BALTIMORE, MD, January 17, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, has unveiled six finalists for the prestigious 2025 Franz Edelman Award for achievement in advanced analytics, operations research and management science. Recognized as the pinnacle of achievement in the application of analytics and operations research, the award, often referred to as “The Nobel Prize” of O.R. and advanced analytics, celebrates groundbreaking research and innovations that are transforming industries, improving lives and shaping a smarter, more sustainable future.
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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Crowdfunding mobilizes $1.3 billion for innovation funding annually and that amount is projected to more than double in the next five years. Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding for companies that might struggle in the capital markets, but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.
We represent a group of 25 Yale faculty who have just returned from a five-day visit to Israel. Our mission was to learn from and make meaningful academic connections with our Israeli counterparts. Much of what we learned and observed astounded us.
The disruption caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will be mitigated by improvements made to supply chains in recent years, according to Tinglong Dai, a professor of operations management and business analytics at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Early Tuesday morning, the cargo vessel Dali smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, triggering a deadly collapse. Six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of the accident are presumed dead, and the incident has the engineering community on high alert as it strives to prevent future tragedies.
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