News Releases for 2005

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RAND and Seven Universities Create Policy Institute for Hurricane-Ravaged States, Appoint Director — December 21, 2005

RAND Study Says Stress from Long Work Hours, Rather Than Deployments, Leads to Decline in Military Re-Enlistments — December 20, 2005

Study Finds High-Quality, Universal Preschool Would Benefit California's Population Centers — December 15, 2005

Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski to Chair RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy Advisory Board — December 08, 2005

RAND Study Says Local Police Should Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges — November 16, 2005

RAND Study Finds Undocumented Immigrants Are Most Likely to Be Uninsured — November 10, 2005

RAND Study Says New Approach to Estimating Terror Risk Can Help Better Target Homeland Security Fund Allocation — November 09, 2005

RAND Study Says Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Creates Effective Mechanism for Sharing Financial Risk — October 25, 2005

Three Members Join RAND Board of Trustees — October 24, 2005

John D. Graham Appointed Dean of Pardee RAND Graduate School — October 17, 2005

RAND Says Most Public Schools Managed By Edison Schools Match or Exceed Gains of Comparable Public Schools in 4 to 5 Years — October 11, 2005

RAND Study Links Higher Prices for Fruits and Vegetables to Excess Weight Gain Among School Children — October 05, 2005

RAND Study Finds Advancing Medical Technology Likely to Greatly Inflate Future Medicare Costs — September 26, 2005

RAND and USC Announce Partnership to Foster Joint Research and Educational Programs — September 16, 2005

RAND Study Says Computerizing Medical Records Could Save $81 Billion Annually and Improve the Quality of Medical Care — September 14, 2005

RAND Study Says High World Oil Prices and Technological Developments Could Make Shale-Derived Oil Competitive — August 31, 2005

RAND Study Finds Gaps in Public Health Agency Responsiveness to Reports of Suspicious Illnesses — August 30, 2005

RAND Study Points Out Challenges States Are Grappling with As They Expand High-Quality Preschool Programs — August 23, 2005

Lower Quality Medical Care Linked to Early Death Among Older Patients at Risk of Declining Health — August 15, 2005

RAND Study Finds Visual Arts Picture Isn't As Rosy As It First Appears — August 11, 2005

RAND Study Identifies Ways to Cut Deaths and Illness Among Mothers and Young Children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — August 03, 2005

Cambodian Refugees Suffer from Psychiatric Illness at High Rates Two Decades After Escaping Homeland Terror — August 02, 2005

RAND Study Provides Guidelines for Improving U.S. Nation-Building Operations — July 21, 2005

RAND Study Warns That Military Actions in Iraq  and Afghanistan Have Stretched U.S. Army Thin — July 13, 2005

RAND Study Recommends Cost-Effective Programs to Maximize the Number of HIV Infections Prevented in the U.S. — July 12, 2005

RAND Report Cautions Transition of San Diego Government Moving Too Slowly — July 06, 2005

RAND Finds Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges — June 23, 2005

RAND Study Says U.S. Terrorism Insurance System Falling Short; Improvement Needed to Protect Nation's Economy — June 20, 2005

William Overholt to Head RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy — June 13, 2005

Bruce Hoffman Appointed to RAND Corporation Chair in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency — June 09, 2005

LRN Chairman and CEO Dov Seidman Joins the RAND Corporation Institute for Civil Justice Board of Overseers — May 31, 2005

Americans Will Back Military Action Overseas If They Believe the United States Has "Important Stakes" in a Battle — May 29, 2005

RAND Corporation Wins Award from American Association for Public Opinion Research — May 25, 2005

RAND Study Predicts China's Defense Spending Is Lower Than Previous Outside Estimates — May 19, 2005

RAND Study Finds More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion — May 10, 2005

RAND Studies Make Recommendations for a Successful Palestinian State — April 27, 2005

RAND Study Says Knowing How Terrorist Groups Learn and Adapt Can Aid Counterterrorism Efforts — April 26, 2005

Disabled at Work: Hidden Cost of Jobs for Older Americans — April 25, 2005

John Parachini to Lead RAND Intelligence Policy Center — April 13, 2005

RAND Study Finds Weight Loss Surgery Helps Severely Obese People Lose More Weight Than Diet and Exercise — April 04, 2005

RAND Study Says Creating Universal Preschool in California Would Create Benefits That Surpass Costs — March 30, 2005

RAND Study Finds Backlash Against HMOs Caused Few People to Bolt from the Health Plans — March 24, 2005

RAND Study Finds Strategies in “War on Drugs” Need to Be Reassessed As Drug Use Patterns Change — March 21, 2005

RAND Study Finds That Just One-Third of Cardiologists Agree Racial Disparities Exist in Cardiac Care — March 15, 2005

RAND Study Says Evidence Mixed on Demand and Impact of Out-of-School Programs — March 03, 2005

Contributions to Colleges and Universities Up By 3.4 Percent — March 02, 2005

RAND Study Says Communities Can Learn Lessons from Worker Exposure to Anthrax in Washington — February 22, 2005

RAND Study Says Un Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects — February 18, 2005

RAND Study Says Arts Policy Should Focus on Building Individual Appreciation of the Arts — February 15, 2005

RAND Study Finds Reform of California Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools Has Improved Financial Oversight — February 14, 2005

RAND Study Finds Multiple Types of Alcohol Advertising May Influence Adolescent Drinking — February 04, 2005

RAND Expands Early Childhood Policy Research in Pittsburgh with Gift from PNC Financial Services — February 02, 2005

Study By RAND and Oregon State University Finds Conspiracy Beliefs Among African Americans Deter Condom Use — January 25, 2005

RAND Book Proposes Ways to Improve Government Performance — January 11, 2005

RAND Report Shows California Schools Lag Behind Other States on Almost Every Objective Measurement — January 03, 2005