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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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So you Really Want to See your Friends? Here’s how to Assess the Risk

So you Really Want to See your Friends? Here’s how to Assess the Risk

Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2020

Your willpower is fraying. Mine is too.For two months we’ve been good. We’ve Zoomed. We’ve FaceTimed. We’ve waved at neighbors from across the street and behind the fence.But enough is enough. We want to see friends and family in real life.Now many of us are allowing cracks to form in our protective coronavirus fortresses, crossing our fingers while doing our best to mitigate the risk.

ANALYSIS: Of Supply Chains, Contracts & Businesses That Pivot

ANALYSIS: Of Supply Chains, Contracts & Businesses That Pivot

Bloomberg Law, May 18, 2020

Today’s pandemic economy reflects an abrupt drop in worldwide demand, as individuals move less, work less, and purchase less. In the United States, a fractured supply chain struggles to provide goods and services to immobilized regional markets. What do businesses need to come out safely on the other side? And what contract terms will provide the flexibility they need to see it through? 

Industrial Engineering Students Recognized with Department Awards

Industrial Engineering Students Recognized with Department Awards

University of Arkansas, May 18, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of Industrial Engineering recognizes students each spring at the Annual Industrial Engineering Student Awards Banquet. This year, the banquet was cancelled due to the ongoing situation with Coronavirus. However, that did not stop the students, faculty and staff from distributing the awards. The Department handed out its six most prestigious awards, and the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering also awarded more than $155,000 in scholarships to 60 deserving students.

COVID Spurs Calls for Thermometers at Airports

COVID Spurs Calls for Thermometers at Airports

Crain's Chicago Business, May 15, 2020

Airlines want the TSA to screen passengers for a fever. It's a dicey proposition, risking travelers outrage for a procedure that experts say won't keep COVID off planes.

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