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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected Purdue University's Krannert School of Management as one of three finalists for the 2022 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) welcomed 67 STEM society CEOs to the 2022 CESSE CEO Meeting on January 23–26 in Annapolis, MD, the first in-person leadership conference since February 2020. The event provided a trusting environment for CEOs and executive directors to connect with other leaders, share experiences, and solve common issues.

America’s National Debt Crisis Might Just Be Beginning: As of the final day of January, the United States’ national debt sat at $29,912,456. That’s almost $90,000 per citizen and $239,087 per taxpayer. These numbers are rapidly rising and despite promises from successive presidents to bring that figure down, the figure increased at an even more rapid rate over the last two years as the federal government implemented multiple federal COVID relief packages. 

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): Ending tariffs for products imported from China, creating incentives for US firms to diversify their supply base and addressing some of the supply chain security issues are the steps the US can take to shore up supply chains.

Even a tiny bit of physical activity is beneficial for the body. The simple fact of preferring public transport to the car, for example, reduces obesity.