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Alok Gupta Named INFORMS Fellow

Alok Gupta Named INFORMS Fellow

University of Minnesota, September 26, 2024

Carlson School of Management Information & Decision Sciences Professor Alok Gupta is receiving the INFORMS Fellow Award, a lifetime achievement recognition from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Study of data from start of pandemic examined changes in privacy and data choices

Study of data from start of pandemic examined changes in privacy and data choices

Tech Xplore, September 26, 2024

A crisis can alter one's personal considerations of the benefits and costs related to choices around data and privacy. In a new study, researchers used location data before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to determine how U.S. consumers reacted. They found that decisions to opt out of privacy declined and conclude that societal considerations might have influenced consumers' choices; ideology and demographics also played a role.

Unanimous House Vote Propels Groundbreaking STEM Education Reform Forward

Unanimous House Vote Propels Groundbreaking STEM Education Reform Forward

My ChesCo, September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a significant stride toward modernizing educational curricula, the House of Representatives has this week unanimously passed the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) alongside Representative Jim Baird (R-IN). This legislation aims to revamp math education across K-12 schools by integrating innovative teaching methods in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), thereby aligning with the evolving demands of the job market.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2024

Mpox is spreading across several African countries. The World Health Organization declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hardest hit, though Burundi has also seen a recent surge of cases. To date this year, 36,000 suspected cases have been reported, with more than one-half among children younger than 15 years old. In Burundi alone, two-thirds of the recent cases have been in those younger than 19.

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The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

Parcel, October 2, 2024

The supply chain for many small parcel shipping companies is typically long. Products are often made in distant lands, travel on oceans and waterways, arrive at ports, are then transported to warehouses, from where a third-party logistics provider delivers the product to its intended destination. In a stable world, shippers and customers alike can expect a product to be delivered within the promised time window. However, in a world facing high levels of uncertainty caused by war, pandemic, political instability, raw material shortages, freak accidents (recall the regional and national impact of the bridge collapse in the Port of Baltimore caused by a container ship), and weather, the shipper must work overtime to ensure customer expectations are met at no additional cost, despite these uncertainties.

Climate