Details from the US Geological Survey. Let them know if you felt it!
| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Location | 37.936°N, 77.933°W |
| Depth | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Region | VIRGINIA |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 2.3 km (1.4 miles); depth +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 22, Nph= 23, Dmin=50 km, Rmss=0.44 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B |
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| Event ID | se082311a |
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.
Forwarded from NESCent News:
Deadlines: September 1, 2011 or January 1, 2012
NESCent – The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (Durham, NC)
As part of NESCent’s ongoing efforts to increase diversity in evolutionary science, the center is sponsoring a range of targeted activities in the general area of “K-12 Evolution Education for Underrepresented Minorities”. We are seeking to support one or more Catalysis Meetings, Working Groups or other synergistic activities that lead to the creation of new programs, activities or initiatives designed to increase exposure to, and participation in evolutionary science by K-12 minority students who are historically underrepresented in the discipline.
In particular, proposals that are significantly interdisciplinary, and that demonstrate a mix of senior and emerging researchers, including graduate students, are encouraged. Competitive proposals will not only define the target audience(s) and outline strategies for developing innovative activities, but will include detailed plans for implementation and assessment. Proposals should also indicate how activities and programs align with state and/or federal education standards.
NESCent invites researchers to submit proposals for two kinds of meetings:
Catalysis Meetings: These one-time meetings bring together ~30 scientists from diverse disciplines to focus on a major question or research area in evolutionary science. These meetings typically last for 3-5 days.
Working Groups: Working Groups involve small groups of scientists (10-12 participants) collaborating intensively on the analysis or synthesis of data, models or both, to address a major question in evolutionary science. The working groups will typically meet 3-4 times over two years, with each meeting lasting 3-5 days.
Synergistic Activities: We also strongly encourage linkages among our science programs (see URL below). We invite proposals that plan synergistic activities between two or more of the following: working groups, catalysis meetings, postdoctoral fellows, sabbatical scholars, short-term fellows, and graduate students. Proposals for each of these must be submitted separately; they should include a clear statement of linkage between proposals (including clear identifications in each of the separate proposals of which proposals are linked).
NESCent will not support collection of new data or field research, but encourages the mining of public and private databases. NESCent is committed to making data, databases, software and other products that are developed as part of NESCent activities available to the broader scientific community.
To learn more about the various types of proposals, and the proposal process, please visit https://www.nescent.org/science/proposals.php, or contact Dr. Allen Rodrigo (a.rodrigo@nescent.org) or Dr. Jory Weintraub (jory@nescent.org).
The collections and services of the Brauer Math/Physics Library and the Geological Sciences Library will close in their current locations at the end of the day on Friday, July 15, 2011, in preparation for moves to new campus locations. Collections from these libraries will be unavailable to the public until July 25.
The Biology Library will also be closed July 18-22.
Beginning July 18, all research and instruction assistance for the sciences will be offered from the Kenan Science Library in Venable Hall. Contact science librarians there at (919) 962-1188 or kenan-library@listserv.unc.edu.
On July 25, the Science Library Annex, comprising math/physics, geological sciences, biology, and chemistry materials, will open to the public. Stacks will be browsable. The Science Annex is located at the South Road entrance to Wilson Library, opposite the Bell Tower.
During the week of July 18, reserve materials formerly available in the Brauer Math/Physics, Geological Sciences, and Biology Libraries will be available at the Kenan Science Library.
Borrowed materials from the affected libraries may be returned to any campus library.
The UNC Health Sciences Library is unaffected by this move.
For additional information, contact David Romito, Biology Librarian, (919) 969-7853, or kenan-library@listserv.unc.edu.
Jeff Dangl of the Biology Department has been named a HHMI-GBMF Investigator, one of just 15 US scientists chosen to advance basic plant science research.
Some science libraries and services will be relocated on the UNC campus during the summer of 2011.
The moves are a response to the serious budget situation confronting the Library and the campus. They also reflect efforts to economize while still preserving priorities conveyed by faculty and students through surveys, focus groups, interviews, and discussions during the spring semester.
“We heard repeatedly about the need to acquire digital content, while also ensuring that print collections would be as available as possible for in-person browsing,” said University Librarian Sarah Michalak. “Also, that if we needed to move collections, we should do our best to keep science materials together.”
ACS Publications will be visiting UNC Chapel Hill for two days Feb 17-18, 2011. The first day will focus on scholarly publishing including ethics in scientific writing, peer-review, and data management. The second day focuses on Alternative Careers in Chemistry, networking, and recruitment information by folks from RTP. All these sessions are FREE for students, will include food and giveaways, and will provide valuable networking opportunities.
ACS only makes 6-8 visits like this a year. They choose the top chemistry programs in the country and bring their editors and other society resources to us at no cost to us. Please RSVP and encourage others to as well since we want good turn out for these events.
RSVP is required. All attendees are entered to win an iPad so make sure you RSVP!
Please email Zari Kamarei (zkamarei@email.unc.edu) or Sara Rouhi (s_rouhi@acs.org) if you have any questions. The agenda is here.
The University libraries have a free trial to Current Protocols in Chemical Biology
Try it and let us know what you think.
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 information, see the following articles:
Gulf spill: Why oil plumes don’t surface
UNC researchers helping tackle the Gulf oil spill
Most BP oil still pollutes the Gulf, scientists conclude
