International Privacy Day celebrates the day in 1981 that the first international convention on privacy was signed. Research by RAND Europe illustrates the complexities of maintaining privacy protections while supporting the legitimate use of personal data for economic and social purposes.
Several online postings containing false information regarding RAND Corporation research have appeared on various websites and blogs produced in China. RAND has never published the comments or reports cited in the online postings. The online postings do not represent the views of RAND scholars.
RAND helped Louisiana develop its draft 2012 Coastal Master Plan to guide the state's coastal investments and help its coastal citizens plan for the future. The plan strikes a balance between providing immediate relief to hard hit areas and laying groundwork for large-scale efforts.
In the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's annual poll, two RAND-authored articles are among the 20 in competition for "most influential research article of the year."
Since 1995, the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) has been a catalyst for transforming Qatar's carbon economy into a knowledge economy. In a special issue of
The Foundation magazine, QF reflects on how RAND's research and policy insights have informed decisions about education, health, environmental, labor, and other important issues.
In honor of Veterans Day and Military Family Month, RAND has created a special web resource with a variety of research-based materials on issues critical to veterans and their families.
Some Arabic-language news outlets have reported that the RAND Corporation has published a study regarding an "alternative homeland" for Coptic Christians in Egypt. RAND has undertaken no such study.
James P. Smith, who holds the Distinguished Chair in Labor Markets and Demographic Studies at RAND, has been elected for membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Escarce is a senior natural scientist at RAND and has been a member of the RAND Health staff for more than a decade. His research on various health care issues has been published in top ranking health services and economics journals. Current projects include an assessment the effects of Medicare's payment methods on care of seniors, and factors of coronary heart disease development.
Michael D. Rich, a member of the RAND Corporation's senior leadership team for two decades, has been selected president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit and nonpartisan research institution, according to Paul H. Kaminski, chairman of the RAND Board of Trustees.
Recent proposed reforms to the Stafford Act (improving disaster recovery capability) and the National Disaster Recovery Framework (a guide to cooperation between federal agencies) cluster around five key areas where RAND has relevant studies offering additional insight and context.
Nearly a dozen current and former first ladies joined RAND, the U.S. Dept. of State's African Women Entrepreneurship Program and the Corporate Council on Africa to promote women's leadership and economic empowerment across Africa. Now in its third year, the RAND African First Ladies Initiative partners with first ladies, supporting their efforts to become champions of change in their own countries on issues related to Millennium Development Goals.
In a week-long series, "Life in 9/12 America," Patt Morrison is interviewing RAND experts on the topics of their chapters in
The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism on 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio.
Natalie Crawford, Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation, will be presented with an Air Force Association (AFA) Lifetime Achievement Award during the National Aerospace Awards ceremony at the AFA's 2011 Air and Space Conference on September 19, 2011.
The 2011 Washington Defense Security Course has been CANCELLED. We regret any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you in 2012.
Paul Shekelle has received this year's Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research, the highest honor for a Veterans Affairs health services researcher at the 2011 Health Services Research & Development Service National Meeting. Shekelle met the major criteria for the award, with more than 20 years invested in healthcare research in the greater Los Angeles VA system.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) presented the Honorable Paul G. Kaminski, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, the 2011 Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Award.
The American Association for Public Opinion Research presented RAND with the 2011 Policy Impact Award to honor survey research that had a clear impact on informing the decision to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Fund-raising professional Naveena Ponnusamy has been named executive director of development at the RAND Corporation, officials announced today. She will oversee RAND's institutional and programmatic fund-raising objectives.
Robert Brook, RAND Distinguished Chair in Health Care Services, and Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA, has been named one of the 50 most influential physician executives in 2011 by Modern Healthcare.
James A. Thomson, who has served as president and CEO of the nonprofit RAND Corporation for more than two decades, announced today that he will step down from his post in the fall. A search for his successor will begin immediately.
"Darleen Opfer has excelled as a teacher, working with policymakers, and in academia, where she has explored education policy and school improvement," said RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson.
The Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership honored Admiral Thad W. Allen with its Exemplary Leadership Award, which is given to a person who demonstrates exemplary leadership and a commitment to the Johnson Institute's core values of ethics, accountability, and responsibility.
Paul Baran, who helped develop the building blocks of the Internet during the 1960s while working as a researcher at the RAND Corporation, died March 26 at his home in Palo Alto, Calif., from complications relating to lung cancer. He was 84.
The AcademyHealth Board of Directors gives the Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award to recognize research that has had a significant impact on health and health care. This year, RAND's
Invisible Wounds of War study and Terri Tanielian were named winners.
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