We Should ‘Split the Difference' When it Comes to Time Changes, Professor Says
As debate continues about ending the twice-a-year time changes and keeping one consistent time, one University of Illinois professor has a solution.
BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.
Donald Trump's return to the White House is likely to usher in sweeping changes that affect retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Costco — from new tariffs to tax cuts and a new regulatory environment.
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As debate continues about ending the twice-a-year time changes and keeping one consistent time, one University of Illinois professor has a solution.
Fortune had it that when George Ball was looking to get a dehumidifier for his Indiana home, the house had one sitting in the basement from the previous owners. So he took it up to the bedroom, plugged it in, and went downstairs for dinner. A while later, he went back upstairs and found that the dehumidifier was on fire, with flames reaching from floor to ceiling. He called 911, and he and his wife, luckily, were able to put the blaze out.
Every few months, a story goes viral about women being kidnapped from superstore parking lots or sex traffickers marking the cars of potential victims. These tales quickly sow the seeds of anxiety and fear online, but they do little to help those at risk for abuse and sex trafficking keep themselves safe.
In much of the national conversation over supply chain challenges and possible solutions over the past year, the one factor that has often been overlooked has been the matter of trust.
BALTIMORE, MD, March 13, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Sheldon Jacobson. He talks about the analytics surrounding March Madness. He’s a founding professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on March 8, 2023.
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