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RAND Corporation Appoints Susan Everingham Director of RAND Pittsburgh Office — Sep. 3, 2008
Susan S. Everingham, a 20-year member of the RAND Corporation research and management staff, has been appointed director of the nonprofit research organization’s Pittsburgh office.
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Donor Spotlight: Donald B. and Susan Rice — Aug. 18, 2008
"Susan and I were really pleased to be able to support Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS) with a special multiyear grant, supporting three fellowships each year for five years. We like helping PRGS attract the most outstanding students for the next generation of public policy researchers."
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Special 40% Summer Savings on RAND Books and Reports — Aug. 7, 2008
The RAND Corporation is offering a special 40% Web discount on all
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Philippa Foster Back Joins Board Of Trustees For RAND Europe — Aug. 4, 2008
RAND Europe today announced that Philippa Foster Back OBE has joined its Board of Trustees. "Philippa's experience and expertise will make an invaluable contribution to the success of RAND Europe," said Jonathan Grant, president of RAND Europe and a trustee.
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Researcher Spotlight: Emma Aguila, Associate Economist — Jul. 24, 2008
Emma Aguila, an Associate Economist at RAND and one of the founders of the Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP), was awarded the first place in the Inter-American Award for Research on Social Security. Her other research interests include retirement policy, and health and labor market dynamics.
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Professor and Former Journalist Appointed Interim Dean of Pardee RAND Graduate School — Jul. 17, 2008
Molly Selvin has been appointed interim dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, one of the nation's original graduate programs in public policy, awarding a Ph.D. in policy analysis. Selvin has been a faculty member of the school for nearly 25 years, teaching courses on the U.S. Constitution, the use of history in policy analysis and the role of the media in public policy.
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Celebrate RAND's 60th Anniversary By Learning More About Our History — Jun. 26, 2008
For decades, the RAND Corporation has collaborated with scholars interested in documenting our institution, its work, and the broad variety of research areas in which we have been engaged. A selection of commercial books written about RAND is now available.
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Francis Fukuyama Addresses Pardee Graduates: Foreign Policy Must Move Beyond Military — Jun. 23, 2008
Noted author and political scientist Francis Fukuyama said this weekend at the Pardee RAND Graduate School commencement ceremony that the United States must adapt to a world in which military might is no longer enough, and needs to address its problems at home if it wants to continue to have global influence.
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Global Affiliates Program: A Community of Analysts, Leaders Interested in Global Policy — Jun. 19, 2008
RAND Global Affiliates provides a forum through which a select group with interest in policy and international affairs can have a beneficial and sustained relationship with each other and with RAND. The program puts RAND’s work into a global context, particularly in regards to policy and policymaking processes.
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Francis Fukuyama to Speak at Pardee RAND Graduate School Commencement Exercises — Jun. 2, 2008
Noted author and philosopher Francis Fukuyama will be the speaker at the Pardee RAND Graduate School commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. June 21 at the RAND Corporation's Santa Monica campus.
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Researcher Spotlight: Samir Puri, Analyst — May 28, 2008
Samir Puri is an Analyst in the "Defence and Security" team at RAND Europe. His research interests include defense policy and planning and international security affairs. He has been selected as the 2008 recipient of RAND Europe's Fellowship award, which aims to foster research collaboration within RAND.
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Donor Spotlight: Samueli Institute — May 28, 2008
"We are honored to be working in partnership with RAND to establish the Samueli Institute Fund for Policy Studies in Integrative Medicine at RAND. We believe this fund will make possible the type of high- quality research needed to answer the tough questions and to design effective policies."
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Researcher Spotlight: Ateev Mehrotra, Policy Analyst — May 14, 2008
Ateev Mehrotra, Policy Analyst at RAND and Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was awarded the Milton W. Hamolsky Junior Faculty Award at the 31st annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
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RAND Corporation Names Daniel McCaffrey as PNC Chair in Policy Analysis — Apr. 28, 2008
The RAND Corporation has appointed Daniel McCaffrey as the PNC Chair in Policy Analysis. The position was created to enable a researcher to devote a portion of his time to support new research on emerging or underappreciated issues, mentor promising researchers, and provide leadership within RAND's Pittsburgh office.
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RAND Corporation Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members — Apr. 7, 2008
U.S. Army Gen. John Keane, businessmen Charles Martin and Bob Wright, and Johns Hopkins University professor Francis Fukuyama have been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees.
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Melissa Flournoy Named Director of RAND Gulf States Policy Institute — Mar. 18, 2008
Founding president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) Melissa Flournoy has agreed to become director of the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI). Flournoy will assume leadership of RGSPI May 19 and will be based in the New Orleans office.
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Researcher Spotlight: Cheryl L. Damberg — Feb. 27, 2008
Cheryl Damberg is a Senior Researcher at RAND. Her areas of expertise include pay for performance, quality measurement, patient safety, consumer-directed health plans, and assessing the impact of health care reform initiatives on quality and costs.
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Jeffrey Hiday Appointed Director of Media Relations — Feb. 13, 2008
Jeffrey Hiday, a veteran public relations executive and news reporter, has joined the RAND Corporation as director of media relations. Hiday will be based at RAND's Washington office, and will direct staff in both RAND's Santa Monica headquarters and in Washington.
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Endowment Created to Study Alternative, Complementary and Integrative Medicine — Feb. 7, 2008
The RAND Corporation and the Samueli Institute have created an endowment to support independent policy research on complementary, alternative and integrative medicine
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Robert Brook Receives Health Research & Educational Trust's 2008 TRUST Award — Jan. 23, 2008
Dr. Robert Brook, vice president and director of RAND Health, was selected by the Health Research & Educational Trust as the recipient of the 2008 TRUST Award. The TRUST Award recognizes individuals who have exhibited visionary leadership in the health care field.
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Robert E. Hunter Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown — Jan. 7, 2007
Robert E. Hunter is an expert in a wide variety of foreign policy and national security fields. He was recently awarded the Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown by the Belgian government for his work in modernizing NATO and for helping to repair US-Belgian relations after the Iraq war.
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Researcher Spotlight: Robert Lempert — Nov. 30, 2007
Robert Lempert is an expert in science and technology policy, with a special focus on climate change, energy, and the environment. He was a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007 along with Vice President Al Gore.
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Board of Trustees Elects Three New Members; Names First Trustee Emeritus — Nov. 19, 2007
The RAND Corporation Board of Trustees has elected Gen. John W. Handy, real estate executive Peter Lowy, and businessman Donald Tang. In addition, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Harold Brown was elected “trustee emeritus,” a new category established by the Board of Trustees.
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Donor Spotlight: Ann McLaughlin Korologos — Nov. 15, 2007
On National Philanthropy Day, RAND spotlights donor Ann McLaughlin Korologos, chairman of the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees. Korologos has had a rich career in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
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Iao Katagiri Honored at Big Thinking Women's "50 @ 50+ in L.A." Event — Nov. 13, 2007
Iao Katagiri, Deputy Vice President of the Office of External Affairs and Director of Community Relations for the RAND Corporation, is being honored as one of fifty exceptional women in Los Angeles who are over the age of fifty.
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Robert Brook Receives David E. Rogers Award — Nov. 6, 2007
Dr. Robert Brook, vice president and director of RAND Health, received the David E. Rogers Award, granted annually to a member of a medical school faculty who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people.
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RAND Corporation Washington Office Voted 'Great Place to Work' — Nov. 1, 2007
The RAND Corporation's Washington office has been selected as one of The Washingtonian's Great Places To Work for 2007. The magazine notes that RAND "… researches everything from healthcare reform to criminal justice—and media and government pay attention to Rand [sic] reports."
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RAND Congratulates Hurwicz, Lempert for 2007 Nobel Awards — Oct. 19, 2007
Early RAND consultant Leonid Hurwicz shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson. Robert Lempert, Senior Physical Scientist at RAND, was a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace along with Vice President Al Gore.
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New RAND Europe Research Team to Focus on Information Economy — Oct. 9, 2007
RAND Europe has established an Information Policy & Economics team to help European policy and decision makers in the public and private sectors address challenges posed by new information and communication technologies, and innovative applications.
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RAND Receives $1.2 Million Grant for New Orleans Mental Health Project — Oct. 2, 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the RAND Corporation a $1.2 million grant for a two-year project to help develop improved, culturally appropriate mental health services in New Orleans.
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Computer-Based Crime to Be Focus of Silicon Valley Forum — Sep. 25, 2007
Security experts from the technology industry, law enforcement and academia will outline what is needed to better measure and understand the effect of computer-based crime in the United States during a public forum Sept. 25 in Silicon Valley.
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RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Opens Office in New Orleans — Aug. 20, 2007
The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI), a division of the RAND Corporation, is expanding with the addition of a new office in the central business district of New Orleans.
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RAND and Health Dialog to Create New Tools to Evaluate Quality and Efficiency of Health Care — Aug. 6, 2007
The RAND Corporation and Health Dialog Services Corporation announced an alliance that will entitle Health Dialog to exclusive, worldwide rights to integrate select RAND quality measures into its existing provider performance measurement tools and care management services.
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Vicente Fox Center and RAND Launch Joint Program to Combat Poverty — Aug. 2, 2007
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and RAND Corporation Executive Vice President Michael Rich signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint research program that will study ways to fight poverty and aid vulnerable groups in Mexico and Latin America.
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RAND Presents Research Award to Economists from Carnegie Mellon University — Jul. 27, 2007
The RAND Corporation has presented the first Victor R. Fuchs Research Award to a team from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for publishing the best research paper with the potential to spawn new research in an underdeveloped area of health economics or health policy.
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Researcher Spotlight: Martin Wachs — Jul. 19, 2007
Martin Wachs, Director of the Transportation, Space and Technology Program, will be a featured speaker at the RAND Policy Forum Gridlock in Los Angeles: Getting Past the Standstill. His most recent work focuses on transportation finance in relation to planning and policy.
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RAND Researcher Joan Tucker Awarded Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize — Jun. 22, 2007
The Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize was awarded to Joan Tucker, a senior behavioral/social scientist at RAND, for an article entitled, "Cigarette Smoking from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Women's Developmental Trajectories and Associated Outcomes," published in Women's Health Issues.
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Reseacher Spotlight: Lisa Colabella — Jun. 12, 2007
Lisa Colabella, an operations researcher in the RAND Arroyo Center's Military Logistics Program, is leading a project to assess the Army's equipping needs to meet the readiness objectives laid out in the new Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model.
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RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Awards Scholarships for Gulf Research — May 29, 2007
The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI) has awarded $110,000 in scholarships to six graduate students to support their dissertation and thesis research on topics that will stimulate evidence-based policy direction for the Gulf States region.
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Charles Wolf, Jr. Receives Japan's Highest Honor for Members of the Academia — May 14, 2007
Charles Wolf Jr., RAND senior economic adviser and corporate fellow in International Economics, received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on May 11 from the government of Japan, in recognition for his many years of work on Japan.
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RAND Gets Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence — May 11, 2007
The RAND Corporation received the prestigious Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence: The Americas, which recognizes outstanding achievement in land use practice.
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RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation — May 9, 2007
The RAND Corporation has created a research center to help the public and private sectors more effectively deal with some of the key challenges confronting worldwide freight transportation. Martin Wachs will serve as director of the Center.
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Pardee RAND Graduate School Awards Scholarships Funded by Rumsfeld — May 3, 2007
The Pardee RAND Graduate School has awarded the first Andrew Marshall Scholarship, funded by a $150,000 endowment donated by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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Lindsey Kozberg Appointed RAND Vice President for External Affairs — Apr. 30, 2007
Lindsey Kozberg has been appointed vice president for external affairs. She is based at RAND headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. The Office of External Affairs oversees philanthropic contributions, media relations, congressional relations, community relations, the Web site, and corporate publications at RAND.
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Obituary: RAND Analyst Konrad Kellen Helped Explain Motivation of Terrorists and Other U.S. Foes — Apr. 13, 2007
Konrad Kellen, a RAND Corporation policy analyst who was a major contributor to the nonprofit research organization's pioneering studies dealing with the war in Vietnam and with the motivation of terrorists, died in Los Angeles on April 8. He was 93.
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Jeffrey A. Isaacson appointed Vice President and Director of RAND Arroyo Center — Apr. 11, 2007
Former RAND Corporation Vice President Jeffrey A. Isaacson has returned to RAND as vice president and director of the RAND Arroyo Center. Isaacson succeeds Thomas L. McNaugher, who has served as a RAND vice president and director of the RAND Arroyo Center for five years.
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RAND Receives $6 Million Grant to Evaluate Math Curriculum of Carnegie Learning — Apr. 5, 2007
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the RAND Corporation a $6 million grant to conduct a five-year study of the effectiveness of a technology-based mathematics curriculum created by Carnegie Learning, Inc., of Pittsburgh.
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Researcher Spotlight: Bryan Hallmark — Mar. 27, 2007
Bryan Hallmark, senior behavioral scientist at RAND, specializes in military manpower and training. He has recently led studies assessing the relationship between unit stabilization and training proficiency.
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Susan Bodilly Appointed Director of RAND Education — Jan. 31, 2007
Susan Bodilly has been appointed Director of RAND Education. Her research interests and expertise lie in K-12 school reform, resource allocation and its impact on reforms, formative evaluation, and implementation analysis.
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Mission – Possible: Podcast interview with James Thomson — Jan. 16, 2007
In a Podcast interview at enterpriseleadership.org, James A. Thomson, President and CEO of the RAND Corporation, discusses RAND's critical work in homeland security and IT innovation in the private sector.
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Lloyd Dixon Named as ICJ Distinguished Scholar — Dec. 11, 2006
Lloyd Dixon, Senior Economist at RAND, was named one of the Institute for Civil Justice Distinguished Scholars for 2006-2007. Dr. Dixon is being recognized for his leadership in establishing a research agenda in liability and compensation for catastrophic events.
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Arie Kapteyn Honored with Knighthood — Oct. 18, 2006
Arie Kapteyn, Senior Economist at RAND and Director of RAND Labor and Population, was recently honored with a knighthood in the order of the Dutch Lion, which he received for exceptional achievements in econometrics. Kapteyn's work focuses on the field of aging.
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RAND Finds Pittsburgh Grand — Jun. 20, 2006
After six years of expansion in Pittsburgh, RAND celebrates the opening of new offices in the RAND Building on June 21, 2006. In a commentary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson and Barry Balmat highlight RAND's commitment to making the city and region better.
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Kenneth Wells Honored by the American Psychiatric Association — May 24, 2006
Dr. Wells, Senior Natural Scientist at RAND and Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, was awarded the Lester N. Hofheimer Prize for his contributions to research in psychiatry.
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Featured Commentary: Benefits of Preschool Come with Every Dollar — Apr. 27, 2006
California voters are now considering a ballot measure that would fund preschool for 4-year-olds. In a commentary piece published in the Los Angeles Times, RAND researchers Lynn A. Karoly and James Bigelow explain why their 2005 study concluded that the costs of universal preschool programs are more than outweighed by the benefits.
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RAND Headquarters Wins Environmental and Design Honors — Apr. 10, 2006
The RAND Corporation has received the U.S. Green Building Council's Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the environmentally responsible design of its headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., along with the Los Angeles Architectural Award for corporate headquarters design.
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Featured Commentary: In Political Analysis, Just the Facts, Please — Mar. 13, 2006
“Opinion-based battles rather than fact-based battles have become the rule rather than the exception in debates about some of the most crucial issues of our times,” writes RAND CEO and President James A. Thomson in The Hill.
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Forum to Focus on Catastrophe Preparedness — Feb. 16, 2006
Leaders in homeland security, emergency response, and occupational safety and health will convene in San Francisco on April 7 to discuss individual, worker and employer preparedness for catastrophic risks. The forum is sponsored by RAND, UC-Berkeley, and the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC).
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Flood Insurance Addressed in Congressional Luncheon Briefing — Mar. 6, 2006
RAND researcher Lloyd Dixon will present The Market Penetration Rate for Flood Insurance: Estimates and Policy Implications on Monday, March 13, 2006 as part of the RAND Congressional Luncheon Briefing Series.
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RAND Hosts Conference on National Security Methods — Jan. 26, 2006
RAND is hosting the first annual conference on National Security Methods on February 15-16, 2006. The conference, sponsored by the American Statistical Association, strives to promote collaboration by focusing on problems, data, and solutions in the national security arena.
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Reservists' Earnings Topic of First Congressional Luncheon Briefing of 2006 — Feb. 6, 2006
RAND researcher David Loughran will present Activation and the Earnings of Reservists on February 13, 2006 as the first presentation in the 2006 RAND Congressional Luncheon Briefing Series.
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Documentary Explores 60-Year History of RAND — Dec. 9, 2005
A new DVD titled Ideas in Action: 60 Years of RAND explores the history of RAND and demonstrates how the organization has adhered to its mission of quality and objectivity. The documentary was directed by Richard Robbins, and is available now for purchase.
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RAND Health Director Wins Institute of Medicine's 2005 Lienhard Award — Nov. 1, 2005
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies presented their 2005 Lienhard Award for the advancement of personal health services to Robert Brook, Director of RAND Health. The award honors Dr. Brook for his commitment to improving the effectiveness of health care services and shaping the discourse on health care policy.
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Featured Commentary: The Logic of Suicide Terrorism — Oct. 20, 2005
Suicide bombings have become an increasingly popular tool for terrorists, as witnessed in Iraq. RAND terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman discusses the logic behind suicide terrorism, how other countries that have had sustained, intense, and numerous attacks have dealt with it, and the lessons they learned in the process.
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RAND Web Site Launches New Search Engine — Sep. 20, 2005
The RAND web site search is now powered by Vivísimo, a state-of-the-art system based on technology developed by CMU researchers. Search results are "clustered," allowing for intelligent categorization and quicker access to information.
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Book Offers “Lessons from the RAND Corporation” — Feb. 4, 2005
Paul C. Light's book, The Four Pillars of High Performance: How Robust Organizations Achieve Extraordinary Results, distills nearly six decades of RAND research to present lessons learned on managing uncertainty and change, and on creating and sustaining the alertness, agility, adaptability, and alignment essential to high performance.
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RAND Course Explores New Security Challenges — Jun. 15, 2005
“New Security Challenges,” a week-long program offered by RAND, introduces the latest analytic approaches to key defense challenges, reviews research on how to evaluate risk in planning for the future, and helps to develop a better understanding of the most pressing issues confronting security planners in the U.S. and other nations.
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Forum Addresses Continuum of Care for the Elderly — Jul. 13, 2005
On July 19, RAND is co-sponsoring an aging solutions forum. Three panels of nationally recognized experts will discuss reforms that would ensure continuous and comprehensive health care for the elderly.
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McNamara, Brown, Scowcroft and Carlucci Discuss National Security Issues — May 18, 2005
Four former U.S. defense secretaries and national security advisors helped mark the opening of RAND's new headquarters on April 13, 2005, by convening for a panel discussion on national security issues.
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RAND Holds Conference on “Doing Business with the Euro” — May 3, 2005
RAND, with the support of the Delegation of the European Commission, will be holding a conference on “Doing Business with the Euro” on May 18, 2005 in Pittsburgh, PA. The conference will explore the effects of the euro on U.S. business operations.
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RAND Experts to Speak at OECD Forum on Fueling the Future — Apr. 4, 2005
David Aaron, Director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, and L. Martin Van Der Mandele, President of RAND Europe, will speak at the upcoming Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum in Paris, France on May 2-3. This "multi-stakeholder summit" will focus on key issues of the 21st century, including the world economic outlook, international trade and investment, and energy.
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RAND Researchers Study Impact of Information Technologies on Germany — Mar. 24, 2005
RAND Europe president L. Martin van der Mandele presented the results of “Living Tomorrow,” a study on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies in Germany in 2015. Van der Mandele addressed some 250 journalists from 16 countries at the International Press Colloquium in
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RAND Expands Child Policy Research with Gift from PNC Financial Services — Feb. 2, 2005
The RAND Corporation has received a $500,000 gift from The PNC Financial Services Group to establish the PNC Chair in Early Childhood Policy, which will help bring a top child policy scholar to work at RAND's Pittsburgh office.
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RAND Course Focuses on Defense and Security — Jul. 12, 2004
An upcoming course offered at RAND’s Washington, D.C., office is now open for registration. The course will cover topics that include the U.S.-European security relationship, challenges in East Asia, and the changing face of terrorism.
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How RAND Invented the Postwar World — Jun. 26, 2004
Satellites, systems analysis, computing, the Internet—almost all of the defining features of the Information Age were shaped in part at RAND, according to an article published in American Heritage Invention & Technology.
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Featured Commentary: Plan of Attack — Jun. 9, 2004
The U.S. must relearn old lessons to succeed against a “netwar” of insurgents in Iraq, according to RAND terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman in The Atlantic Monthly.
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RAND Researcher Receives Medal of Valor — Apr. 30, 2004
RAND Europe Research Leader Andrew Rathmell, who risked his life to protect others during a mortar and rocket attack in Iraq, has become the first non-American to receive the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal of Valor.
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