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It’s a supply and demand issue, a transportation issue, a donor issue, it only scratches the surface. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, new patients are added to the organ waiting list every 9 minutes. Every day 17 people die waiting for a kidney transplant. INFORMS Journal New Research Management science We are working on the transportation part of this issue. 

Sheldon H. Jacobson, Ph.D explains how Travel Scams are the Latest Cyber Security Threats

Determining who is eligible to vote has become a political lightning rod. Several states have enacted new laws related to voting rights, some more restrictive and some more expansive. Are these actions creating appropriate protections, egregious barriers, or reasonable accommodations? News of such activities exacerbates ongoing conflicts between Republican and Democratic lawmakers as they set the stage for the 2022 midterm elections, with control of the Senate and the House up for grabs. 

Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, a spending package agreed upon by a group of 10 senators.

COVID-19 has exacerbated the schism between those who believe that natural immunity from infection is sufficient and those who embrace the benefits of immunity via vaccination.