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All smiles at a recent BeAM workshop, part of #UNCResearchWeek 🐏 @UNC_BeAM 📸 Megan Mendenhall / @UNCResearch

The holidays are almost here! Register for our upcoming sewing workshop to create your own quilted potholder, plus get certified to use @UNC_BeAM makerspaces at the same time! Reserve a spot through our calendar: calendar.lib.unc.edu/event/11486850

Happy Halloween, Makers! 🎃👻🦇

Paul Ahern & Anh Nguyen are 2 undergraduates at the Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Lab. They are currently working on the ‘Pulse Duplicator’ system that mimics a working heart to test prosthetic heart valves used in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures

All BeAM Makerspaces will close at 5pm today (Wednesday, October 18th) for Fall Break. We will open with normal hours on Monday, October 23rd. Enjoy the long weekend!

After arriving at #UNC, @UNCPhysics alum Jeff Olander discovered the community offered by @UNC_BeAm. Learn how his experience at BeAM inspired him to create Accessibility in the Making, a community working to solve accessibility problems unc.live/3rlB7FF

Lunchtime learning at the Makerspace! Register for our upcoming sewing workshop to learn to create your own travel case for reusable utensils, plus get certified to use @UNC_BeAM makerspaces at the same time! Register here: calendar.lib.unc.edu/event/11204011

Apply to be part of the Communities of Practice program this semester, led by BeAM Technical Supervisors! We are offering a limited number of spots in Additive Textiles, Industrial Metalworking, and Prototyping Electronics. Details and application here: forms.office.com/r/CkszpEDij7.A…

Reduce waste, learn to sew, and complete your @UNC_BeAM 101 training all at our upcoming craft workshop! Participants will sew a reusable case for utensils (or paintbrushes, or pencils...) Register online here: calendar.lib.unc.edu/event/11204011

Jeff Olander (PhD physics ’20) took advantage of the resources available at @UNC_BeAM and launched Accessibility in Making (AiM), an accessibility program for other people with disabilities. @UNCPhysics aps.unc.edu/home-page-news…

All makerspaces fully reopen on Tuesday, September 5th. Visit our website for more info on hours: beam.unc.edu/hours/

We had so much fun team building with the Office of the Chancellor staff today!

@unc_our 👀 Can we see? 👀

... so uh... anybody else decide to build a cyberdeck this summer at @UNC_BeAM?

Daniela Martinez Leal (‘23) spoke about the “URSkilled” workshops which develop undergraduate students’ research skills and prepare them to be effective researchers with an entrepreneurial mindset.  #APS @UNC_BeAM @UNC_Biology aps.unc.edu/home-page-news…

We're excited to see everyone back in the makerspaces this fall! All spaces fully reopen Tuesday, September 5th. See images for space-specific hours, or visit our website for more info: beam.unc.edu/hours

Have you tried our new desktop embroidery machines yet? We have one in our Murray Hall and Carmichael Residence Hall makerspaces. Stop by this fall to try it! Photo: Orlando Hernandez

☀️ Tar Heel makers are creating and innovating at @UNC_BeAM through the summer. Read more about one of our all-time favorite summer projects, a skateboard designed and created by Tar Heel Levi Tox in the Murray makerspace. unc.edu/discover/a-mak…

Starting July 7, our new open hours at the Murray Makerspace will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1pm to 5pm. Looking forward to seeing everyone back after the holiday!

We're switching our 3D printing filament from colorFabb XT to nGen - a great, general purpose filament produced by Eastman. As a reminder, Eastman Chemical provides generous annual support for 3D printing at UNC. Stop by Murray this summer to try nGen! Photo: Orlando Hernandez

Enjoy your Independence Day!