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Announcing the results of the 2026 INFORMS Board of Directors election and the new board for 2027.

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INFORMS has named 12 distinguished leaders as the 2026 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the profession.

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Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.

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INFORMS Applauds Passage of Historic Legislation to Modernize STEM Education, Thanks U.S. Rep. Houlahan For Her Leadership

INFORMS Applauds Passage of Historic Legislation to Modernize STEM Education, Thanks U.S. Rep. Houlahan For Her Leadership

News Release, August 2, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, August 2, 2022 – In overwhelming bipartisan fashion, the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the “Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act,” (H.R. 3588) which, if enacted, would modernize STEM education in the United States. The bill passed by a vote of 323 to 92. The legislation now awaits Senate action on its identical companion bill (S. 1839), which was introduced by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

How is "Shrinkflation" affecting your life?

How is "Shrinkflation" affecting your life?

Steve Cochran on the Big 89, August 1, 2022

Why is there so much air in your bag of potato chips? The Steve Cochran Show and University of Illinois Professor Sheldon Jacobson explains what "Shrinkflation" is and why consumer products have been shrinking in size. 

How is “Shrinkflation” affecting your life?

How is “Shrinkflation” affecting your life?

WLS 890AM, August 1, 2022

Why is there so much air in your bag of potato chips? The Steve Cochran Show and University of Illinois Professor Sheldon Jacobson talk about what “Shrinkflation” is and why consumer products have been shrinking in size. 

3 issues to watch as heat strains the grid

3 issues to watch as heat strains the grid

E&E News, August 1, 2022

From the Pacific Northwest to coastal New England, millions of Americans have endured sweltering temperatures in recent weeks, driving record energy consumption and offering a snapshot of emerging risks facing the nation’s power system.

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