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UNC vs. Oil Spill: Mathematicians in action
Two of our own Math department’s finest have been hard at work trying to understand how the Gulf Coast oil spill functions. Roberto Camassa and Rich McLaughlin are studying underwater oil plumes and their effects on the environment. For more … Continue reading
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Crisis in question
In a recent hearing, Allan Adler, VP of Government and Legal Affairs for the American Association of Publishers, testified to a subcommittee of Congress regarding proposed free access to federally funded research. Among other things, Mr. Adler stated that “there … Continue reading
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WorldWideScience.org
In the following press release, the Office of Scientific & Technical Information announces a new collaboration between translation and federated-search technologies: WorldWideScience.org. In short, users are able to simultaneously search many collections of science literature in several languages and be … Continue reading
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Panton Principles
Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the published body of scientific knowledge. For science to effectively function, and for society to reap the full benefits from scientific endeavours, it is crucial that science data be made … Continue reading
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The Known Universe
A video has been making the rounds on the Web which you might find interesting. The American Museum of Natural History, together with the Rubin Museum of Art, has put together this stunning visualization of the scope of the known … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing through language exams
It is extremely common in doctoral programs—including UNC’s math Ph.D.—for the department to require proven foreign language competence before graduation. Usually, this requirement is met by the student passing a written translation exam. A recent blog post by David Speyer … Continue reading
Math Overflow: social Q&A for mathematicians
Math Overflow is a Web site launched in October 2009. It is, to quote the homepage, “a place for mathematicians to ask and answer questions.” Anyone can post questions of interest to mathematicians—anything from basic questions to current research material—and … Continue reading
Scifinder Scholar: Moving to Web
Soon, we will be shifting our Scifinder Scholar subscription from the local client we use now to the web version. The web version has been available for two years, but we chose to wait until it was sufficiently debugged. Based … Continue reading
The Polymath Project
Research is changing. With the rise of Web 2.0 technologies, there are endless new avenues for scholars to share information, collaborate on their work, and come up with results more quickly than ever. One of the most impressive examples of … Continue reading
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Lyell Collection: new Petroleum Geology content
Geological Society of London is launching a new book series on the Lyell Collection. The Petroleum Geology Conference series is a sequence of edited and peer-reviewed volumes arising from the prestigious London-hosted conferences. The series feature papers, posters, animations and … Continue reading
