There is a lot of pessimism about the future for science in the US right now, and justifiably so, but on the other hand, my neighbor’s kid just finished this capstone project researching nerve regeneration in crayfish so at least some of the kids are all right.
SRIP - Manny Price - NCSSM Summer Research & Innovation Showcase 2025
YouTube video by Manny Price
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July 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There is a lot of pessimism about the future for science in the US right now, and justifiably so, but on the other hand, my neighbor’s kid just finished this capstone project researching nerve regeneration in crayfish so at least some of the kids are all right.
I met with #NC04 App Challenge winner, Shunav Sen from NCSSM to discuss his team's app, Skin Spot, which helps provide diagnoses for skin conditions.
Seeing the work of our students is inspiring, and I will continue to uplift these programs that promote their continued success.
Seeing the work of our students is inspiring, and I will continue to uplift these programs that promote their continued success.
April 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I met with #NC04 App Challenge winner, Shunav Sen from NCSSM to discuss his team's app, Skin Spot, which helps provide diagnoses for skin conditions.
Seeing the work of our students is inspiring, and I will continue to uplift these programs that promote their continued success.
Seeing the work of our students is inspiring, and I will continue to uplift these programs that promote their continued success.
Just found out astronaut Christina Koch went to high school at NCSSM in Durham and her bachelor’s and master’s degrees are both from NC State!
Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.
Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!
🌕 💛
Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!
🌕 💛
April 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Just found out astronaut Christina Koch went to high school at NCSSM in Durham and her bachelor’s and master’s degrees are both from NC State!
@gotwals.bsky.social Is this Bob from NCSSM?
November 19, 2024 at 3:19 AM
@gotwals.bsky.social Is this Bob from NCSSM?
Stole the road sign pointing to my high school (NCSSM) the weekend before on-campus interviews for new students and relocated the sign on the same highway, just over state lines into Virginia.
June 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Stole the road sign pointing to my high school (NCSSM) the weekend before on-campus interviews for new students and relocated the sign on the same highway, just over state lines into Virginia.
We had #mathisfun in @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM at camp for 7th-9th graders incl #Pingala / #Fibonacci numbers, Phi, divisibility, partitions/Young Diags, tessellations & Einstein Hat, Prime Climb #mathGame, etal. Several found a clever way to solve large Perfect Rulers! #mtbos #iteachmath
June 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
We had #mathisfun in @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM at camp for 7th-9th graders incl #Pingala / #Fibonacci numbers, Phi, divisibility, partitions/Young Diags, tessellations & Einstein Hat, Prime Climb #mathGame, etal. Several found a clever way to solve large Perfect Rulers! #mtbos #iteachmath
NCSSM represent.
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
April 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
NCSSM represent.
And three-quarters of the Durham NCSSM grads in the class of 2026 are staying within the UNC System for undergrad. Investing in public education works!
May 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
And three-quarters of the Durham NCSSM grads in the class of 2026 are staying within the UNC System for undergrad. Investing in public education works!
You can find all of the talented high school scholars’ articles featuring Duke researchers here: www.dukevertices.org/ncssm
NCSSM
www.dukevertices.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
You can find all of the talented high school scholars’ articles featuring Duke researchers here: www.dukevertices.org/ncssm
Sad news. Governor Hunt started the North Carolina School of Science and Math, a state magnet school that transformed my life. @ncssm-durham.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
James B. Hunt Jr., N.C. Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Sad news. Governor Hunt started the North Carolina School of Science and Math, a state magnet school that transformed my life. @ncssm-durham.bsky.social
“Useful vectors to have in one’s pantry” Nourishing Intuition: Matrix Multiplication through Oats and Eggs
Michael Lavigne, PhD
Instructor of Mathematics,
NCSSM - Durham
Michael Lavigne, PhD
Instructor of Mathematics,
NCSSM - Durham
March 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Useful vectors to have in one’s pantry” Nourishing Intuition: Matrix Multiplication through Oats and Eggs
Michael Lavigne, PhD
Instructor of Mathematics,
NCSSM - Durham
Michael Lavigne, PhD
Instructor of Mathematics,
NCSSM - Durham
Day 3 of #SummerCamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social for 5th&6th grd underway - so far divisibility rules, estimating roots by guessing or drawing picture, #Fibonacci / #Pingala numbers & rabbits, problem solving strategies, & more- #mathGame Prime Climb later
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
June 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Day 3 of #SummerCamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social for 5th&6th grd underway - so far divisibility rules, estimating roots by guessing or drawing picture, #Fibonacci / #Pingala numbers & rabbits, problem solving strategies, & more- #mathGame Prime Climb later
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
I’m always excited to be at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM esp for my #mathisfun camps. Today is day 1 of rising 7th-9th grd camp & week 1 of 4 for me. We covered figurate nums, fwd diffs, graph theory, & Traveling Saleswoman Prblm this AM. They always have good #vegan options. #mtbos #iteachmath
June 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I’m always excited to be at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM esp for my #mathisfun camps. Today is day 1 of rising 7th-9th grd camp & week 1 of 4 for me. We covered figurate nums, fwd diffs, graph theory, & Traveling Saleswoman Prblm this AM. They always have good #vegan options. #mtbos #iteachmath
I taught my level 4 students to make #origami style mini notebooks as Ron Patten of #NCSSM shared at a #TCM Teaching Contemporary Mathematics conference - I love the creativity! #mtbos #iteachmath #mathisfun
February 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I taught my level 4 students to make #origami style mini notebooks as Ron Patten of #NCSSM shared at a #TCM Teaching Contemporary Mathematics conference - I love the creativity! #mtbos #iteachmath #mathisfun
Did you like NCSSM?
January 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Did you like NCSSM?
Day 3 of 5 of a #mathisfun residential #SummerCamp at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social for
rising 7th-9th graders - it’s now lunch and so far we looked at divisibility, Pingala/Fibonacci Numbers, population dynamics, math and public policy, and more.
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
rising 7th-9th graders - it’s now lunch and so far we looked at divisibility, Pingala/Fibonacci Numbers, population dynamics, math and public policy, and more.
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Day 3 of 5 of a #mathisfun residential #SummerCamp at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social for
rising 7th-9th graders - it’s now lunch and so far we looked at divisibility, Pingala/Fibonacci Numbers, population dynamics, math and public policy, and more.
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
rising 7th-9th graders - it’s now lunch and so far we looked at divisibility, Pingala/Fibonacci Numbers, population dynamics, math and public policy, and more.
#STEMSummerCamp #NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath
She also went to NCSSM in Durham!
April 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
She also went to NCSSM in Durham!
I also had the opportunity to present NCSSM alum Dr. Christina Koch with my resolution designating May 20th as National Women in Aerospace Day which recognizes the work of trailblazing women throughout history, including Dr. Koch.
May 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I also had the opportunity to present NCSSM alum Dr. Christina Koch with my resolution designating May 20th as National Women in Aerospace Day which recognizes the work of trailblazing women throughout history, including Dr. Koch.
We have a table at SciREN sciren.org/networking-e..., a networking event where scientists share lesson plans with teachers. We’ve met scientists, our friends at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social, and many teachers. #mathisfun and fundamental to science! #mtbos
September 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
We have a table at SciREN sciren.org/networking-e..., a networking event where scientists share lesson plans with teachers. We’ve met scientists, our friends at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social, and many teachers. #mathisfun and fundamental to science! #mtbos
What a fun first day of #STEMcamp at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM yesterday for rising 7th-9th graders! It's always exciting to meet a new group of students. We covered so much #mathisfun including graph theory, intractability, forward differences, game of Set, and more. #mtbos #iteachmath
June 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
What a fun first day of #STEMcamp at @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM yesterday for rising 7th-9th graders! It's always exciting to meet a new group of students. We covered so much #mathisfun including graph theory, intractability, forward differences, game of Set, and more. #mtbos #iteachmath
NCSSM c/o '90 here 😃
September 5, 2023 at 4:26 PM
NCSSM c/o '90 here 😃
My final #mathisfun #SummerCamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social
for 5th-6th graders incl two of my @trianglemath.bsky.social students #STEMSummerCamp
#NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath - #mathgame Set, graph theory, taxonomy of numbers, factorials, intractability, and more
for 5th-6th graders incl two of my @trianglemath.bsky.social students #STEMSummerCamp
#NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath - #mathgame Set, graph theory, taxonomy of numbers, factorials, intractability, and more
July 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My final #mathisfun #SummerCamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social
for 5th-6th graders incl two of my @trianglemath.bsky.social students #STEMSummerCamp
#NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath - #mathgame Set, graph theory, taxonomy of numbers, factorials, intractability, and more
for 5th-6th graders incl two of my @trianglemath.bsky.social students #STEMSummerCamp
#NCSSM #mtbos #iteachmath - #mathgame Set, graph theory, taxonomy of numbers, factorials, intractability, and more
We had lot of #mathisfun in #STEMcamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM starting w/3 students sharing how they spent 6 hrs creating & coding an algorithm for sparse rulers (!), lightbulbs/lockers problem & divisibiity, partitions, watermelon/cake & hyperwtrmln nums, Prime Climb, … #mtbos #iteachmath
June 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
We had lot of #mathisfun in #STEMcamp @ncssm-durham.bsky.social #NCSSM starting w/3 students sharing how they spent 6 hrs creating & coding an algorithm for sparse rulers (!), lightbulbs/lockers problem & divisibiity, partitions, watermelon/cake & hyperwtrmln nums, Prime Climb, … #mtbos #iteachmath
The magic lantern, which generated a glowing image from an image drawn on glass, can be seen as a predecessor to film technology. Dating to the 17th century, the technique gained popularity in entertainment contexts by the 1800s.
May 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The magic lantern, which generated a glowing image from an image drawn on glass, can be seen as a predecessor to film technology. Dating to the 17th century, the technique gained popularity in entertainment contexts by the 1800s.
enjoyable evening working up the storyline and charts for my #SMathHacks2025 presentation on the @ncssm-morganton.bsky.social campus on Sunday, all about #AI and #OpenSource. looking forward to the volunteering on the @ncssm-durham.bsky.social campus tomorrow!
February 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
enjoyable evening working up the storyline and charts for my #SMathHacks2025 presentation on the @ncssm-morganton.bsky.social campus on Sunday, all about #AI and #OpenSource. looking forward to the volunteering on the @ncssm-durham.bsky.social campus tomorrow!