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WSU experts explore rebuilding of New Orleans: A panel of Wayne State University experts will examine the prospect of rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Student Center Building in Detroit. Eight panelists representing various disciplines will participate in a campus dialogue titled "Building New Orleans: The Issues, the Challenges and the Opportunities," sponsored by Wayne State's department of geography and urban planning. Topics to be covered include what the disaster reveals about federal, state and local disaster management, what the flooding and coastal destruction tell us about the intersection of the natural and human-built environment, what the rescue effort says about race, class and poverty in America, and what the media's performance reveals. They'll also cover whether New Orleans can or should be rebuilt as it was and in the same location, and who should pay for that. Panelists are to include Robin Boyle, professor of urban planning and chair of the department of geography and urban planning; Dale Brandenburg, research professor, instructional technology, College of Education; George Galster, Clarence B. Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs; Carol Miller, professor of civil engineering; Kristine Miranne, director, Skillman Center for Children; Rayman Mohamed, assistant professor of urban planning; Professor Matthew Seeger, department of communication chair; Professor Larry Lemke, department of geology; and Carmen Echols, Wayne State University School of Medicine student. For further information, contact Boyle at: (313) 577-5071. Lunch will be provided for the first 100 attendees.