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Are Nutritional Warning Labels Effective at Steering Consumers Away from Unhealthful Foods?

Are Nutritional Warning Labels Effective at Steering Consumers Away from Unhealthful Foods?

News Release, October 13, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 13, 2022 – In 2016, Chile introduced the gradual implementation of a comprehensive and mandatory food labeling law that was designed to warn consumers of the risks of unhealthy foods. To do so, the law required that if a product contained excessive amounts of certain nutrients (such as sugar), which are considered unhealthful if consumed in large quantities, the product should display mandatory warning labels on the packaging. Moreover, several other countries have already adopted these new warning labels.

Decision Science Digest: October 12, 2022

Decision Science Digest: October 12, 2022

Journal Paper, October 12, 2022
  • New Research Tries to Optimize Airline Boarding Time (INFORMS journal Transportation Science)
  • Combatting Human Trafficking and Violence Against Women, Going Beyond The White House (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • The Friday Effect: How the Day of the Week of a Safety Alert Announcement Saves Lives (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Increasing the Effectiveness of Police Zones: How a New Model is Cutting Response Times and Redistributing the Workload (INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics)
New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

News Release, October 6, 2022

New members of the INFORMS Board of Directors are elected to positions of Treasurer, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Meetings, Vice President of Publications, Vice President of Technology Strategy, and Vice President of Societies and Sections.

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 6, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 6, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that Julie Swann, Ph.D., has been elected the 2024 INFORMS President. Swann, who is the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2023 and will then serve as president and past president in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Decision Science Digest: September 22, 2022

Decision Science Digest: September 22, 2022

Journal Paper, September 22, 2022
  • Creating Innovation: New Research Uses Ikea Products to Develop New Uses for Products (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Research Finds Obvious Impacts to Brands Showing Support for Black Lives Matter (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
  • New Research Reduces Traffic Congestion in San Francisco by Increasing the Usage of Electronic Toll System (INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics)
  • No More Government Food Vouchers? Data Suggests a Way to Allow Healthy Choices to Continue in an Affordable Way (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)

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Decision Science Digest

Decision Science Digest: September 30, 2024 September 30, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, September 30, 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.

  • Focusing on the Family: A Breakthrough in Genetic Testing that Provides Health Information to Everyone, Not Just One Person (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • Utilizing Drones to Save Lives and Fight the Opioid Epidemic: New Model Can Save up to 33 Lives per Year (INFORMS journal Operations Research)
  • Generative AI Interprets Reactions to Polarizing Content: Social Media vs. Email (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Identifying Depression and Preventing Suicide: New Model Utilizes Social Media Data to Save Lives (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
 Decision Science Digest: June 18, 2024 June 18, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, June 18, 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.

  • Tailoring Ads to Consumers: How Facial Expression Software is Streamlining the Process (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Teaming Up to Reach a Goal: New Research Proves Social Ties Improve Long-Standing Success (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Predicting Deliveries: Fostering Trust with Consumers So They Buy Again, A New Model to Nail Down Product Delivery Dates (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • The Tesla Effect! The Impact of EV Charging Locations on Local Businesses (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
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