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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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Exclusive: The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
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LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.

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AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One
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A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.

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Cellphone Data Illustrates Where Ohioans Stayed Home

Cellphone Data Illustrates Where Ohioans Stayed Home

Government Technology, May 18, 2020

The non-identifiable cellphone data for 16 million Americans shows patterns in where people live and how often they left their homes in February, March, April and May — before, during and after the height of the crisis.

So you Really Want to See your Friends? Here’s how to Assess the Risk

So you Really Want to See your Friends? Here’s how to Assess the Risk

Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2020

Your willpower is fraying. Mine is too.For two months we’ve been good. We’ve Zoomed. We’ve FaceTimed. We’ve waved at neighbors from across the street and behind the fence.But enough is enough. We want to see friends and family in real life.Now many of us are allowing cracks to form in our protective coronavirus fortresses, crossing our fingers while doing our best to mitigate the risk.

ANALYSIS: Of Supply Chains, Contracts & Businesses That Pivot

ANALYSIS: Of Supply Chains, Contracts & Businesses That Pivot

Bloomberg Law, May 18, 2020

Today’s pandemic economy reflects an abrupt drop in worldwide demand, as individuals move less, work less, and purchase less. In the United States, a fractured supply chain struggles to provide goods and services to immobilized regional markets. What do businesses need to come out safely on the other side? And what contract terms will provide the flexibility they need to see it through? 

Industrial Engineering Students Recognized with Department Awards

Industrial Engineering Students Recognized with Department Awards

University of Arkansas, May 18, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of Industrial Engineering recognizes students each spring at the Annual Industrial Engineering Student Awards Banquet. This year, the banquet was cancelled due to the ongoing situation with Coronavirus. However, that did not stop the students, faculty and staff from distributing the awards. The Department handed out its six most prestigious awards, and the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering also awarded more than $155,000 in scholarships to 60 deserving students.

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