INFORMS Releases

BALTIMORE, MD, February 27, 2024 – 

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

• New Research Finds Silver Lining in Virtual Learning During COVID-19, The Importance of Online Student Engagement (INFORMS journal INFORMS Transactions on Education)
• The Impact of User-Generated Content on Video Streaming Platforms – New Artists Win, At the Expense of Established Artists (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
• New Research Shows Investors Respond Meaningfully to CEO Activism (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• Fighting Inequities in School Resources – Why Research Shows Nonprofits Working with U.S. Public Schools Could Unknowingly Be Part of the Problem (INFORMS journal Management Science)

BALTIMORE, MD, February 22, 2024 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected three finalists for the 2024 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics and data science.

BALTIMORE, MD, February 21, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great strides in the past few years, even months. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that AI agents can build trust – like that of humans.

BALTIMORE, MD, February 12, 2024 – New research has found that women and minorities are more likely to pay higher premiums when they take out auto loans. A new study conducted by researchers at three leading universities found that women and minorities pay a statistically significant and greater dealer interest rate markup than men and non-minorities.

BALTIMORE, MD, January 31, 2024 –

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

• Streamlining Emergency Dispatches by Incorporating Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles: More Lives Can Be Saved in Overdose Situations (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
• Women Helping Women Leads to Increased Sales: New Research Breaks Down the Importance of Female Mentors (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
• New Research Says Political Polarization Can Unknowingly Threaten Workplace Relationships (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• New Algorithm Tests New Retail Product Popularity Faster, Saving Time and Money (INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics)