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BALTIMORE, MD, May 15, 2025 – As automation and globalization continue reshaping the workforce, high-paying jobs in traditionally male-dominated sectors are shrinking while demand for roles in healthcare, education and other “feminine” industries surges. But despite strong salaries and job security, men remain reluctant to enter these fields. Why? Groundbreaking new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science has the answer – and a solution.
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – Researchers who took a close look at loosened concealed carry laws between 2010 and 2017 have found that “Shall Issue” regulations, which remove local authority discretion on the issuance of concealed carry gun permits, contribute to a significant increase in handgun purchases. At the same time, the researchers found that in states that adopted “Permitless Carry” policies, there was no noticeable change in gun purchases.
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Panama Canal reduces traffic by more than a 3rd because of severe drought conditions
NPR, January 23, 2024
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management at North Carolina State University, about the bottle neck the reduction in traffic is causing.
Sheldon H. Jacobson: COVID-19, RSV and flu cases have risen. Should you be concerned?
Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2024
With the new year, three upper respiratory viruses have begun to spread among Americans. COVID-19, seasonal influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, have all been infecting people and making them sick.
Global shipping rates skyrocket as Red Sea crisis deepens
Yahoo! Finance, January 22, 2024
Global shipping rates are skyrocketing as the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen step up their attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea, a critical waterway for world trade.
AI Models' Link To Nonprofit Data Raises Fair Use Question
Law360, January 18, 2024
To develop ChatGPT and text-to-art program Stable Diffusion, artificial intelligence companies did not have to look far for the material that helped their programs wow the world...
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