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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The free app we made for taking pics & videos through a microscope using an iPhone or iPad (without pesky automatic lens switching) is available internationally now. This video shows the app in action. Here's a link to get the app: apps.apple.com/us/app/micro...

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Now available to people with iPhone accounts in US, Canada, France, Italy… and more soon

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Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🐻Tardigrades💧✨ Tiny but extraordinary! These microscopic animals can survive extreme conditions by entering a dormant state called cryptobiosis, making them a fascinating model to study stress tolerance, desiccation, DNA repair, and the limits of life. 🧬🚀📸 Image by Bob Goldstein Lab. #ModelMonday

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Thanks to Nimalan Arulvelan for designing the app with me and for developing it!

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Now in the App Store for iPhones and iPads! We designed this free app so you can take photos on any microscope where you can stably place your iPhone or iPad in front of an eyepiece lens. It won't collect info (good for schools) and it won't switch camera lenses on you when you're zooming in or out!

Microscope Viewer Camera app for iPhone and iPad

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Thanks to Nimalan Arulvelan for collaboratively designing the app with me and for developing it!

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

(and hundreds more microscopes were built when I went to the educators’ schools to build more with their fellow teachers)

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

@dangaristo.bsky.social Where can we find info showing that the NSF FY2026 spending plan still isn't approved by Congress? In the Congressional Record or elsewhere? I'm keen to tell my Congresswoman (here she is looking at tardigrades) and point her to something specific & potentially actionable.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

@dangaristo.bsky.social @timmytimmytimmytim.bsky.social From what I heard on the NSF BIO virtual office hour yesterday, it sounds as if programs have their FY2026 budgets now (I was boarding a plane... hope I heard that right). Slides from the virtual office hour will appear at this page...

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NSF BIO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences

Submitting a grant to NSF? Join us to learn about the merit review process.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Do you know what’s the step that needs to be taken in Congress? (If we were reaching out to our reps, what would we ask of them?)

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Evidence of a seam, for MT aficionados.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Do we know what specific process in Congress is paused for releasing money from NSF for FY2026? @dangaristo.bsky.social has noted that it's out of OMB and in Congress' hands currently, and I'd love to reach out to our Rep and Senators to tell them exactly where the pipe is clogged for FY2026 funds.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

@ashevenell.bsky.social @carlosmoffat.com I wonder if some applicants have had NSF lab grant proposals rejected already, and those who haven't heard back yet at least *might* get funded, or if every applicant is waiting to hear anything back.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Bummer. I have dreams that at least some things will return to normal someday.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I wish I knew of a specific process in Congress where it's held up. If anyone has a link to a site that has that info, I'd be grateful. I can see it at OpenOMB (openomb.org/file/11505250) but don't know where to find details about next steps that we could share about #NSF with Reps and Senators.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The current delay in issuing grants & GRFPs is a wait for Congress to act? I submitted a grant proposal >8mos ago (in July) and my #NSF program officer told me its been reviewed, but I can't see reviews yet. I feel for program officers! I'm keen to know what to suggest to our members of congress.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

In nine years, 291 K-12 educators from 63 of North Carolina's 100 counties built their own microscopes at NCTIES conferences. Thanks @ncties.bsky.social & #ncties26 attendees for a great workshop last week! Thanks NSF for support! @uncchapelhill.bsky.social @unccollege.bsky.social diymicroscopes.org

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Photos taken by K-12 educators at #NCTIES26 yesterday in the microscope-building workshop. That was fun! Thanks so much @ncties.bsky.social & NSF for support! NC teachers: I expect to restart in-school workshops soon, once as our grant supporting them is funded again. #nced #STEMEducation

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Educators at #ncties26 … This is your chance! 3:15 today! I’ll have to miss @ncties next year, so come today and you’ll walk away with your own microscope :) --> sched.co/2CGKM <--

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NCTIES @ncties.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

⏰ One week left! Early Bird pricing for #NCTIES26 ends soon — and so does Group Registration! Don’t miss your chance to save and register your team. ⭐ Individual registration will still be available after Early Bird ends. Secure your spot today! 🎉

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Share the news! The microscope-building workshop will be back at NCTIES2026... plan to come build a microscope that you'll take away with you! This is a fun session... bring friends along or come make some new friends! #NCTIES26 #NCTIES2026 #NCTIES

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NCTIES2026: Build a Simple Microscope – and Keep it!

View more about this event at NCTIES2026

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Wendy Salmon 🐟🔬🧫 @fishcscells.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Triangle NC folks, come today to see art and science showcase, including the largest microtubule in the world! Screen print sculpture by Bob Goldstein. UNC Genome Sciences building. Reception 4-6pm. Parking opens at 5pm. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=162...

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NCTIES @ncties.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Registration for #NCTIES26 is now OPEN! 🎉 Join us March 4–6, 2026, in Raleigh for our *Totally TIES* 90s-themed #EdTech conference. Secure your spot today ➡️ bit.ly/NCTIES26Reg #NCTIES #TotallyTIES #EdTech

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

In eight years, 273 K-12 educators from 61(!) NC counties built their own microscopes at NCTIES conferences. Thanks #ncties and #ncties25 attendees for a great workshop today, thanks to volunteers for helping, and thanks to NSF for supporting this! diymicroscopes.org

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

10:15 this morning! Sheraton, 3rd floor, follow signs to Hannover, and then look for our giant sign. Can’t wait to build microscopes together! #NCTIES25

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

10:15am on Thurs at #NCTIES25 … make & take a microscope!

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Educators going to #NCTIES25 ... do you know a 5th grade teacher? The microscope you'll build in the Thursday workshop is great for the 5th grade curriculum: Cells! Tissues! And active engagement in science! —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Educators going to #NCTIES25 ... do you know a 4th grade teacher? The microscope you'll build in the Thurs workshop is great for the 4th grade curriculum: Light refraction! Plant & animal structures! Fossils! Rocks! And active engagement in science! —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Educators going to #NCTIES25 ... do you know a 3rd grade teacher? The microscope you'll build in the Thurs workshop is great for the 3rd grade curriculum: skin! plant structures! soil components! And active engagement in science! —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Educators going to #NCTIES25 ... do you know a 2nd grade teacher? The microscope you'll build in the Thurs workshop is great for the 2nd grade curriculum: animal life cycles! Animals resembling parents! And active engagement in science! —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Going to NCTIES this week? This could be you! #NCTIES25 —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Come build your own microscope on Thursday @ncties #NCTIES25 … and tell others who aren’t on Bluesky… we’ll have materials for 40 educators to make and take away 40 microscopes! —> sched.co/1uhbc <—

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#NCTIES25 We’ll be back to help 40 more educators build their own microscopes! Add it to your schedule at sched.co/1uhbc

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Going to #ncties25 ? Come build a microscope (to keep!) on Thursday morning. This is a fun session – here's some feedback from previous years including my favorite comment ever. sched.co/1uhbc #STEMeducation #nced

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

2 weeks until we help you & your colleagues build your own microscopes at #NCTIES25 … add it to your #ncties conference schedule at this link: ncties2025.sched.com/event/1uhbc/...

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NCTIES2025: Build a Simple Microscope – and Keep it!

View more about this event at NCTIES2025

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Spread the news: in just 3 weeks we'll be back so YOU can build a microscope at #ncties25 in our workshop session... can't wait! Look how happy these educators are building microscopes at a previous @ncties conference! #ncties

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The build-a-microscope workshop will be back at NCTIES in March! Plan to come and build your own microscope to take away! This is a fun session – here's some feedback from previous years including my favorite comment ever. #NCTIES25 #NCTIES2025 #STEMeducation #nced

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Fig 1C of that paper makes us generally prefer mNeonGreen for embryos – illuminating at 488nm results in more autofluorescence from embryos.

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Snowflake on a black mitten — photo taken on a DIY microscope by a student! Looking forward to helping educators at NCTIES24 build these microscopes. #s… diymicroscope ncties ncties2024 nced stem steam

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Microscopes Workshop @scopesworkshop.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

The microscope-building workshop at NCTIES will be back for NCTIES24 in March! Make a plan to come, bring friends, and build your own microscopes! This is a popular workshop – here's the feedback from last year's session...

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