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New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes for Grains
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 13, 2025 – A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

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America must act to secure its ‘legacy chips’ from China and other competitors
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Cutting-edge chips, especially those designed to power emerging AI applications, tend to receive the most attention in the media and generate the most excitement. However, so-called “legacy” chips are just as important — if not more — to our daily lives.  

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Do blood donation centers sell your blood?
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January is National Blood Donor Month and, not coincidentally, a time when donations tend to ebb. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood for serious injuries, childbirth, cancer treatments and more, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. 

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Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2022 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2022 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

News Release, January 18, 2022

INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected six finalists for the annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research (O.R.). 

Cornell’s David Shmoys on How to Design Fair and Representative Legislative Districts

Cornell’s David Shmoys on How to Design Fair and Representative Legislative Districts

Audio Clip, January 18, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring legislative district design expert David Shmoys. He is a professor of Business Management and Leadership Studies at Cornell University. He teaches in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society. And he is a member of INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences.

Decision Science Digest: January 11, 2022

Decision Science Digest: January 11, 2022

Journal Paper, January 11, 2022
  • New Model Predicts Patient Outcomes to Breast Cancer Treatments (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • The Impact of Augmented Reality Games on Local Businesses (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Analysis of Past Customer Service Caller Behavior Provides Insight, Shorter Wait Times (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • The Impact of Ride-Hailing on Traffic and Carpooling (INFORMS journal Transportation Science)

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