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Will widespread adoption of EVs crash the power grid?

Will widespread adoption of EVs crash the power grid?

WRAL, December 8, 2022

It's possible, but Duke Energy says it's ready to adapt to a spike in demand by beefing up the grid and giving consumers incentives to charge vehicles during off-peak hours. Power concerns and lack of public infrastructure could be stifling widespread EV adoption.

What’s the Secret to STEM Diversity? Mentorship, According to a New Study

What’s the Secret to STEM Diversity? Mentorship, According to a New Study

Technology Networks, December 8, 2022

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a paper in Nature Communications showing that when first-year female STEM students are mentored by student peers, the positive ripple effect lasts throughout their undergraduate years and into their postgraduate lives, enhancing the mentee’s subjective experience as well as objective academic outcomes. 

Small Companies Play A Massive Position In Provide-Chain Resilience

Small Companies Play A Massive Position In Provide-Chain Resilience

URL4Ever.com, December 7, 2022

Troy, COO of an overhead crane providers firm, hung up the cellphone and shot a apprehensive have a look at the backlog of orders on his desk. An essential buyer had simply confirmed necessities for 2 massive industrial overhead cranes. In regular instances he can be delighted, however with a 12-month backlog totaling practically $1srcsrc million, the corporate was dealing with a dilemma. Given the disruptions and delays in his personal provide chain, the sturdy temptation was to extend orders to make certain no less than a few of the elements he was ready for could be delivered on time. However he recalled the Beer Sport, a enterprise simulation train developed at MIT: college students in a beer keg provide chain simulation ordered increasingly from their distributors (at greater and better costs) till the well-known bullwhip impact set in, bankrupting the scholar groups. Troy was decided to withstand the urge to over-order from his suppliers, however he knew one thing should change. Was there a technique to create higher partnerships and streamline his provide chain, creating win-win outcomes? 

Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership

Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, December 5, 2022

When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine earlier this year, Isenberg School of Management Professor Anna Nagurney—the daughter of refugees who fled Ukraine during World War II—knew she was in a unique position to make a difference.

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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.

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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.

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