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BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A bipartisan push in Congress would return the power to impose tariffs to the legislature.
The threat of a terrorist attack on America’s energy grid is growing, with attempts being reported at increasing rates. If it’s not terrorism, it could be adversarial nation-states. This all increases the likelihood that a significant attack on the grid could succeed, leaving large swaths of the U.S. in the dark.
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Vaccines are like milk. Both make us stronger, but if stored at the wrong temperature, they spoil.
Pfizer and Moderna on Tuesday announced they have solved coronavirus vaccine manufacturing challenges and promise a significant increase in supply in the coming weeks.
Downtown San Diego’s vaccination super station is slated to reopen Tuesday after a shipment delay of COVID-19 vaccine doses limited the county’s supply, forcing residents to reschedule their appointments.
Three hundred million doses from Pfizer. Three hundred million from Moderna. One hundred million from Johnson & Johnson. One hundred million from Novavax.
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