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Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Power Grid International, January 12, 2023

When two substations went down due to gunfire in Moore County, North Carolina the first week of December, schools and businesses closed, the hospital canceled surgeries, gas stations stopped working, traffic signals went dark, water wells stopped pumping, sewer and water treatment plants went on backup generators, and thousands went without heat in their homes. 

Match Group Launches Global Romance Scam Awareness Campaign

Match Group Launches Global Romance Scam Awareness Campaign

Dallas Innovates, January 10, 2023

The course of true love never did run smooth. But lately it’s been running downright dangerous—with dating scams emptying victims’ bank accounts and leaving would-be sweethearts broken both emotionally and financially. 

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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2024

Mpox is spreading across several African countries. The World Health Organization declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hardest hit, though Burundi has also seen a recent surge of cases. To date this year, 36,000 suspected cases have been reported, with more than one-half among children younger than 15 years old. In Burundi alone, two-thirds of the recent cases have been in those younger than 19.

Supply Chain

The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

Parcel, October 2, 2024

The supply chain for many small parcel shipping companies is typically long. Products are often made in distant lands, travel on oceans and waterways, arrive at ports, are then transported to warehouses, from where a third-party logistics provider delivers the product to its intended destination. In a stable world, shippers and customers alike can expect a product to be delivered within the promised time window. However, in a world facing high levels of uncertainty caused by war, pandemic, political instability, raw material shortages, freak accidents (recall the regional and national impact of the bridge collapse in the Port of Baltimore caused by a container ship), and weather, the shipper must work overtime to ensure customer expectations are met at no additional cost, despite these uncertainties.

Climate