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Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems & Public Policy, offering degrees at the intersection of people, policy, & technology.
A Business Insider article examines declining trust between employers and employees, leaving many workers unhappy. Prof. Denise Rousseau says that when companies treat employees fairly and support them, loyalty can grow even in today’s fast-changing workplace. www.businessinsider.com/workplace-lo...
The new rules of workplace loyalty
Corporate America has descended into total dysfunction. There's only one way back: restoring loyalty between employers and employees.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Prof. Andrew Garin commented in a Forbes article on NYC’s Childcare Navigator, which helps parents access subsidies faster, letting more mothers return to work. He says, “Child care subsidies can meaningfully boost female employment, especially in low-income families.” www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
NYC Childcare Navigator Scales, Boosting Maternal Employment
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) partnered with Mirza to launch a tool that helps paraprofessionals identify all available child care subsidies in five minutes.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An @theatlantic.com article explains that many states are now targeting unlicensed cannabis shops that look legal but aren’t. Prof. Daniel Nagin notes that “you can’t arrest your way out of problems like illicit markets." www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Professor Rebekah Fitzsimmons was featured in a recent @ap-news.bsky.social article discussing how AI is blurring the lines of academic integrity and pushing schools to reconsider not only how they detect cheating, but what cheating even means. apnews.com/article/ai-c...
The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
High school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Prof. Linda Babcock was recently featured in @forbes.com’s list of “10 Books That Will Make You a Better Negotiator.”

Her book explores how women can strengthen their negotiation skills to achieve their goals. www.forbes.com/sites/entert...
10 Best Negotiation Books That Will Improve Your Skills
Learn from experts with these negotiation books, offering practical advice, real-world examples, and actionable skills to achieve better outcomes.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Scammers are getting smarter, using AI and cryptocurrency to make their schemes more convincing than ever.

Heinz College Professor Rahul Telang explains how deepfakes, fake job offers, and crypto scams are tricking people and what you can do to stay safe. theconversation.com/scams-and-fr...
Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We’re thrilled to congratulate Rema Padman on receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur!

This honor, the highest recognition given by the institute, celebrates alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in their fields.
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Extreme weather is putting major strain on U.S. power grids. New research led by Prof. Shixiang (Woody) Zhu at CMU’s Heinz College explores data-driven ways to make the grid stronger and more reliable during severe weather. www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2025/O...
In the Face of Extreme Weather Events' Devastating Effects on Power Grids, Study Identifies Vulnerabilities
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, winter storms, and tornadoes, have become a major cause of large-scale electric power outages in recent years, causing billions of dollars in losses.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Asli Gulcur, former Salesforce senior executive, has joined Heinz College as part of our inaugural Master of Science in AI Systems Management class. We are proud to have her in the cohort & loved her perspective in a recent Forbes article on why she chose this program! www.forbes.com/sites/gelila...
Why Companies Will Soon Need A Chief AI Officer
The Chief AI Officer is emerging as a critical C-suite role and executives are moving quickly to build the skills needed to deliver on its responsibilities.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are excited to share that Ramayya Krishnan will speak at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta later this month!

Read more here! meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Heinz College students partnered with FLM Haiti to create an electronic medical records system for a rural health clinic in Haiti, designed to work even without reliable internet or electricity.

Read more about how their capstone project is making an impact! www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2025/S...
A Clinic in Haiti Wanted to Better Document Patient Care. These Students Helped.
FLM Haiti, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that runs the clinic abroad and provides education, literacy training, and other services to people in Haiti, partnered with a team of Heinz College graduate students this spring to develop a better system for documenting patient care.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Heinz College’s Rema Padman coauthored a study alongside @usc.edu, @ttu.edu, and the Medical University of South Carolina on new models for surgery scheduling that cut delays, congestion, and costs—offering hospitals data-driven solutions with real impact.

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New Models Address Problems Related to Timing, Scheduling of Surgeries, Capacity Planning, and Patients' Stays in Recovery Units
In collaboration with a hospital, researchers examined problems related to the timing and scheduling of surgeries and patients' stays in recovery units. They developed an integrated elective surgery assignment, sequencing, and scheduling problem (ESASSP) and devised new ways to solve it.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools.”

In a column for @us.theconversation.com, Professor Rahul Telang of @cmuheinzcollege.bsky.social shares strategies for identifying and avoiding #AI-. #crypto-, and personal data-driven scams:
Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.
theconversation.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
From the federal government to leading pharmaceutical companies, Heinz College students made an impact this summer.

Read where Ardak Baizhaxynova, Joyce Cerasulo, Moid Hassan, and Amy Kang put their skills to work! www.heinz.cmu.edu/media/2025/S...
Heinz College Students Take AI from Classroom to Practice
This summer, graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy put their AI skills to the test, tackling challenges that matter in health care, policy, and beyond. Their projects have real stakes, real budgets, and real consequences.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last week, we hosted an event on AI in healthcare and professional development for future healthcare leaders.

A big thank you to the Western Chapter of ACHE, Duquesne University, and the University of Pittsburgh for helping make this event possible and for supporting these important conversations.
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@ananyasen.bsky.social, Associate Professor of IT and Management, had a recent profile on iSchool! His research explores how digital platforms and technology impact business, media, and society, including projects on misinformation and online echo chambers. www.ischools.org/post/feature...
Featured Member
iSchools Featured Member Ananya Sen
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September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What makes health care collaborations succeed over time? A new study coauthored by Heinz College’s Anna T. Mayo finds health care collaborations thrive when the same reps stay involved, building trust, sharing knowledge, and strengthening outcomes.

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Study: In Interorganizational Health Care Collaborations, Stability of Representation Is Key
Interorganizational collaborations are increasingly used to tackle some of society’s most complex challenges. In health care, this takes many forms, such as strategic alliances, interorganizational networks, joint ventures, and public-private partnerships.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How can data and technology strengthen public service? Our students put their skills to the test this summer, tackling real government challenges and delivering impact for communities.

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Public Interest Technology in Action: Carnegie Mellon Students Tackle Government Challenges with Data and Policy Skills
From analyzing parole violation patterns in Pennsylvania's state corrections system to mapping language barriers across Allegheny County, four Heinz College students spent their summer tackling some of the thorniest challenges in public service—armed with SQL queries, statistical models, and a healthy dose of optimism about what data can accomplish when harnessed to solve real-world problems.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Heinz College students teamed up with the National League of Cities in Prof. Chris Goranson’s Policy Innovation Lab to launch a campaign and platform helping low-income taxpayers claim the EITC.

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Students Create Marketing Campaign, Platform to Help Low-Income Taxpayers
Each year, low-income earners can reduce the taxes they owe by hundreds or thousands of dollars through an IRS tax credit. But a lack of information about the benefit has caused many eligible taxpayers not to claim it, leaving a collective $7 billion on the table annually.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM