INFORMS Releases

CATONSVILLE, MD, June 6, 2025 – The consumption of news has undergone a sea of change in the last decade, with a significant proportion of the population consuming content on news aggregator sites and social media. New research published in the peer-reviewed journal Marketing Science has found that when digital news aggregators and social media sites carry news content, there is a spillover effect, attracting traffic to non-news content on the same sites. Both user engagement and content generation of non-news content rides with increases and decreases in the posting of news content.

BALTIMORE, MD – September 10, 2025 â€” New studies published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveal an unexpected consequence of introductory education: they can breed an illusion of expertise. Students learn the basics, but also leave these courses believing they understand more than they possibly can, claiming knowledge of terms that do not exist.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 22, 2025 – Well-intentioned employer-paid maternity leave policies may be the catalyst for the unintended consequence of costing women jobs in the technology workforce instead of boosting their participation, according to a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Management Science.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 20, 2025 – As cities worldwide seek effective strategies to address rising traffic fatalities, a new study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals AI-powered traffic cameras offer a breakthrough solution – not only catching violations, but meaningfully improving overall road safety.