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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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COVID-19 vaccine exemptions make no sense

COVID-19 vaccine exemptions make no sense

The Hill, September 6, 2021

People are seeking exemptions to avoid COVID-19 vaccination. A closer look at them reveals that they are creating more harm than good, both for the people looking to get out of being vaccinated and efforts to end the pandemic.   

When will pandemic end? Scientists just don’t know.

When will pandemic end? Scientists just don’t know.

The Day, September 5, 2021

Mick Mitchell, of Edmond, Okla., smiles as he gets a COVID-19 vaccination shot from Dondie Hess, left, of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, at a vaccination event before an NCAA college football game between Missouri State and Oklahoma State, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State University announced that it will host COVID-19 vaccine clinics before home football games this fall to make it easier for students, fans and the community to receive a vaccine.

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