BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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It seems simple enough to grasp: Protecting more people from COVID-19 — either by exposure or inoculation — makes it harder for the coronavirus to spread.
North Carolina health officials expect the state to receive as many as 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per week by the beginning of April — a jump of 175,000 doses made possible by the production of the new Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The road to a COVID-19 shot often leads through a maze of scheduling systems: Some vaccine seekers spend days or weeks trying to book online appointments. Those who get a coveted slot can still be stymied by pages of forms or websites that slow to a crawl and crash.
North Carolina health officials expect the state to receive as many as 400,000 first doses of vaccine per week by the beginning of April, a jump of 175,000 doses made possible in large part by the start of production of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.
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