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New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes for Grains
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 13, 2025 – A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

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America must act to secure its ‘legacy chips’ from China and other competitors
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Cutting-edge chips, especially those designed to power emerging AI applications, tend to receive the most attention in the media and generate the most excitement. However, so-called “legacy” chips are just as important — if not more — to our daily lives.  

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Do blood donation centers sell your blood?
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January is National Blood Donor Month and, not coincidentally, a time when donations tend to ebb. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood for serious injuries, childbirth, cancer treatments and more, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. 

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Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform

Chicago Tribune, February 8, 2022

A family member became seriously ill last year. After some initial tests, a malignancy was diagnosed. Surgery was scheduled, followed by chemotherapy. Everything proceeded mostly as planned, with no medical hiccups. We are both well-educated, with backgrounds in medicine, health economics and risk analysis, which should have prepared us to maneuver the requirements of our health insurance provider and ensure that copays and pre- authorizations were handled as necessary. We were gravely mistaken.

Interesting Research Just in time for Valentine’s Day

Interesting Research Just in time for Valentine’s Day

Commercial Construction & Renovation, February 8, 2022

Surprisingly, a new study has found that if you’re perceived as more popular on a mobile dating app, there is a higher chance that other users will avoid connecting with you. This is one of the major findings of a study that sought to examine the effect of a dating app user’s popularity rating on their demand on the online dating platform.

Decision Science Digest: February 7, 2022

Decision Science Digest: February 7, 2022

Journal Paper, February 7, 2022
  • Want the Job, But Don’t Meet Every Qualification? Study Shows Direct Messaging Employers Increases Your Chances of Getting Hired (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • New Research Says Ratings Questions Can Help Readers Identify Fake News (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Re-evaluating Blood Pressure Treatments Can Improve Health by Better Utilizing Existing Treatments (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Study Shows Startup Growth is Reliant on Physical Infrastructure (INFORMS journal Management Science)
Hospital and Operations Management Expert Timothy Chan on the Lessons Hospitals Learned During the Pandemic

Hospital and Operations Management Expert Timothy Chan on the Lessons Hospitals Learned During the Pandemic

Audio Clip, February 3, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Timothy Chan of the University of Toronto. He is the Canada Research Chair in Novel Optimization and Analytics in Health. He’s also a professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the Director of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering and the Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering. He is also a member of INFORMS.

Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low

Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low

The Conversation, February 2, 2022

The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade. Many of the nation’s blood centers currently have only a one-day supply of some blood types in inventory. This is dangerous because blood transfusions are needed for many surgeries. Blood is also used in the treatment of diseases like sickle cell anemia and certain cancers – and is critical to help those who suffer injuries from accidents or disasters.

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