Sunday, February 2, 2014

60 Years of Urban Travel Forecasting - Traffic Continues to Fascinate

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It is hard to miss all the recent news about transportation and traffic,  including the (in)famous so-called "traffic study" in Ne...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Logistics Behind Scheduling Speakers for My Humanitarian Logistics Class

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Having speakers come to campus is always a highlight and I have written a blogpost on "Tips for Organizing a Successful Speaker Series,...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Two Great Upcoming Events at the Isenberg School - Not for Women Only

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The weather outside is frigid but there is a lot of energy and warmth around indoors with the beginning of the new academic semester. I ha...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

How Was Your First Day of Classes?

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I very much like the rhythm of the academic life with semesters supporting the year and with class schedules. Yesterday, was the first day...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Operations Researchers and the World Economic Forum in Davos

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The 2014 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting takes place this week in Davos, Switzerland, January 22-25. The theme this year is The Res...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Braess Paradox is Back and in New Scientist

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This week I received a message from none other than Professor Dietrich Braess after whom the (in)famous paradox is named -- wherein adding a...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Welcome Back, Coach Mark Whipple, to UMass Amherst Football!

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I watched the press conference, with great speeches by the President of UMass, Dr. Robert Caret,  the Head of the UMass Board of Trustees, H...