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Corporate Chains Revolutionize Fertility Clinics: Improved IVF Success Rates, More Treatments and Safer Outcomes
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 21, 2025 – New research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals that corporate chain ownership of fertility clinics not only increases access to treatment but also enhances patient outcomes. The study shows that chain-owned clinics perform 27.2% more IVF cycles, achieve a 13.6% improvement in success rates, and adopt standardized practices that reduce risky multiple births while prioritizing healthier single births.

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The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
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The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.  

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Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up
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Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

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What you need to know about the buzzy technology called ChatGPT

What you need to know about the buzzy technology called ChatGPT

WJCL 22, March 23, 2023

If your kids are completing their homework in record time or your partner has a newly discovered way with words, you may want to learn about ChatGPT — new conversational software fueled by artificial intelligence. Consumer Reporter Asa Aarons Smith explains.

New Audio Available for Media Use: What is ChatGPT and What’s it All About?

New Audio Available for Media Use: What is ChatGPT and What’s it All About?

News Release, March 30, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, March 30, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Soroush Saghafian of Harvard University. He is the founder and director of the Public Impact Analytics Science Lab (PIAS-Lab). His current teaching focuses on machine learning and big data analytics tools for solving societal problems. Saghafian speaks about ChatGPT and breaks down what is it and how it’s being used. 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 29, 2023.

Decision Science Digest: March 29, 2023

Decision Science Digest: March 29, 2023

News Release, March 29, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, March 29, 2023 –

 EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

  • Online Auction Sales Determined by Length of Time Item is Available, Length of Item Description (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Setting Healthy Consumption Goals Isn’t a Losing Scenario for Businesses: While it May Reduce Sales, Profits Increase (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Saving Up or Cashing Out: The Impact Employer Decisions Have on Employee Retirement Decisions (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
  • New Research Looks at the Ripple Effects of Ads on Presidential Elections (INFORMS journal Management Science)
WATCH: Advice for filling out your NCAA bracket

WATCH: Advice for filling out your NCAA bracket

Channel 3000, March 15, 2023

UW-Madison professor of industrial and systems engineering and bracketologist Laura Albert joins Live at Four to talk about how to fill out your bracket for this year's NCAA tournament.

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