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INFORMS Applauds Passage of Historic Legislation to Modernize STEM Education
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 26, 2024 – In overwhelming bipartisan fashion, the U.S. House of Representatives just passed the “Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act,” (H.R. 1735) which, if enacted, would modernize STEM education in the United States. The bill passed by unanimous consent.

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Closing the Racial Gap in CRC: Screening is Just the First Step
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Too many people in the United States are dying of colorectal cancer (CRC). The #2 cancer killer in the United States, it impacts Black Americans disproportionately. Compared to White adults, Black adults aged 50 and above get colon cancer at a rate that’s 23% higher than White adults and have a 31% higher risk of dying from the disease.1 These disparities persist despite progress in screening and treatment and are particularly frustrating because CRC is highly treatable when caught in early stages and even preventable when pre-cancers are identified and removed through screening. These differences in incidence and mortality persist even while we have made progress to make screening more accessible to all. A 2019 NIH study showed that a similar proportion of Black and White Americans are up to date with CRC screening2, a meaningful improvement since 20053. If screening access and uptake are now so similar, why do these disparities persist?  

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Big Government and Big Tech both want your biometric data
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Both Amazon and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are demanding the biometric data of all Americans.

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Top Premier Global Professional Certifications & Designations In Data Science

Top Premier Global Professional Certifications & Designations In Data Science

IT Mix, May 13, 2020

As the demand for data science professionals is increasing, there is a challenge faced by recruiters around the world. This challenge is of hiring potential candidates who have all the required skills. There is more satisfaction required at the end of recruiters and hiring managers as they know the challenge to identify the knowledge and skills of a person in a few hours of the interview. For this reason, a person who is having a professional certification gets more weightage at the time of consideration. 

Which COVID-19 Safety Policies Will Comfort Consumers?

Which COVID-19 Safety Policies Will Comfort Consumers?

Morning Consult, May 14, 2020

As more states relax stay-at-home guidelines, many consumers across the country are re-entering spaces that were once very familiar to them: retail stores, restaurants and other public places. 

Organic chicken business falters in pandemic

Organic chicken business falters in pandemic

E&E News, May 13, 2020

For all the pain the coronavirus pandemic has handed the meat industry, the implications may be especially strong for a less-publicized segment of the business: organic chickens.

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