes… more

Microscopy Today micrograph awards competition 2022 Contest

The goal of this international competition is to identify and showcase scientific micrographs and movie clips. While there must be scientific content in the images, winning entries will also exhibit exceptional composition and other esthetic qualities… more

Masterclass in Practical SEM - May 2022 (Ohio State) Course

On The Scope – A Masterclass in Practical Scanning Electron Microscopy is a training program covering the fundamentals of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) operation. The program is provided by The Ohio State University Center for Electron Microscopy… more

Arizona Imaging & Microanalysis Society (AIMS) conference - April 2022 (UA COM-Phoenix) Conference

The 2022 AIMS annual meeting will be held at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix on April 8, 2022. The meeting schedule can be seen at http://azmicroscopy.org/events/ and… more

RII Imaging Cores renamed Announcement, University of Arizona

The RII Imaging Cores have been re-structured and re-named (February 1, 2022) to better reflect their function rather than their location. No instruments were relocated as part of this re-structuring.

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RII Core Facilities Pilot Program - April 2022 deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona

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

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Focus on Microscopy 2022 - April 2022 (Virtual) Conference

FOM2022 has moved to a virtual format. The meeting will continue on the same dates (April 10-13), but now as an online event, similar to the successful 2021 edition.

For the preliminary program and further details, see the FOCUS ON MICROSCOPY… more