Spotlight Duke is moving its major collection of plant life to UNC. Here’s why Jane Winik Sartwell The News & Observer (Raleigh) Sep 3, 2026 19 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save They may be rivals on the basketball court. But in the herbarium, Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill are putting down roots together.kAmsF<6 2?5 &}r 2C6 >6C8:?8 E96:C 4@==64E:@?D @7 AC6D6CG65 A=2?E DA64:>6?D[ @C 96C32C:2[ E@ 4C62E6 E96 E9:C5\=2C86DE DF49 EC@G6 2E 2 F?:G6CD:EJ :? 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