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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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With the recent hurricanes, can the supply chain catch up?

With the recent hurricanes, can the supply chain catch up?

Audacy, October 6, 2022

If there is one thing we've had a crash course in during the pandemic is the supply chain.We've basically learned it affects everything in our life. With recent hurricanes disrupting cargo ship routes, holiday demand creeping up on us, and continued semi chip conductors... how are we doing? Can the supply chain catch up? Zach Collier is an assistant professor and supply chain expert with Radford University. He joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss the constant changes.

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

News Release, October 6, 2022

New members of the INFORMS Board of Directors are elected to positions of Treasurer, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Meetings, Vice President of Publications, Vice President of Technology Strategy, and Vice President of Societies and Sections.

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 6, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 6, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that Julie Swann, Ph.D., has been elected the 2024 INFORMS President. Swann, who is the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2023 and will then serve as president and past president in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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