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2002


News Releases about Research

December 19, 2002:
RAND Study Says Widespread Smallpox Vaccination Too Dangerous Unless Likelihood of Major Attack Is Substantial

December 16, 2002:
Gilmore Commission Calls for Independent Center to Coordinate Terrorism Intelligence

December 11, 2002:
Most Benefits from School-Based Anti-Drug Efforts Come from Cuts in Tobacco and Alcohol Use, Not Street Drugs

December 2, 2002:
RAND Study Casts Doubt on Claims That Marijuana Acts as "Gateway" to the Use of Cocaine and Heroin

November 11, 2002:
Study Finds One in Three of Nation's Children Regularly Exposed to Tobacco Smoke at Home

October 14, 2002:
RAND Study Finds Insurance Payments for Cochlear Implants Often Do Not Cover Costs, Limiting Use of the Technology

October 8, 2002:
Increasing Co-Payments for Prescription Medications Drives Patients to Generic Brands and Reduces Drug Consumption

September 25, 2002:
RAND Study Shows Asbestos Claims Rise Dramatically: Cost of Claims Filed by 600,000 People Now Tops $54 Billion

September 17, 2002:
RAND Study Gives New Insight Into Consumer Conflicts with Managed Care Organizations

September 5, 2002:
RAND and UCLA Strengthen Health Care Partnership; Joint Program Known for Pioneering Research and Training

September 4, 2002:
Pacific Northwest Can Diversify Its Electricity Sources Without Causing Major Harm to Its Economy

August 26, 2002:
RAND Report Says Internet Unlikely to Spark Major Political Change in China in Near Future

July 19, 2002:
RAND Center Seeks to Make Health a Key Component of U.S. Foreign Policy and Respond to Terrorism

June 27, 2002:
Evidence Inconclusive That California's Class Size Reduction Program Improves Student Achievement

May 22, 2002:
RAND Study Finds Defense Department Runs Child Care Centers at About Same Cost as Private Contractors

May 8, 2002:
Study Says Research Should Look for Ways to Help Students Better Understand What They Read

May 6, 2002:
Health Experts Urge Major Policy Reforms to Stem Childhood Asthma Epidemic in the United States

May 2, 2002:
RAND Analysis Recommends Steps to Protect Los Angeles High-Rise Buildings from Terrorist Attacks

May 1, 2002:
Study Finds Minority HIV/AIDS Patients Less Likely Than Whites to be in Research Trials or Get Experimental Treatments

April 19, 2002:
Early Childhood Initiative Hampered by Management Structure and Unrealistic Assumptions, RAND Study Finds

March 22, 2002:
Private Contributions to Higher Education Rise Despite Stock Market Decline; Harvard Displaces Stanford as Top-Funded School

March 22, 2002:
Private Contributions to Higher Education Rise Despite Stock Market Decline; USC Top Fundraiser in Southern California, 11th in Nation

March 19, 2002:
Protecting Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks

March 18, 2002:
E-Prescribe Expert Advisory Panel To Develop Standards for Electronic Prescribing

March 13, 2002:
California Seniors Are Missing Out on Drug Discounts

March 12, 2002:
Obesity Linked to Higher Health Care Cost Hikes Than Smoking or Problem Drinking

February 25, 2002:
Study Links Health Insurance Benefits, Local Labor Market Conditions - Fewer Employers Offer Coverage When Unemployment is High - Ranks of Uninsured are Likely to Increase as Recession Continues

February 15, 2002:
Comprehensive Report Provides First Ever Look at Illicit Drug Laws in All 50 States and the District of Colombia

February 8, 2002:
RAND Institute for Civil Justice Memo to Editors and Reporters - New RAND study on workers' compensation in California

February 4, 2002:
New Study Finds That California Class Size Reduction Program May be Affected by Tighter District Budgets

January 4, 2002:
Are Health Outcomes Really Linked to Income Inequality? New RAND Study Questions Influential Findings of the 1990s


News Releases about the RAND Corporation

December 11, 2002:
RAND and Risk Management Solutions Form Strategic Alliance to Study Terrorism Risk and Compensation

December 10, 2002:
RAND Posts Guide Listing 145 Experts Available for News Media Interviews

October 22, 2002:
Robert Reville Heads RAND Institute for Civil Justice

October 11, 2002:
RAND and Content Directions, Inc. Sign Comprehensive Agreement to Register DOIs

September 10, 2002:
William Overholt Appointed to Hold Research Chair at RAND's Center for Asia Pacific Policy

September 5, 2002:
RAND and UCLA Strengthen Health Care Partnership; Joint Program Known for Pioneering Research and Training

July 16, 2002:
Lydia Kennard and James Rohr Elected RAND Trustees

June 22, 2002:
RAND Graduate School Awards Doctorates, as RAND President Tells Students School has Prepared Them to Serve Their Country

June 12, 2002:
S&P Rts RAND Corp., CA Bnds 'A+'

June 10, 2002:
Construction of New RAND Headquarters Begins

May 28, 2002:
RAND Public Safety and Justice Unit Created

May 7, 2002:
Veteran Diplomat James Dobbins Joins RAND as Director of International Security and Defense Policy Center

April 2, 2002:
RAND Appoints Directors of External Communications and Washington External Affairs

February 28, 2002:
RAND Names Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden, as Its First Trustee from Outside the United States

January 3, 2002:
RAND Awards Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair to Dr. Nicole Lurie - Professorship in Policy Analysis Goes to Leading Health Care Expert

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