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New Study Reveals Economic Ripple Effects of Mass Shootings on Local Businesses
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – As communities across the United States continue to confront the devastating toll of mass shootings, new research reveals a staggering economic dimension to these tragedies. A study published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that mass shootings cause an estimated $27 billion in annual lost revenue for U.S. retailers driven by sharp declines in foot traffic, reduced transaction volume and long-term store closures.

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New Research Reveals Concealed Carry ‘Shall Issue’ Laws Increase Handgun Purchases, While ‘Permitless Carry’ Shows No Effect
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – Researchers who took a close look at loosened concealed carry laws between 2010 and 2017 have found that “Shall Issue” regulations, which remove local authority discretion on the issuance of concealed carry gun permits, contribute to a significant increase in handgun purchases. At the same time, the researchers found that in states that adopted “Permitless Carry” policies, there was no noticeable change in gun purchases.

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Can You Fly Without a REAL ID After May 7 Deadline? What To Know
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The time has come: REAL ID will finally be implemented in less than one week, about 20 years after it was initially proposed.

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Two ISyE PhD students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two ISyE PhD students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Georgia Tech News, May 14, 2019

INFORMS member Arden Baxter has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Baxter, a PhD student with Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) received one of only four grants given by the NSF in the industrial engineering/operations research category. Baxter, who has a bachelor’s degree from Rollins College in math and computer science, is advised by William W. George Chair and Professor Pinar Keskinocak, who also directs the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems, and is an INFORMS Fellow and the INFORMS President-Elect.

Is piracy helping or hurting online word of mouth buzz around motion picture releases?

Is piracy helping or hurting online word of mouth buzz around motion picture releases?

News Release, May 14, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 14, 2019 – Researchers from the University of Houston and Western University in London, Ontario, published new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science that has found that the power of word of mouth (WOM) is effective at boosting demand for counterfeited copies of motion pictures, but it depends on when the copies are made available.

INFORMS joins new professional society consortium to fight sexual harassment in STEMM

INFORMS joins new professional society consortium to fight sexual harassment in STEMM

News Release, May 6, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 6, 2019 – INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, announced today that it has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine). The mission of the Societies Consortium is to advance professional and ethical conduct, climate and culture across STEMM fields.

How pattern recognition and machine learning helps public safety departments

How pattern recognition and machine learning helps public safety departments

State Tech, May 3, 2019

The world is awash in data, and police departments are no exception. Now, they are beginning to make better use of that data. Police departments are starting to use machine learning and layering on artificial intelligence to make smarter, more informed policing decisions. Although the technology is still in its infancy, public safety agencies like the New York Police Department see significant potential in pattern recognition algorithms, AI and the ability to turn unstructured data into structured data that supports and informs police work.

Airbnb v. hotels: New research sheds light on how they can compete and benefit in the sharing economy

Airbnb v. hotels: New research sheds light on how they can compete and benefit in the sharing economy

News Release, May 6, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 6, 2019 – Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science which sheds new light on the impact Airbnb and similar “sharing economy” companies are having on the hospitality industry.  The findings suggest that in some cases, the presence of Airbnb can help attract more demand in some markets while challenging the traditional hotel pricing strategies. 

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