Duke University's herbarium merits continued enhancement, not dissolution!
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First up, Sam Rockwell as a failed PCR

Collections are truly priceless | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

hey Duke University to be the Harvard of the south... you may have to, you know, invest in Herbaria, basic research, libraries, and archives.

Here's a quick tip: to be the Harvard of the south, perhaps copy the original Harvard and invest in your Herbarium?

Faculty allege decision to close Duke Herbarium motivated by departmental competition, ‘limited resources’ dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…

Herbaria and other natural history collections will almost never be revenue generating. But that can't be the only rationale for keeping something. What has become of this embarrassingly wealthy university, one that claims to be a beacon of knowledge in the South?

Researchers call on Duke University to reconsider its herbarium closure wral.com/story/research…

19 species of fern named for Lady Gaga by Kathleen Pryer at Duke herbarium: today.duke.edu/2012/10/gagafe…

Timeline of decision to close Duke Herbarium reveals limited communication over multiple years dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…

Closing Duke's Herbarium: A fear of long-term climate commitment? dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…

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I would greatly appreciate it if you could cover this story for this area:
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YASSS 👑. Lady Gaga, you have specimens literally with your name on it about to be discarded.

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Duke Endowment Gives $25 Million Grants To Three Private Colleges In The Carolinas. forbes.com/sites/michaelt…

Help me understand how this is a good thing when Duke slashes support for its own 100-year-old herbarium.

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'Never did I imagine Duke would make the short-sighted decision to drop the Herbarium,' Henry Van T. Cotter, former visiting scholar Duke, writes in his letter to the editor describing the Herbarium as a 'valuable, irreplaceable asset':

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I have never been ashamed of being trained Duke University until today. How @susan_alberts and the upper administration could allow a global leader in biodiversity science to #divest in biodiversity collections is completely devastating. Please reconsider. #tragic

Petition calling for Duke Herbarium to stay open surpasses 4,500 signatures dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…

My time at Duke Biology with Kathleen Pryer transformed me. I feel my roots are being cut clean now by this horrific decision from Duke University admin