News Room

A collection of press releases, audio content and media clips featuring INFORMS members and their research.

A closeup shot of the Capitol dome with a flag flying in the center
Media Coverage

In the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections, the political parties in many states are working to redefine their congressional district maps to gain every possible edge. From California and Texas to Tennessee and Virginia, redistricting efforts have taken center stage. The Supreme Court has sanctioned partisan gerrymandering, and the system has evolved to one in which state legislature majorities get to determine who is most likely to fill those seats in Congress.

In short, gerrymandering has become a central feature of the system, not a bug. But what if we rethink the structure entirely?

Read More
A male in a dark jacket with a headset on looks at a screen in the background of a dark room. The screen shows the gameplay of a video game, apparently in a medieval forest.
News Release

A study published in Management Science finds that the industry’s standard approach of matching video game players against opponents with similar skill levels is not necessarily the most effective way to keep people engaged. Instead, researchers show that more sophisticated matchmaking systems—ones that account for how players respond to recent wins, losses and competitive experiences over time—can significantly increase player retention.

Read More
Four women in white coats stand in a row before the camera. Three of them are visibly young and they all have stethoscopes.
Media Coverage

Gendered differences may impact how medical students rank their preferred schools when matching for residency, according to study data published in Organization Science.

Across two studies, the data show that men and women navigate the Main Residency Match differently and highlight the need for improved education on the process, according to Samuel E. Skowronek, PhD, assistant professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and Joyce C. He, PhD, assistant professor of management and organizations at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Read More

Resoundingly Human Podcast

An audio journey of how data and analytics save lives, save money and solve problems.

Subscribe to the podcast

Media Contact

Jeff Cohen
Chief Strategy Officer
INFORMS
Catonsville, MD
[email protected]
443-757-3565

INFORMS in the News

What are you looking for?

Type of Content
Topic
New Research Finds Developing Personalized Disease Screenings for Patients with Chronic Diseases Saves Lives and Money

New Research Finds Developing Personalized Disease Screenings for Patients with Chronic Diseases Saves Lives and Money

News Release, April 26, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, April 26, 2022 – Current healthcare guidelines focus on management of one disease and ignore some patients’ underlying, chronic conditions. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that if personalized disease screening recommendations are made for these patients, it will save lives and money for the healthcare system.

Decision Science Digest: April 26, 2022

Decision Science Digest: April 26, 2022

Journal Paper, April 26, 2022
  • Retail is Not Dead! The Impact of Store Proximity on Sales (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Research Overcomes Cost Barriers for Newborn Disease Screening While Increasing Efficiency and Testing Accuracy (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Model Predicts Purchase to Delivery Time to Increase Customer Satisfaction, Improve Online Sales (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • New Research Finds Stable Scheduling Increases Employee Productivity and Business Revenue (INFORMS journal Management Science)
What is Interpretable Machine Learning?

What is Interpretable Machine Learning?

Audio Clip, April 25, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Cynthia Rudin, a professor of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Statistical Science, Mathematics, and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Cynthia Rudin.

Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the World

Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the World

Audio Clip, April 25, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Andrew Trapp, an associate professor of Operations and Industrial Engineering in the Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Andrew Trapp. He has courtesy professorships in Mathematical Sciences and Data Science. Trapp conducts research on refugee resettlement, and in general, decision making to improve outcomes for migrants such as refugees and asylum seekers. There are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on April 15, 2022.

Do Nutrition Warning Labels on Food Products Help or Hurt?

Do Nutrition Warning Labels on Food Products Help or Hurt?

News Release, April 8, 2022

CATONSVILLE, MD, April 8, 2022 – Regulators around the world are increasingly requiring food product packaging to display nutrition warning labels. This raises the question of whether those warnings influence consumer purchasing decisions, and if so, how does it affect consumers’ health?

Subject Matter Experts in

Supply Chain

View list of experts

Subject Matter Experts in

Healthcare

View list of experts
See all Subject Matter Expert Topics

INFORMS Magazines

OR/MS Today is the INFORMS member magazine that shares the latest research and best practices in operations research, analytics and the management sciences.

Access OR/MS Today Magazine

Analytics magazine showcases articles and research reports based on big data, AI, machine learning, data analytics and other new-age technologies.

Access Analytics Magazine