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Online Dating Sites: The Size of the Potential Dating Pool Makes all the Difference
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 11, 2024 – Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it’s the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest for love?

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Presidential election chaos drives early holiday shopping
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Blame the presidential election for extra early Christmas shopping this year.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is artificial intelligence for the birds? More than you may think.
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The test for any breakthrough technology is often where you least expect it, but once it “conquers” that application, even more possibilities may emerge.

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INFORMS Announces Senior Staff Restructuring

INFORMS Announces Senior Staff Restructuring

News Release, August 13, 2021

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 13, 2021 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced today that several senior staff members have been promoted to its newly established Executive Team.

Competitive Success: New Research Finds Performance Feedback at Clinics Increases Flu Vaccination Rates

Competitive Success: New Research Finds Performance Feedback at Clinics Increases Flu Vaccination Rates

News Release, August 12, 2021

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 12, 2021 – Every year the flu threatens the health of millions of people. Experts continue to recommend annual flu vaccination as the best line of defense, but despite these recommendations, flu vaccination rates haven’t broken 50% in more than a decade. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science seeks to overcome this. The study finds that performance feedback at healthcare clinics can significantly increase vaccination rates. This has important public policy implications. Citing other research, the authors highlight that even just a 1% increase in U.S. adult flu vaccination rates could translate to some $400 million in societal benefits.

As COVID infections rise in NC, high rates found among kids and college-aged adults

As COVID infections rise in NC, high rates found among kids and college-aged adults

The News & Observer, August 10, 2021

As children and college-age adults are preparing to return to school, coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are plaguing much younger North Carolinians compared to earlier in the pandemic. In the past six weeks, 18- to 24-year-olds have been infected at rates higher than any other age group, and children 17 or younger are seeing a surge in cases not seen since the virus’ winter peak. 

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