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.
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.
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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U.S. healthcare organizations could see a rise in prices for some medical supplies as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as some common raw materials come from the region.
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, the increasing financial and reputational risks of doing business in Russia are leading Western brands to halt operations.
CATONSVILLE, MD, March 10, 2022 – After states throughout America instituted general lockdowns for businesses, employers and residents when COVID-19 arrived in the United States in 2020, one of the first measures taken to offset the impact came when the U.S. Congress passed the CARES Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020. That measure provided $4.4 trillion in assistance to businesses and individuals through “stimulus checks” that were sent to millions of qualifying U.S. citizens.
When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the world last month, “I need ammunition, not a ride,” the ammo he especially wanted was anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles. Since then, countries around the world have energetically responded, sending shipments that include Javelin anti-tank missiles and Strela anti-aircraft missiles.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.”
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