Category Archives: News

Scientific American has a blog post on the what the sequester may mean for researchers: “When the funding stream dries up, even briefly, work doesn’t just pause for a bit; instead, the blow cuts deeper, past fat, through muscle and … Continue reading →

From the Association of College and Research Libraries: “On Thursday February 14, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act<http://doyle.house.gov/sites/doyle.house.gov/files/documents/2013%2002%2014%20DOYLE%20FASTR%20FINAL.pdf>(FASTR) was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. This bi-cameral and bipartisan legislation would … Continue reading →

From a new press release from the NC Botanical Garden: ‘Scientists working at the UNC Herbarium of the North Carolina Botanical Garden have named a new species of wildflower based on the study of specimens from known populations of the … Continue reading →

“UNC-Chapel Hill rose to ninth from 16th among leading private and public research universities for the level of federal funding ($545.99 million) devoted to research and development in all fields during fiscal 2010.” Read more

ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on the 10th of September for approximately 11 hours during the following times: U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT): 7:30AM EDT – 6:30PM EDT

Details from the US Geological Survey. Let them know if you felt it! Magnitude 5.8 Date-Time Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:04 UTC Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:04 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location … Continue reading →

The re-opening of the Science Library Annex has been delayed until Wednesday, July 27. If you need library materials before then, please contact us first at 962-2264 or kenan-library@listserv.unc.edu and we’ll do our very best to accommodate you.