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Use of privacy controls on Facebook depends on user

Buffalo Breeze, December 4, 2016

According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research, even though online social platforms are offering several privacy controls to users, it depends on the user how to use them making privacy a debatable issue. Using data obtained from Facebook researchers tested the relationship between privacy controls and disclosure patterns of Facebook users based on two popular content-sharing activities: Wall posts and private messages. The study found people have different views on the value of privacy controls in managing disclosures, and therefore privacy dangers.

INFORMS presents Penn State grad student with two awards at Annual Meeting

Penn State News, November 14, 2016

Deepak Agrawal, a doctoral student in industrial engineering, will be receiving two awards at the Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 2016 Annual Meeting in Nashville. Agrawal will be receiving the Judith Liebman Award and INFORMS Volunteer Service Award at the Meritorious Level. The awards were designed to recognize INFORMS members who have made exceptional and sustained contributions to their university’s INFORMS chapter.

Want to Increase Donations? Choose Your Words Carefully.

Good News Network, November 8, 2016

A new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science found that leveraging psychological theories on sympathy when drafting a fundraising letter can increase donations by more than 300 percent.

INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize awarded to UCSD professor

NBC 7, November 14, 2016

Ruth Williams, Ph.D., was awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize at the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Nashville, TN. She shares the award with researcher Martin Reiman from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University. The John von Neumann Prize, considered the Nobel Prize in the math field, is named after a famed mathematician and was established in 1975.

E-commerce platforms should focus on sellers, not buyers

POST Online Media, December 1, 2016

A new study to be published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science explores the relationship between buyers and sellers on e-commerce platforms, and which has a greater impact on the platform's growth.

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Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

TIME, March 26, 2025

The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.

Healthcare

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

The Hill, March 11, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the new secretary of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s de facto healthcare czar. He will have influence over numerous highly visible agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, among others. Given that healthcare is something that touches everyone’s life, his footprint of influence will be expansive. 

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

Experts warn logistics industry stakeholders to make contingency plans

Experts warn logistics industry stakeholders to make contingency plans

Seafood Source, March 10, 2025

In their March 2025 forecasts, shipping and logistics experts are warning those who rely on the industry to expect continued disruption, and in order to survive a chaotic landscape, they are advising businesses to spend money conservatively, work with trusted partners, and make comprehensive contingency plans.

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