A Second Phase of Coronavirus
INFORMS member Julie Swann speaks to how to prepare for a second phase of Covid-19 on WTOP Sunday morning.
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Museums take this educational role seriously, and many institutions understand the need to sustain and broaden their appeal. “They used to be these big ivory towers of knowledge and history and thought and art,” said Hilary Knight, director of Change& in London and former director of digital at Tate. “Museums themselves are changing their role to be centers for discussion and encounter and to be much more participatory.”
'Ghost ships' are vessels that disappear from public tracking systems, their location manipulated or their digital record misleading. An estimated 65% of outbound tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz operate in dark mode, reducing visibility and increasing supply chain uncertainty. Misinformation in vessel tracking can cause manufacturing delays, compliance risks and financial losses. Layered verification processes, combining AIS data with other sources and escalation triggers for handling uncertain shipments, can help mitigate risk.
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INFORMS member Julie Swann speaks to how to prepare for a second phase of Covid-19 on WTOP Sunday morning.
The reality is reopening parts of the country doesn’t mean that more closures could happen later. Sheldon Jacobson a risk assessment expert and computer science professor at the University of Illinois explains the risk and consideration going into the these decisions.
As we move through the first wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States, which has most severely impacted large, densely populated cities, Midwestern university towns are poised to be epicenters for the second wave, as we approach the fall semester.
In an online discussion, Yale faculty members discussed what’s missing from the public health response to COVID-19 and offered visions of the post-pandemic world.
Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he would extend the state's safer-at-home and other social distancing orders until May 26 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Republican lawmakers who argued the orders would negatively impact the economy. We talk to a risk analyst about what policymakers will weigh in the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.

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