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Nikon Small World - microscope imagery competition (April 30 deadline) Contest

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

Montreal Light Microscopy Course - July 2023 (Montreal, CA) Course

The Montreal Light Microscopy Course (MLMC) Fundamentals course is being offered as a Train-the-Trainer Course to teach imaging scientists in imaging platforms or research laboratories how to run a fundamentals training… more

Advanced Materials Characterization workshop - June 2023 (University of Illinois) Workshop

The workshop provides an overview and critical comparison of major analytical techniques for materials characterization (AFM, SEM, TEM, XRD, DSC, Raman, XPS, etc.) with emphasis on practical applications in Engineering and the Physical and Life… more

Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences - August 2023 (Woods Hole, MA) Course

This course is designed primarily for research scientists, postdoctoral trainees, core facility directors/staff and graduate students working in the biological sciences. Non-biologists seeking a comprehensive introduction to microscopy and digital… more

Congratulations to AIMS student poster awards winners! Announcement, University of Arizona

At the March 3, 2023 annual meeting of the Arizona Imaging & Microanalysis Society (AIMS) held in Flagstaff, AZ, the following UA students came home with poster prizes.

Congratulations to Patty Jansma for her 2023 MSA award! Announcement, University of Arizona

Patty Jansma, MS has been named the winner of the 2023 Hildegard H. Crowley Award, given by the Microscopy Society of America. The awards… more

neaSCOPE for Nanoscale Optical Material Characterization (Mar 14, 2023) seminar Seminar, University of Arizona

The neaSCOPE in physics has newly been installed and is available for new users.  Learn about what it has to offer in this special seminar!

Title: neaSCOPE for Nanoscale Optical Material Characterization with 10 nm… more

RII Core Facilities Pilot Program - May 2023 Deadline Internal funding announcement, University of Arizona

The RII Core Facilities Pilot Program is designed to support three key types of activity within the RII-managed core… more

Stanford Electron Microscopy-X (EM-X) Virtual Symposium (Mar 6, 2023) Seminar

We are pleased to invite you to our March 2023 Stanford Electron Microscopy-X (EM-X) Symposium on Monday, March 6th, 2023, 8:00-9:30 AM (PST).

Electron cryotomography of cells: progress and potential
Prof. Grant Jensen -… more

2023 Women In Microscopy Conference - March 8, 2023 Conference

The third annual Women in Microscopy conference, hosted by the NUANCE Center and Microscopy Society of America Student Council, will be held virtually on March 8, 2023.

The conference creates space for important conversations on career… more