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@uclastemcell.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:50 PM

Time travel for cells? Almost. 🧬⏪ iPSC technology lets researchers reprogram adult cells back to an undifferentiated state, so they can become nearly any cell type.
Visit our glossary page at stemcell.ucla.edu/glossary to learn more!
#UCLAStemCell #StemCellResearch #WordoftheWeek #Reprogramming

Graphic with the titles 'Word of the Week' and 'iPSC.' Includes a magnifying glass, a drawing of a petri dish with cells, and the phrase 'Cell differentiation!' The website stemcell.ucla.edu appears on the side.

Definition card for the word 'iPSC,' which stands for 'Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell'. Text reads: 'Adult cells — typically skin or blood — that have been reprogrammed in the lab to behave like stem cells. This gives them the potential to become any cell type found in the major tissues of the body.' Includes an illustration of a dictionary.

Relevance card explaining that Dr. Amander Clark at the BSCRC is using iPSCs to model the development of human reproductive cells and to better understand the mechanisms behind infertility. Includes a photo of Dr. Amander Clark, as well as illustrations of cells and laboratory glassware.

Diagram explaining that the term pluripotent comes from the Latin word for 'many' and the Latin word for 'powerful'.

@authormlhamilton.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:46 PM

🌎💙 The word of the week is convivial. It sure would be nice if we could remember that we're all on this floating blue rock together, and we'd strive to be much more convivial. 🤝😊

#booksky #WordOfTheWeek #Convivial #WordsMatter #Kindness #Community #Togetherness #PositiveWords #Language #Vocabulary

@annelipton.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 9:11 PM

#PoetryPrompt #horse
@thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek
#poem #poetry #WritingCommunity #PoetrySky

Text of poem on background of a photograph of blue sky with scattered clouds:

My Trusty Steed

Galloping beneath blue skies,
you toss your mane against the flies.
You race the wind and will not lose,
upon hooves shod with shiny shoes,
running rings around rainbows,
flying faster than your foes.
You seldom shy and rarely rear
unless an arrow should appear.
I brush your coat and buff your horn
and ride no horse, but unicorn.

–Anne M. Lipton

Photo credit: Anne M. Lipton

@shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:19 PM

Thanks as always to @thetoypress.bsky.social for a new #wordoftheweek. Here’s my poem based on the prompt.

#poetrycommunity #writingforchildren #kidlit

The Barn Hand
(for Kara)
She had three socks and a star
The beautiful bay who nibbled
Baby carrots and lumps of sugar
From the palm of my hand
On muggy summer afternoons—
I could have stayed there forever
But there were stalls to muck
And fresh bedding to lay
Before the stable master returned
© Shaun Jex

@ianbrownlie.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:55 AM

Thanks @thetoypress.bsky.social

#WordOfTheWeek #Horse #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity

Horse

He coughed and neighed and said ‘No, no,
I'm too small for this course!’
She replied, ‘Here, have a throat lozenge.
you're just a little hoarse.’

@helmholtzhmc.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:14 AM

EM Glossary #WordOfTheWeek

Specimen: A physical entity which contains material intended to be investigated.

You can view the full entry here: emglossary.helmholtz-metadaten.de/term/em-spec...

#EMGlossary

@planetbofa.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM

Our #WordOfTheWeek is acquire – to get or obtain something, often through effort or over time. This week's challenge is to find 3 more synonyms for the word acquire. Find more #11PlusResources at www.bofa11plus.com. #11Plus #ElevenPlus #ISEB #ISEBPrep #11PlusPrep

Word of the week: acquire.
Class: verb.
Definition: to get or obtain something, often through effort or over time.
Synonyms: obtain, gain, secure.
Antonyms: lose, relinquish.
In use: Through weeks of careful practice, Marcus finally began to acquire the confidence he needed to perform his violin solo in front of the whole school.
Challenge: Find 3 more synonyms for the word acquire.

@thetoypress.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:54 AM

Hello, here is your #wordoftheweek!

#writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #PoetryCommunity

@annelipton.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:54 PM

#PoetryPrompt #super
@thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek
#poem #poetry #PoetrySky #WritingCommunity

Text of poem in Comic Sans font on sky-blue background:

I wish I were a superhero

I wish I were a superhero,
above, and soaring high,
or swooping down to save the day—
no one would call me shy.

I wish I were a superhero,
then I could disappear
and not be told to raise my voice
“so everyone can hear.”

I wish I were a superhero,
clever, quick, and fast.
My presentation would be done,
and I’d sit down—at last!

–Anne M. Lipton

@ianbrownlie.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM

Not so Super for @thetoypress.bsky.social
#WordOfTheWeek #Super #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity

Not so Super

Common Mario Brothers
Normal-star
Usual-duper
Moderate-car

So-so-califragilisticexpialidocious
Ordinary-fan
Standard, general, mid-bowl
Regular-man!

@becauselanguage.com Sep 28, 2026, 9:43 AM

rogue
#WordOfTheWeek

@helmholtzhmc.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:20 AM

EM Glossary #WordOfTheWeek

Point Source: Spatial volume which has negligible extent, and from where particles or radiation originate and are emitted in all directions.

You can view the full entry here: emglossary.helmholtz-metadaten.de/term/em-poin...

#EMGlossary

@planetbofa.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:01 AM

Our #WordOfTheWeek is traitor – someone who betrays their side by secretly helping the enemy. This week's challenge is to write a short story using the word traitor. Find more #11PlusResources at www.bofa11plus.com. #11Plus #ElevenPlus #ISEB #ISEBPrep #11PlusPrep

Word of the week: traitor.
Class: noun.
Definition: someone who betrays their side by secretly helping the enemy.
Synonyms: betrayer, defector, turncoat.
Antonyms: ally, loyalist.
In use: The other knights refused to believe Sir Cedric was a traitor, even after he was seen slipping out of the castle to meet with the invading army.
Challenge: Write a short story using the word traitor.

@thetoypress.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:30 AM

Here is your #wordoftheweek

#writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetrycommunity

@annelipton.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 PM

#PoetryPrompt #fox
#WordOfTheWeek @thetoypress.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #PoetrySky

Poem with purple text on a nature photo described below:

Text of poem:

Boreal words to define
An evergreen tree is a pine.
To prowl like a fox is vulpine.
To howl like a wolf is lupine,
but also a flower: lupine,
a sweet mountain bloom—that’s alpine.

–Anne M. Lipton

Photo: Purple lupine flowers, green pines, and green deciduous trees with a distant blue mountain range under a pale blue sky dotted by a couple of small white clouds.

Poem and photo by Anne M. Lipton

@shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 9:05 PM

I LOVED this week’s #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social . Here’s my poem.

#writingforchildren #poetry #kidlit

The Fox

She looks like a bit of flame
Creeping her way through
The tall summer grasses
To the edge of the creek
Where she will gaze longingly
At the flock of water fowl
Dabbling on the far bank
Dreaming of a feast
So close, and yet, so far away

© Shaun Jex

@helmholtzhmc.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:03 AM

EM Glossary #WordOfTheWeek

Detector Moving Time: Moving Time during which either the position or the orientation of a Detector is altered.

You can view the full entry here: emglossary.helmholtz-metadaten.de/term/em-dete...

#EMGlossary

@planetbofa.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 AM

Our #WordOfTheWeek is brief – lasting only a short time, or using only a few words. This week's challenge is to write a short story in no more than 5 sentences — keep it brief! Find more #11PlusResources at www.bofa11plus.com. #11Plus #ElevenPlus #ISEB #ISEBPrep #11PlusPrep

Word of the week: brief.
Class: adjective.
Definition: lasting only a short time, or using only a few words.
Synonyms: short, concise, fleeting.
Antonyms: long, lengthy, detailed.
In use: Aisha gave a brief wave goodbye before disappearing through the doors, her mind already racing ahead to what might lay in wait for her.
Challenge: Write a short story in no more than 5 sentences — keep it brief!

@thetoypress.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:45 AM

Hello, here is your #wordoftheweek !

#writingcommunity #writingforchildren #poetrycommunity #poetryforchildren

@becauselanguage.com Sep 18, 2026, 9:41 PM

sexy apocalypse
#WordOfTheWeek