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2025 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Finalists Announced: Groundbreaking Research Revolutionizing Healthcare, Saving Millions and Tackling Global Chall...
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 17, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, has unveiled six finalists for the prestigious 2025 Franz Edelman Award for achievement in advanced analytics, operations research and management science. Recognized as the pinnacle of achievement in the application of analytics and operations research, the award, often referred to as “The Nobel Prize” of O.R. and advanced analytics, celebrates groundbreaking research and innovations that are transforming industries, improving lives and shaping a smarter, more sustainable future.

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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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State of the Halloween Supply Chain in 2022

State of the Halloween Supply Chain in 2022

Audio Clip, October 24, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Tim Kraft, an associate professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University. He’s also the Associate Research Director of Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. He speaks about the Halloween supply chain. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on October 21, 2022.

Disaster Zone Podcast: The Future of the CDC

Disaster Zone Podcast: The Future of the CDC

Government Technology, October 18, 2022

One of the dynamics that played out during the COVID 19 Pandemic was how the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) responded to the pandemic and then at times was sidelined from being the lead federal agency—for various reasons.

The Lines are Insane at Disney World, and it’s All Your Fault

The Lines are Insane at Disney World, and it’s All Your Fault

Disney Dining, October 18, 2022

If you’re alive and well on planet earth right now, you have been, are, and will forever be, a victim of long lines. Like sunsets, roller coasters, birthday cake, family, spiritual growth, weddings, and funerals, long lines are simply a fixture of the human experience.

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