Month: August 2014
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Judge: Chase Empowerment Event
Today I took part in a great event: the Chase Empowerment summer program culminating event. I helped judge the programs that the youth worked on and was able to get a look at a ton of great projects.
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Study: Health Department Use of Social Media to Identify Foodborne Illness — Chicago, Illinois, 2013–2014
Foodborne Chicago was part of a study published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Department Use of Social Media to Identify Foodborne Illness — Chicago, Illinois, 2013–2014. Here’s the introduction: An estimated 55 million to 105 million persons in the United States experience acute gastroenteritis caused…
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Presentation: CTA Lunch and Learn re: Open Government
Today I did a presentation to the Chicago Transit Authority technology team. It ended up being something of a personal tech history, and a testament to the value of a large institution innovating in spurts and the fun involved in an inside/ outside game. Me + CTA Consumer-Focused Technology from Daniel X. O’Neil