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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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CMU students recognized with UPS George D. Smith prize

Pittsburgh Business Times, September 26, 2016

Executive director of INFORMS, Melissa Moore, presented the Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heniz III College with the UPS George D. Smith prize. This prize is awarded in recognition of the school's encouragement of stronger ties between industry and students studying operations research and analytics, in particular, for student projects relating to healthcare and real estate. 

Standing out in the crowd: aCAP certification helps distinguish young analytics talent

KD Nuggets, September 13, 2016

As the demand for analytics professionals continues to grow, and more and more universities are adding or expanding their analytics programs, it is increasingly important for young analytics professionals to stand out to potential employers. Alan Briggs, INFORMS member and project manager and data scientists with Elder Research, Inc., discusses how the new Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP™) program can place emerging analytics professionals on the path to success.

Who's crunching the data?

insideBIGDATA, September 13, 2016

According to a recent KPMG study, CEOs are relying on an abundance of data and analytics to make critical management decisions, however many CEOs do not trust the data they receive. INFORMS member and University of Notre Dame Professor Scott Nestler discusses the value of the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) program in assuring CEOs and other leadership of an analytics professional's adherence to high standards and the quality of their data.

Consumer online search habits provide opportunity for retailers and advertisers

The Times of India, September 7, 2016

After identifying a sample of 1,000 digital camera purchases from the browsing and purchase history of more than two million consumers, INFORMS members Bart Bronnenberg of Tilburg University and Carl Mela of Duke University, with Jun Kim of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, discovered unique insight on how advertisers and retailers can influence the final purchase. Their findings will be published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science.

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