News Releases

A new peer-reviewed study found that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs meaningfully reduces cigarette use, while advertising for over the counter (OTC) nicotine products does not. 

Airbnb reviews mentioning a property’s neighborhood safety issues reduce bookings, lower nightly prices and influence whether travelers return to Airbnb at all, though the reviews' transparency can be a mitigating factor.

A new study finds that public charities with corporate directors on their boards are significantly more likely to lobby on behalf of the connected firms’ political interests.

When a politician uses emotionality in social media to engage with his or her constituents, two things happen. One: the politician sees an increase in engagement with individual constituents and then at scale. Two: the politician may actually expand his or her following.

A new study has tested whether hiding authors’ identities in the peer review process makes academic evaluations more fair, reliable and valid. The answer: it’s complicated.

INFORMS announces the results of the 2025 election for the Board of Directors. These new members will begin their tenure on the board beginning January 1, 2026.

When digital news aggregators and social media sites carry news content, there is a spillover effect, attracting traffic to non-news content on the same sites

New studies reveal that intro courses can breed an illusion of expertise. Students learn basics but also believe they understand more than they possibly can, claiming knowledge of terms that do not exist.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 22, 2025 – Well-intentioned employer-paid maternity leave policies may be the catalyst for the unintended consequence of costing women jobs in the technology workforce instead of boosting their participation, according to a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Management Science.