Schools taking displaced Tulane/Loyola students

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The discussion centers around the efforts of various universities and institutions to accommodate students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, particularly those from Tulane and Loyola. It includes information about specific schools accepting students, as well as broader initiatives within the scientific community to support affected researchers.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants provide links to numerous universities that are accepting displaced students from Tulane and Loyola, including Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, and many others.
  • Florida Institute of Technology is mentioned as accepting students from multiple institutions, including Tulane and Loyola.
  • University of Illinois and Illinois Institute of Technology are also noted as participating in the effort to accommodate displaced students.
  • A participant mentions that the scientific community is working to find lab placements for graduate students and post-docs affected by the hurricane, with calls for funding support being circulated.
  • Rutgers University, UCLA, University of Southern California, and UC Berkeley are also mentioned as institutions taking in displaced students.
  • University of Michigan and West Virginia University reportedly accepted a significant number of students, with ongoing efforts to accommodate more, including medical students.
  • A participant shares a personal encounter with a Tulane student who was accepted at Georgia Tech.
  • University of Florida is noted to have taken in around 50 students, with a participant expressing concern for the safety of others affected by the hurricane.
  • There is a mention of a message board created to help scientists from affected institutions find placements and share resources.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that many universities are accepting displaced students, but there is no consensus on the extent of the efforts or the specific details of support being offered. Some participants express concern for the safety and well-being of those affected, while others focus on logistical aspects of student placements.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions highlight the varying degrees of impact from the hurricane on different institutions, with specific mentions of Tulane's campus being relatively safe compared to others. There are also references to the need for further clarification on which scientific societies are involved in the support efforts.

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I know this isn't of particular interest to most people, but I figured I would help spread the information for those who might find it applicable for friends or loved ones.


Alabama http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2005/sep0...elief090105.htm

Arkansas http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/5209.htm

Baylor http://www.baylor.edu/katrina/index.php?id=31539

Colorado http://www.colorado.edu/news/

Columbia: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/05/...ia_katrina.html

Brandeis http://my.brandeis.edu/news/item?news_item_id=103995

Emory http://www.emory.edu/hurricane2.cfm

Florida http://www.baylor.edu/katrina/index.php?id=31539

Georgetown http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=2747

George Washington http://www.gwu.edu/~media/pressrelease.cfm?ann_id=17531

Georgia http://www.admissions.uga.edu/katrina_info.html

Georgia State http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/ar...901-katrina.htm

Houston http://www.uh.edu/newsroom/katrina/students.html

Idaho http://www.today.uidaho.edu/details...=3207&sctn=news

Indiana http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2395.html

Kansas http://www.news.ku.edu/2005/August/Aug31/katrina.shtml

Kentucky http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=532

Louisiana Lafayette http://www.louisiana.edu/Advancemen.../2005/242.shtml

Loyola University Chicago http://www.luc.edu/info/hurricane_admission.shtml

Maryland http://www.umd.edu/umnews/katrina.html

Minnesota http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature...aneaffec .html

Mississippi http://www.olemiss.edu/news/katrina2.html

Missouri-Columbia http://munews.missouri.edu/NewsBure...cfm?newsid=6362

New Hampshire http://www.unh.edu/news/news_releas...901katrina.html

New Mexico http://www.unm.edu/%7Emarket/cgi-bi...00779.html#more

North Texas http://web2.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9321

Penn State http://live.psu.edu/story/13296

Rhode Island http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=3267

Rice http://www.explore.rice.edu/explore/Tulane.asp

Rutgers http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewAr...?ArticleID=4683

South Carolina http://uscnews.sc.edu/admn-web030.html

Southern Methodist http://www.smu.edu/newsinfo/stories/katrina.asp

SUNY Buffalo http://www.buffalo.edu/president/hurricane_katrina.html

SUNY Stony Brook http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2395.html

Syracuse http://sunews.syr.edu/8300510.asp

Tennessee http://provost.utk.edu/hurricaneassistance/

Texas http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2005/08/katrina31.html

Texas A&M http://www.tamu.edu/tamunews/Hurricane/index.html

Texas Christian http://www.tcu.edu/start_new.asp?ac...eases&PRID=6235

Texas Southern http://www.tsu.edu/about/trans/disp...p?id=540&type=1

University of Pennsylvania: http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/hurricane.php

University of Wisconsin: http://www.news.wisc.edu/11477.html

Vanderbilt http://www.vanderbilt.edu/katrina/index.html#students

Virginia http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/rel...ug-31-2005.html

Washington http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=11910

Wyoming http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=1646
 
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Florida Institute of Technology (www.fit.edu) is also taking in students from: Tulane, Loyola, Xavier, Southern, Dillard and UNO, and others.
 
Illinois Institute of Technology (http://www.iit.edu/popup_katrina.html )
 
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I'm just catching up on a few weeks' worth of threads here, so sorry to be so late joining this one. On a related note, the scientific community is also pulling together to try to find labs for grad students, post-docs and other research professionals. I've already gotten emailings around here requesting that anyone with the ability to fund someone for what could potentially be 6 months to two years notify the university administration so they can add those names to find matches. Some of the scientific societies I'm a member of are also helping coordinate the effort to provide assistance to our colleagues at Tulane.
 
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A lot of schools have taken in students. University of Michigan took in 46 or 49, and West Virginia University took in a bunch (all undergrads; last I heard, they were seeing if they could find room for one or two in the med school too, but apparently, Texas has accommodated a lot of the med students). You'd probably be hard-pressed to find a university that didn't open their doors to at least a few students.
 
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I just met a Tulane student today, he just got in so I guess Geogria Tech is accepting students as well. http://www.admissions.gatech.edu/hdl/article/katrina.asp
 
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Moonbear said:
Some of the scientific societies I'm a member of are also helping coordinate the effort to provide assistance to our colleagues at Tulane.

..and what societies would that be?
As Laura1013 points out, there are other institutions affected besides Tulane... whose campus, by the way, was relatively safe compared to the others.
 
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University of Florida - http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/katrina.html

I read an article in the local newspaper that around 50 or so students were taken in by UF.
 
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motai, how are you faring? Is your school OK?
Was there much damage?
 
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Math Is Hard said:
motai, how are you faring? Is your school OK?
Was there much damage?

What? Me? The hurricane didn't even hit close to our area. UF is in north-central Florida, far north from where it came across (southern Florida and Everglades area).

Though if the hurricane shifted by around 45 degrees in a northerly fashion, then it would be a slightly different story.
 
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motai said:
What? Me? The hurricane didn't even hit close to our area. UF is in north-central Florida, far north from where it came across (southern Florida and Everglades area).

Though if the hurricane shifted by around 45 degrees in a northerly fashion, then it would be a slightly different story.

Oh, good. I wasn't sure exactly where you were in Florida and I was just worried. (because I am just a silly worry-wort and all!) :smile: We've been very busy at UCLA enrolling displaced Katrina victims this week.
 
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robphy said:
..and what societies would that be?
As Laura1013 points out, there are other institutions affected besides Tulane... whose campus, by the way, was relatively safe compared to the others.

Here's a message board set up to help scientists at all affected institutions find placement. Scientists in need can post messages of support needed and scientists with resources to share can post messages of support offered. Everything from post-doc/grad student positions to sharing lab space and reagents to housing support are being offered there. If you know any scientist from an affected institution, please let them know if this resource for finding people with matching interests who have research resources to share. On their Quick Links page, there is a list of the organizations, agencies and institutions offering assistance as well.

http://www.rescross.net/pages/1/index.htm
 
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