UL to Establish National Research Institute ( NIMSAT )

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BATON ROUGE - What would happen if a Category 5 hurricane moved up the mouth of the Mississippi River to New Orleans or if a strong tsunami hit Hawaii? How is the best way to prepare for and respond to a disaster? Scientists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be able to answer those questions in the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies Center approved Friday by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. The next step is approval by the Board of Regents. Robert Stewart, UL's vice president of research and graduate studies, told the board's Academic Affairs Committee that the NISMAT center would focus on "developing research and tools for disaster managers" so they can develop plans for handling disasters and ways to avert them. Researchers would use the LITE center in developing "what-if" scenarios and develop plans for handling disasters, whether natural or man-made. The rest of the story Mike Hasten mhasten@gannett.com

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The Board of Regents will consider Wednesday whether to approve for UL a research center that creates technology to assist with disaster management and mitigation. The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies Institute at UL will do what most disaster research centers do not - convert research into technology tools to assist in disaster mitigation and management, said Ramesh Kolluru, director of UL's Center for Business and Information Technologies. The idea for the NIMSAT evolved from projects began through that center, but a separate center is needed to focus on disasters, Kolluru said. "NIMSAT will be focused in the development of tools and the transfer of those tools to decision makers," Kolluru said. "That's a function that's not in the mission of any of the existing centers." The rest of the story Marsha Sills msills@theadvertiser.com

[geo_cajun]

another impressive national research facility for UL, yawn. This is getting sooo old. j/k Its just another reason why lafayette is the place to be. I just hope we will one day be able to mind meld the idea of great academics AND great athletics.

[AstroCajun]

another impressive national research facility for UL, yawn. This is getting sooo old. j/k Its just another reason why lafayette is the place to be. I just hope we will one day be able to mind meld the idea of great academics AND great athletics.

So what you're saying is that we need disaster managment for athletics as well?

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GlobalOptions Group to Help the University of Louisiana Establish a National Research Institute NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been chosen by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) to assist with the creation of a National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Homeland Security Institute. GlobalOptions will provide UL Lafayette with ongoing expert consultation for the effort, facilitating strategic introductions within the public and the private sector. The Company will also support UL Lafayette on the development and delivery of training for key constituencies of the NIMSAT. GlobalOptions will garner support throughout the local, regional and national emergency management community to help set direction for NIMSAT research and applications development. “We will bring to bear the full breadth and depth of our Crisis Management and Preparedness Services experience to create a first-of-its-kind institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,” said Dr. Harvey Schiller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalOptions Group, Inc. “We are pleased that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has put its trust in GlobalOptions.” The rest of the story

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Acadiana - U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu pledged her support of a new institute launched Friday at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that will use high-tech research tools to help both the public and private sectors better prepare for natural and man-made disasters. The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies Institute’s headquarters will be at UL. But the program, known as or NIMSAT, is a partnership that includes universities, researchers and private businesses from across the country. “NIMSAT is a key public-private partnership working to prepare us for the next disaster that strikes, be it natural or man-made,” Landrieu said. “Its state-of-the-art technology provides the kind of testing we need to simulate disasters and smartly direct the response of government and the private sector.” Partners include Wal-Mart, Tulane University, SGI, CISCO and James Lee Witt Associates, founded by a former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The rest of the story KEVIN BLANCHARD Advocate

[NOCajun]

_ So what you're saying is that we need disaster managment for athletics as well? _

LOL!!!! Funny how good comedy is always based on FACT!!

[Cajun Express]

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Pork by any name is Pork. Ms Landrieu never met an earmark for Louisiana she did not think was absolutely critical. Yea I like the Lite projects, and I guess Lafayette deserves it's share of PORK, but you cannot complain about others who have more political clout getting their WHOLE HOG PORK serving while you are feasting on bacon and chops.

Passing thoughts? Could Moon Griffon, and Moon Landrieu be related? What are the last names of Senator Landrieu children, and what does Senator Landrieu's husband do to justify his place in the family tree? Perhaps his job is to collect the drops, a job Jefferson should have assigned to one of his moronic family members.

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Pork by any name is Pork. Ms Landrieu never met an earmark for Louisiana she did not think was absolutely critical. Yea I like the Lite projects, and I guess Lafayette deserves it's share of PORK, but you cannot complain about others who have more political clout getting their WHOLE HOG PORK serving while you are feasting on bacon and chops.

Passing thoughts? Could Moon Griffon, and Moon Landrieu be related? What are the last names of Senator Landrieu children, and what does Senator Landrieu's husband do to justify his place in the family tree? Perhaps his job is to collect the drops, a job Jefferson should have assigned to one of his moronic family members.

Express fires with both barrels this morning?



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[CajunAmos]

Or could it be that the state is making its first attempt at awarding a university for actually showing a quality product in a fiscally sound method.

[DaddyCajun]

Big Mega Ditto, Baby!!! That's what I am talking about!

DaddyCajun