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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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Cornell’s David Shmoys on How to Design Fair and Representative Legislative Districts

Cornell’s David Shmoys on How to Design Fair and Representative Legislative Districts

Audio Clip, January 18, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring legislative district design expert David Shmoys. He is a professor of Business Management and Leadership Studies at Cornell University. He teaches in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society. And he is a member of INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences.

Decision Science Digest: January 11, 2022

Decision Science Digest: January 11, 2022

Journal Paper, January 11, 2022
  • New Model Predicts Patient Outcomes to Breast Cancer Treatments (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • The Impact of Augmented Reality Games on Local Businesses (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
  • Analysis of Past Customer Service Caller Behavior Provides Insight, Shorter Wait Times (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • The Impact of Ride-Hailing on Traffic and Carpooling (INFORMS journal Transportation Science)
Kid Covid Boosters Promise Safer Schools if Parents Buy In

Kid Covid Boosters Promise Safer Schools if Parents Buy In

Bloomberg Law, January 5, 2022

Lingering vaccine hesitancy is complicating the Biden administration’s goal to keep kids in classrooms, even with clearance of Pfizer Inc.’s booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds, health policy analysts say.

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