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.
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.
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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A new government website is helping families find infant formula amid a national shortage that has parents across the U.S. scouring local store shelves in search of nutrition for their children.
Get a ground-level look at the workings of America’s biggest port. What has caused supply shortages around the world, and what is being done to fix it, on The Inside Story-Broken Supply Chains.
On April 18, a federal court judge ended the federal transportation face mask mandate, deeming it an overstep of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authority. Almost immediately, airlines responded by making face masks on flights optional. The White House continues to urge travelers on all modes of transportation (air, rail and public transit) to continue to wear face masks to reduce virus transmission, particularly for those most vulnerable to developing a serious case of COVID-19.
New audio is available for media use featuring Bill Klimack. He is a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He has more than 35 years of experience analyzing and solving tough problems. Most recently he was the Chevron Oil Company Decision Analysis Job Family Manager. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Bill Klimack. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on May 17, 2022.
New audio is available for media use featuring Arnold Barnett. He is the George Eastman Professor of Management Science and a Professor of Statistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Arnold Barnett. There are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on May 12, 2022.
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