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Where Does Your PPE Come From? A Lack of Transparency is Hurting Americans

Where Does Your PPE Come From? A Lack of Transparency is Hurting Americans

Fast Company, July 15, 2020

The shortage of crucial medical supplies, especially personal protective equipment, has crippled the United States’ ability to quell the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 54,000 nursing home residents and workers have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. as of June 26. This is a staggering number when compared to nursing homes in Hong Kong, which have reported zero deaths despite cramped quarters.

Get Your Flu Vaccine in the Fall

Get Your Flu Vaccine in the Fall

Modern Healthcare, July 15, 2020

Will you be getting a vaccine in the fall? We're not talking about the vaccine you think we are, of course. The most important vaccine that every person should get is for seasonal influenza. 

How Online Marketplaces Can Squeeze More Profits from Third-Party Sales

How Online Marketplaces Can Squeeze More Profits from Third-Party Sales

Forbes India, July 15, 2020

From Amazon to Alibaba, the world’s top online marketplaces sell about $2 trillion in third-party products a year, generating sizeable profits just by opening their websites to other vendors. But many marketplace-style websites may be leaving cash on the table because of how they’re charging vendors to sell their goods online.

Their Finding: College Might be Overestimating How Many Students Can Fit in Classrooms

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 26, 2020

Lauren Steimle is an assistant professor and Dima Nazzal is the director of professional practice in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Working with an undergraduate and graduate student, they put social distancing plans by colleges to a test and find colleges are overly optimistic about their ability to create social distance in classrooms.

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Artificial Intelligence

Plan for AI to handle tax-return preparation

Plan for AI to handle tax-return preparation

Federal News Network, April 12, 2024

Millions of Americans are sweating over one of the most intrusive processes known to mankind. The IRS is in high gear as it prepares to process tax returns.

Healthcare

A Man Deliberately Got 217 COVID Shots. Here’s What Happened + More

The Defender, March 6, 2024

The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

Supply Chain

The Port of Baltimore Will Bounce Back

The Port of Baltimore Will Bounce Back

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, April 9, 2024

In the early morning of March 26, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when a container ship struck it, killing six construction workers and severing water access to most terminals within the Port of Baltimore indefinitely. With respect to economic losses from the port closure, the temporary losses for the region look to be severe. However, there are several reasons to be optimistic about the port's recovery and a minimal long-term loss for the region and the nation.

Supply Chain Disruption: Baltimore’s Economic Pulse Interrupted

Supply Chain Disruption: Baltimore’s Economic Pulse Interrupted

Southern Maryland Chronicle, April 8, 2024

The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge following a ship collision, causing an indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore, poses significant disruptions to the local and national supply chain. Experts warn of extended impacts, particularly on ground transportation logistics, which could reverberate through the economy.

Climate

After Park City Wind failure, can Connecticut offshore wind rebound?

After Park City Wind failure, can Connecticut offshore wind rebound?

WSHU, March 18, 2024

In December 2019, Connecticut announced the largest purchase of renewable energy in state history. Providing 804 megawatts of offshore wind power, Avangrid’s Park City Wind Project promised the equivalent of 14% of the state’s electricity supply, $890 million in direct economic development, improved grid reliability during the winter and the opportunity to slash over 25 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.