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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Op-Ed: An omicron-specific vaccine sounds like a good idea. But it's not

Op-Ed: An omicron-specific vaccine sounds like a good idea. But it's not

Yahoo! News, February 8, 2022

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have both begun clinical trials with an omicron-specific vaccine. Sounds good in theory, given that the majority of infections in the United States are with the omicron variant. However, there are numerous reason why such a product will not provide any additional benefits beyond the vaccines that are already available.

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.

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