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?
Fake Hermès Birkin bags and other counterfeit luxury goods are popular not only with people on a budget, but also with those with deeper pockets, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the National University of Singapore analyzed millions of counterfeit purchases by American consumers from more than 24,000 U.S. zip codes on a major cross-border, e-commerce platform. They found that both lower- and higher-income individuals are “significantly more likely” to buy fake luxury items than middle-income consumers, according to a press release by INFORMS on Monday.
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According to PayScale's 2016-2017 College Salary Report, operations research ranks as the master's degree with the third highest salary potential, coming in behind only computer science and engineering, and nurse anesthesia.
Executive director of INFORMS, Melissa Moore, presented the Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heniz III College with the UPS George D. Smith prize. This prize is awarded in recognition of the school's encouragement of stronger ties between industry and students studying operations research and analytics, in particular, for student projects relating to healthcare and real estate.
As the demand for analytics professionals continues to grow, and more and more universities are adding or expanding their analytics programs, it is increasingly important for young analytics professionals to stand out to potential employers. Alan Briggs, INFORMS member and project manager and data scientists with Elder Research, Inc., discusses how the new Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP™) program can place emerging analytics professionals on the path to success.
According to a recent KPMG study, CEOs are relying on an abundance of data and analytics to make critical management decisions, however many CEOs do not trust the data they receive. INFORMS member and University of Notre Dame Professor Scott Nestler discusses the value of the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) program in assuring CEOs and other leadership of an analytics professional's adherence to high standards and the quality of their data.
After identifying a sample of 1,000 digital camera purchases from the browsing and purchase history of more than two million consumers, INFORMS members Bart Bronnenberg of Tilburg University and Carl Mela of Duke University, with Jun Kim of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, discovered unique insight on how advertisers and retailers can influence the final purchase. Their findings will be published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science.
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