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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Researchers: COVID-19 Data Often Incomplete, Unavailable

Researchers: COVID-19 Data Often Incomplete, Unavailable

The Richmond County Daily Journal, July 16, 2020

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across North Carolina, key parts of the state’s science and data remain inaccessible to the public. “North Carolina is relying on the data and the science to lift restrictions responsibly, and right now our increasing numbers show we need to hit the pause button while we work to stabilize our trends,” Gov. Roy Cooper said June 24 when he announced the modified Phase Two restrictions.

Researchers: Women Shouldering the Burden of Pandemic Life More Than Men

Researchers: Women Shouldering the Burden of Pandemic Life More Than Men

Fox 23, July 16, 2020

Research shows women are shouldering the burden of the coronavirus pandemic far more than men when it comes to distance learning, childcare and household labor. Dr. Ruomeng Cui from Emory University, along with researchers from Harvard University, studied a large database where scholars submit papers they are working on and found productivity among male researchers increased 35 percent during the lockdown, while productivity for female researchers stayed flat or dropped. 

Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Became Florida's Perfect Storm

Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Became Florida's Perfect Storm

The Conversation, July 16, 2020

If there’s one state in the U.S. where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s Florida. Florida is an international crossroads, a magnet for tourists and retirees, and its population is older, sicker and more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 on the job than the country as a whole. When the coronavirus struck, the conditions there made it a perfect storm.

Study: Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks in Residential Colleges Requires Frequent Testing

Study: Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks in Residential Colleges Requires Frequent Testing

Yale Insights, July 16, 2020

University administrators are spending their summers planning for how to hold classes safely in the fall. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Edward Kaplan seeks to aid such decision making by using a computer model to estimate the likely effects of different approaches to testing and isolating infected students in a residential college setting. It finds that weekly testing will keep outbreaks under control under relatively optimistic scenarios, but that testing every three days would be more reliable. 

Too Fast, Too Furious: Is U.S. Vaccine Development Headed in the Wrong Direction?

Too Fast, Too Furious: Is U.S. Vaccine Development Headed in the Wrong Direction?

Barron's, July 16, 2020

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the U.S., people are yearning for a win after Washington’s spectacular failures to secure adequate supplies of testing kits and personal protective equipment. Success hinges on whether any of the fast-tracked Covid-19 vaccine candidates supported by the almost $10 billion federally funded Operation Warp Speed will save the day. With the aim of getting 300 million doses of safe and effective vaccines delivered by January 2021, the challenge is enormous. 

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