Duke Herbarium director Kathleen Pryer holds a specimen called the Gaga monstraparva. The Duke Herbarium contains over 800,000 specimens that can aid biodiversity research. Duke University is closing ...

The Duke Herbarium, one of the largest herbaria in the country, will shut down and have its plants relocated in the next two to three years, according to a Tuesday email obtained by The Chronicle.

Duke Herbarium leaders allege that the recent decision to close the facility was motivated by resource insufficiency within the biology department, as department leaders and administration decided to ...

Duke University is closing its herbarium, which is among the largest herbaria in the country, housing more than 825,000 plant species. The decision comes amid budget cuts and staff shortages, ...