Safety & Security

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  • Feds revise swine flu guidance
    Mon, Aug 10, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Emergency Planning
    In a departure from previous guidance on the issue, the U.S. government on Aug. 7 said schools should close this fall only if large numbers of students have swine flu, and schools could allow their sick students to return 24 hours after a fever is gone. Key words: swine flu school, flu virus, swine flu students, swine flu school closings, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Flooding causes evacuations at U. of Louisville
    Wed, Aug 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    Employees were evacuated by boat from a flooded building at the University of Louisville on Aug. 4 after heavy rain pounded the region, submerging cars up to their rooftops and lagooning buildings in several feet of water on two of the university's campuses. Key words: University of Louisville flooding, college flooding, college preparedness, natural disaster [ Read More ]

  • Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return
    Wed, Jul 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Emergency Planning
    U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October, with children among the first to get the shots at their local schools, the Obama administration said July 9 as the president and his Cabinet urged states to figure out now how they'll tackle the virus's all-but-certain resurgence. Key words: swine flu, H1N1 virus, swine flu school closings, swine flu vaccine [ Read More ]

  • Task force tells how to keep kids safe online
    Thu, Jul 09, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Security
    Members of an internet safety task force on July 8 suggested several ways to improve cyber safety for children, focusing on three key areas in particular: education before a child gets on the internet, control while the child is online, and having set procedures if problems arise. Key words: internet safety, Internet Keep Safe Coalition, National Parent-Teacher Association, AOL, Yahoo, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Microsoft tests free security software
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Computer security
    In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp. released a beta test of a free computer security program on June 23 and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. Key words: computer security, school security, campus network security, Microsoft Corp., education, technology [ Read More ]

  • WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun
    Thu, Jun 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic on June 11--the first global flu epidemic in 41 years--as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America, and elsewhere. Key words: swine flu, swine flu school closings, school flu preparedness [ Read More ]

  • Campus IT officials feel safer, but fear botnets
    Thu, Jun 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security , Computer security
    Campus computer networks are better protected than they were five years ago, college and university IT administrators said in a newly released survey, but they warned that the viruses student computers can bring to a network still linger as a threat to expensive servers, other hardware, and software. Key words: computer security, cyber security, ACUTA, Washington University at St. Louis, Smith College, botnets, computer viruses, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • EPA studies playground risks
    Fri, Jun 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has endorsed the use of ground-up tires to cushion the surfaces of children's playgrounds and sports fields--a decision now being reconsidered because of concerns among the agency's own scientists about possible health threats. Key words: playground safety, recycled rubber playground, EPA [ Read More ]

 

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