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Episode 715 – Zoom Freezing New Updates To Fix Security Holes

By Security In Five on April 2, 2020

Zoom has become very popular over the last month with an increase of users from 10 million to over 200 million. That put Zoom's privacy and security issues front and center. This episode talks about what Zoom is doing to address these issues.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing The Way We Mourn Loved Ones

By Chicago Public Media on April 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the funeral home industry. With CDC guidelines restricting mass gatherings and health officials urging social distancing, services are being altered.

Host: Mary Dixon
Interviewee: Barbara Kemmis

For Education, Census Data Will Impact Key Programs

By Chicago Public Media on April 2, 2020

About 40% of households in Illinois have filled out the census. That’s higher than the nationwide figure, but still short of the count the state is hoping for.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

Making Ends Meet Amidst Coronavirus Shut Downs

By Chicago Public Media on April 1, 2020

All across the country workers are worried about making ends meet during Coronavirus shut downs. A look at how Chicagoland workers worried about their bills have been managing.

Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Patrick Smith

When Chicago Public Schools Start Remote Learning, Who’s Online?

By Chicago Public Media on April 1, 2020

CPS announced that it won’t move instruction completely online when remote learning starts on April 13th. That’s because there are big differences not just in who has technology, but also who knows how to use it

Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Sarah Karp

Episode 714 – Know The Real World Rules To Avoid Common Scams

By Security In Five on April 1, 2020

Scams are going to increase for everyone and the best way to detect and avoid them, in my opinion, is to understand how the real world works. This episode goes through those rules and the scams associated with them.

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When Rent’s Due During The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Chicago Public Media on April 1, 2020

April 1st means for many people that rent or mortgage payments are now due. That’s making the economic crisis brought about by the coronavirus outbreak very real for people.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Linda Lutton

Census Data Proves Crucial During National Emergencies Like COVID-19

By Chicago Public Media on April 1, 2020

If you need a nudge to finally fill out your census form, here's one. Experts say, in national emergencies like the COVID-19 outbreak, census data is key to relief and recovery efforts.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

Closed To The Public, Penguins Roam Freely At Shedd Aquarium

By Chicago Public Media on March 31, 2020

Like many of Chicago’s cultural institutions, the Shedd Aquarium is closed to the public,. But that doesn’t mean the animals inside aren’t getting visitors.

Host: Melba Lara
Reporter: Lauren Frost

A Message from University of Chicago Press Director Garrett Kiely

By Garrett Kiely on March 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our lives. But what has not changed during this challenging time is our belief in the power of books and scholarship to both inform and comfort, and our dedication to the many constituencies—authors, students, professors, client publishers, libraries, society partners, and bookstores—who share this publishing landscape with us.   While our distribution center is temporarily closed out of concern for the health of our staff and community, we are working closely with libraries and universities to expand student access to vital digital course books and journal articles (an updated list of resources is available here). We are also making as many of our books as possible available to bookstores and individuals via remote print-on-demand technology. Where institutions have only print subscriptions to our journals, we are working to help transition them to electronic access. In addition, all e-books on our site are immediately available for direct purchase at 30% off using the EBOOK30 code at checkout. At this exceptional time, we are working to balance access to this material while supporting our authors and the bookstores that will be vital to the rebuilding efforts.  Through all this, our dedicated staff of publishing professionals is still hard at work with an eye on the future. We will be announcing our Fall 2020 catalog in the weeks ahead, and we […]

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Episode 713 – Remote Workers Being Targeted Through Communication Software

By Security In Five on March 31, 2020

Hackers and scammers are circling and starting to go after the millions of new, easy targets. You. Remote workers are prime for new attacks and tricks. This episode talks about how hackers are using communication software to get to you.

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Voting by Mail? Read an Excerpt from “Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It”

By PublicityTeam on March 31, 2020

With fears of COVID-19 keeping some away from in-person polling areas, is it time for all elections to be held by mail? Would this increase overall voter turnout even during times that aren’t faced with a pandemic? Could it make voter turnout more representative? In Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It Benjamin I. Page and Martin Gilens examine how, even though mail-in voting can increase turnout in currently registered voters, it is not enough on its own to handle low, and often unrepresentative, voter turnout. REFORMS TO FACILITATE VOTING. It is easy to come up with reforms that would lower individuals’ costs of voting and thereby increase voter turnout. The best single reform would be universal, government-administered registration, about which we will have more to say in a moment. Short of universal registration, we could at least allow same-day registration at polling places when people show up to vote. Online registration and registration updating were shown in the 2012 California election to increase the number of voters, especially among young people. After more (preferably all) Americans are registered, we could make it much easier to vote by holding elections on a holiday […]

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Asian Americans Face Attacks During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Chicago Public Media on March 31, 2020

Since the outbreak began, there have been reports nationwide of Asian Americans being verbally abused, physically attacked and spat upon.

Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang