search articles:     from the issue of September 7, 2006         Hurricane Briefs Students design New Orleans homes Helping New Orleans families rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina inspired Jason Cave. A senior architecture major, Cave was one of 11 students in James Potter's Architecture 411 course who on Feb. 24 presented entries for a national competition to design the next generation of family housing for New Orleans. The design project was part of a national competition sponsored by the Architectural Record and Tulane University. Fourth-year architecture students also participated in a project called "New Orleans Jubilee City: Rethinking the Urban Fabric." The 27 students studied infrastructure, sustainability, designs and use, needs and future considerations for the inner city of New Orleans. Students developed 22 projects. The student were led by architecture Dean Wayne Drummond (a native of Baton Rouge, La.) and Potter. UNL opens doors to Katrina-affected students An invitation to attend UNL allowed 16 students affected by the ravages of Hurricane Katrina to continue their education in fall 2005. James Milliken, NU president, opened the doors to all four NU campuses in an announcement on Sept. 2, 2005. "This is temporary assistance," Milliken said. "And, when their institutions are able to reopen, we will also help facilitate an easy transfer back home." Research gauges New Orleans port distruption impact UNL research offered a glimpse at the potential economic losses caused by Hurricane Katrina's disruption of grain exports. Dennis Conley, an agricultural economist in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, studied the economic impact of a terrorist attack that would disrupt the nation's grain marketing infrastructure. His analysis looked at what might happen if grain handling capacity at the Port of New Orleans was reduced as much as 25 percent. "When we came to work, we realized that the devastation from Hurricane Katrina would have some of the same effects on the nation's export markets as our study," he said. The port was shut down in the hurricane's wake and reopened on a limited basis in early September. Lied, NET, KZUM organize benefit On Sept. 18, NET Radio teamed with Lincoln community radio station KZUM (89.3 FM) and UNL's Lied Center for Performing Arts, with support from TierOne Bank, to present a two-hour Nebraska benefit concert, "Help the Healing: Statewide Hurricane Relief Benefit." The concert will be broadcast live from the Lied Center's main stage from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on all NET Radio frequencies as well as on KZUM in the Lincoln area. Intent on representing the rich musical history of New Orleans, the concert will present Lincoln's First-Plymouth Choir and local jazz artists Mac McCune and the Mac 5 with special guest vocalist Annette Murrell. The performance at the Lied Center is free and open to the public, with seating limited on a "first-come, first-seated" basis. Donations will be collected at the door to benefit relief agencies. For NET Radio and KZUM listeners, contact phone numbers for relief agencies will also be given out throughout the course of the evening's event. GO TO: ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 7 NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 7 Year in Review 15 proposals for teaching, learning excellence funded Air Force ROTC sweeps national honors Awards and Honors Beef scholars program begins Big Event draws more than 1,000 campus volunteers BIT Mobile rolls across Nebraska Buffett, Gates visit campus Cassman directs energy center Chemist creates synthetic bone Circle of Nations hosted by UNL Civil Rights marcher gives keynote address in MLK observance Combined campaign raises $331,994 Committees lay foundation for general education reform Core Values: Achievement Core Values: Diversity Core Values: Engagement Core Values: Excellence Core Values: Learning Core Values: Research and Creative Activity Core Values: Stewardship Eight students chalk awards Energy research partners UNL scientists, public power Engineering opens 2006 with new lab Excellence in Brief Faculty earn top teaching, research honors Fall semester opens with LGBTQ minor Five faculty members earn Fulbright honors Four record CAREER grants Franco takes student affairs helm Ginsburg tenders two UNL lectures Hurricane Briefs Journalism issues two depth reports Learning community builds on Thompson Forum speakers Libraries expand Cather collections NaBRO lands 5-year Korean bridge project Natural Resources moves to Hardin Hall NU Directions hailed as model program Partnership aims at commercialized cholesterol fighter Program aimed at next generation of researchers Program cards a first Psych symposium examines lesbian, gay, bisexual identities Research funding tops $100 million milestone Research on campus Retention drive launched Robots participate in 18-day mission Sheldon revives tradition Theatre Arts honors Carson Three new majors offered to students Transportation Center earns grant University takes new tack in accreditation UNL aids $5M wheat effort UNL among top 50 colleges UNL, Grand Island students celebrate college opportunity UNL students approve new culture center UNL updates online image Weisz helps shape court's handling of abused and neglected children Year in Review issue can be downloaded in pdf format 732561S36092X