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INFORMS’ Executive Director Elected to Secretary/Treasurer of CESSE
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BALTIMORE, MD, October 2, 2024 – INFORMS Executive Director Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE, has been elected secretary/treasurer of CESSE, The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives. CESSE is an association that convenes senior staff leaders from STEM membership organizations. Through CESSE, these leaders exchange best practices, innovative ideas and strategies for leading their respective organizations to success.

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Philadelphia among the ports impacted by strike along the East Coast
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A strike has officially been called at all ports along the eastern United States, including in Philadelphia.

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Number of Holiday Shopping Days Continues to Expand, With Sales Expected to Rise Among Frugal Consumers
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If you’re in a retail store in early October and are struck by the sudden appearance of holiday gifts, sales, and decorations, you won’t be imagining it. The holiday shopping season may come earlier than ever this year due to several factors, from a short shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas to the distraction of a national election.

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WATCH: Why are lottery jackpots getting bigger?

WATCH: Why are lottery jackpots getting bigger?

Channel 3000, January 12, 2023

MADISON, Wis. — Laura Albert, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Engineering and an expert on mathematical modeling and analytics, joins Live at Four to talk about why lottery jackpots are getting bigger.

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Power Grid International, January 12, 2023

When two substations went down due to gunfire in Moore County, North Carolina the first week of December, schools and businesses closed, the hospital canceled surgeries, gas stations stopped working, traffic signals went dark, water wells stopped pumping, sewer and water treatment plants went on backup generators, and thousands went without heat in their homes. 

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