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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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UCSD professor awarded the INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize

The Guardian, November 17, 2016

UCSD professor of mathematics Ruth Williams on Tuesday night was awarded the prestigious John von Neumann Theory Prize, given annually by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, for her pioneering research on the theory and applications of “stochastic networks and their diffusion approximations.” Williams, who holds the Charles Lee Powell Endowed Chair in Mathematics, shared the award with Martin Reiman of Columbia University’s department of industrial engineering and operations research. Both researchers accepted their prize of $5,000, a medallion and a citation at an annual INFORMS meeting in Nashville, Tenn. 

PROS scientists selected to address 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting

Business Wire, November 14, 2016

PROS, the revenue and profit realization company, announced that members of its Science and Research team – Ravi Kumar, Ph.D., Ang Li, Ph.D, and Wei Wang, Ph.D. – will deliver presentations based on their research at the 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., at the Music City Center. More than 5,000 leading academics, industry experts, INFORMS members, students and government agency representatives are expected to attend.

Lone Star Analysis showcases multi-criteria modeling at INFORMS Annual Meeting

Benzinga.com, November 14, 2016

During the 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Nashville, Steve Roemerman, CEO of Lone Star Analysis presented, "A Multicriteria, Multiplayer Model: The Protest Casino." Mr. Roemerman described simulation and modeling for public policy in Federal acquisitions. His co-author was Randal Allen. The work presented at INFORMS involved modeling competitive behavior among bidders using game theory methods, econometrics, and policy analysis among other academic fields. 

University of Tennessee faculty support INFORMS Annual Meeting in Nashville

Tennessee Today, November 11, 2016

Bogdan Bischescu, an associate professor of management science at University of Tennessee, is serving as program chair for the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting November 13–16 in Nashville, Tennessee. Seven faculty members from the Haslam College of Business and Tickle College of Engineering join him on the conference’s organizing committee.

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