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USA Cycling Awarded the 2025 INFORMS Edelman Award for Data-Driven Olympic Gold Strategy
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Trump Vows to Veto Bill Blocking Tariffs as Markets Reel
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A bipartisan push in Congress would return the power to impose tariffs to the legislature.

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The Hidden Threat in America’s Defense: Our Energy Grid
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The threat of a terrorist attack on America’s energy grid is growing, with attempts being reported at increasing rates. If it’s not terrorism, it could be adversarial nation-states. This all increases the likelihood that a significant attack on the grid could succeed, leaving large swaths of the U.S. in the dark.

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5 Lessons to Learn from a Disney Research Scientist

5 Lessons to Learn from a Disney Research Scientist

Direct Marketing News, May 16, 2017

The magic of Disney may be partially attributed to Tinker Bell's sprinkling of faith, trust, and pixie dust, but it can also be chalked up to the company's reliance on data and research. Maarten Bos, a research scientist for Disney Research, and speaker at the recent 2017 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference, is one of the people who makes this kind of magic (or as the organization calls it, the "science behind the magic") happen.

New study shows important economic contributions of H-1B visas

New study shows important economic contributions of H-1B visas

News Release, June 7, 2017

CATONSVILLE, MD, June 7, 2017 – A new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science shows that the U.S. economy is strengthened by H-1B visa holders who fill key roles in enhancing organizations and supplementing the work of their U.S. peers. This is particularly true for trades like the U.S. audit industry that employ a large number of individuals who hold H-1B visas, and who recruit highly skilled foreign workers for specialty occupations. 

Cost and treatment uncertainty drive healthcare coverage choice

Cost and treatment uncertainty drive healthcare coverage choice

Archy Newsy, June 5, 2017

By examining the actual causes of why patients choose more generous health insurance coverage and costly treatments, a recent Marketing Science study discovered that not just cost, but the lack of knowledge and uncertainty about effectiveness of other treatments, drives choice.

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