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The INFORMS Analytics+ Conference showcased how companies are turning advanced analytics and AI into measurable operational results

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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.”

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American teenagers start their school day too early.

Medical experts have been clear for years: sleep cycle changes during puberty make it hard for teenagers to learn in the early morning. Later school start times have been linked to better sleep, improved mental health, stronger academic performance and even safer driving.

Most school district leaders know about this problem and care about fixing it. But changing the schedule can feel operationally impossible.

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Even with the latest innovations in kidney exchange, most planned transplants cannot actually be carried out: A new study introduces an approach th...

Even with the latest innovations in kidney exchange, most planned transplants cannot actually be carried out: A new study introduces an approach th...

News Release, September 5, 2018

CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2018 – Patients with terminal kidney failure require either frequent dialysis or a new, donated kidney to survive. Donor kidneys can be found via cadavers or by finding a willing and compatible living donor – usually a family member. Then, medical and psychological work is done to determine whether that donor is indeed compatible.  If tests determine that, for example, the donor’s kidney is not likely to be accepted by the patient’s body, then the process halts and restarts.

Ankle bracelets connected to the cloud are giving farmers a wealth of data about their cows

Ankle bracelets connected to the cloud are giving farmers a wealth of data about their cows

CNBC, August 29, 2018

As demand for dairy products increases, farmers are under an increasing amount of pressure to boost yields and ensure their animals are in top physical condition. One business, IceRobotics, wants to use technology to assist the farming process. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company develops and provides data collection and analysis to help farmers monitor the behavior of dairy cows.

Census Bureau Appoints New Leader and Members to Census Scientific Advisory Committee

Census Bureau Appoints New Leader and Members to Census Scientific Advisory Committee

United States Census Bureau, August 15, 2018

The U.S. Census Bureau has named five new members and a chair to the Census Bureau’s Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The committee provides advice on the design, operation and implementation of Census Bureau programs. Among the committee members is Thomas M. Cook, a former INFORMS president and former president of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS). 

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