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Study Reveals Hidden Economic Cost of Sponsored Content for Social Media Influencers
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BALTIMORE, MD, February 25, 2025 – In an era in which influencer marketing dominates digital platforms, a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Management Science unveils a surprising reality: sponsored content can harm an influencer’s reputation and reduce audience engagement.

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OpenAI’s New Stargate Project and China’s DeepSeek: Goliath vs. David
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On Jan. 21, OpenAI launched the $500 billion Stargate Project with partners like Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Oracle. This initiative aimed to secure American AI leadership, create jobs, and boost the economy. Initially, this boosted the stock prices of these companies.

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Resign or stay? Federal workers are on the clock — Here’s how decision-analysis tools can help
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Living in limbo: An estimated 2 million U. S. federal employees were thrust into a decision they did not seek to make. A deadline from the Trump Administration was halted last week, and is now in the hands of a judge. When a deadline is set those employees will have to make a high-stakes choice: Take a buyout and resign, or they can choose to stay in an uncertain job environment, including the possibility of being laid-off or having significant changes in work duties or leave with a buyout. This current reprieve gives these federal employees a little more time, but the fundamental question for each of them remains: What’s the right move for your career and future?

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Eyes on Detroit as airport seeks to attract non-flyers

Eyes on Detroit as airport seeks to attract non-flyers

Runway Girl Network, November 12, 2019

First it was Pittsburgh International Airport, then Tampa International Airport, and now it is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. What do these three airports have in common? They are the only commercial airports in the United States that allow non-passengers to pass through passenger screening checkpoints and enter the post-security side of the airport.

Solutions to Increase Efficiency in the Ride-Hailing Marketplace: Researchers Recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

Solutions to Increase Efficiency in the Ride-Hailing Marketplace: Researchers Recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

News Release, November 7, 2019

INFORMS, the leading association for operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals, has awarded the 2019 Daniel H. Wagner  Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research to researchers from DiDi Research America and Didi Chuxing Technology Co. for their work to increase efficiency in the ride-hailing marketplace. 

Georgia Tech’s Beril Toktay elected to board of INFORMS

News Release, October 11, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 11, 2019 – INFORMS, the largest international association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students, announced that L. Beril Toktay has been elected to its board, where she will serve a two-year term as vice president of marketing, outreach and communication. Toktay is a professor in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

USC’s Pelin Pekgun elected to board of INFORMS

News Release, October 11, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 11, 2019 – INFORMS, the largest international association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students, announced that Pelin Pekgun has been elected to its board, where she will serve a two-year term as vice president of membership and professional recognition.

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