News Releases for 2006

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Few Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Teens Tell Their Doctor Their Sexual Orientation — December 28, 2006

RAND Study Shows Drug, Alcohol and Cigarette Use While Alone Puts Eighth-Graders at High Risk for Later Problems — December 07, 2006

Adolescent Asian Immigrants Improve Their Good Health Habits Over Time; Latinos' Nutrition Grows Worse — December 05, 2006

RAND to Review Renewable Energy Study and Will Issue Corrected Version — December 05, 2006

RAND Study Says Lessons from Fighting Cold War-Era Insurgencies Could Aid U.S. Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan — November 29, 2006

RAND Study Says Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically — November 29, 2006

RAND Study Says U.S. Should Greatly Expand Efforts to Undermine Support for Terrorism — November 16, 2006

RAND Study Finds Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks — November 15, 2006

RAND Study Shows Relatively Little Public Money Spent Providing Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants — November 14, 2006

RAND Study Finds Patients with Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases Get Only Half of Recommended Medical Care — November 13, 2006

RAND Study Finds Most Schools Fail to Fully Adopt Reform Models Designed to Boost Student Achievement — November 09, 2006

RAND Study Finds Neighborhood Parks Associated with More Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls — November 06, 2006

Bruce Karatz and Ratan N. Tata Join Rand Board of Trustees — November 02, 2006

Jonathan Grant Appointed President of RAND Europe — November 01, 2006

Greer Sullivan Appointed Associate Director of RAND Gulf States Policy Institute — October 31, 2006

Governor Barbour Announces Project to Extend Study of Gulf Coast Housing Needs — October 24, 2006

Consumer-Directed Health Plans Can Save Money, But Effects on Quality Still Uncertain, RAND Study Says — October 24, 2006

RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events — October 24, 2006

RAND Report Stresses Importance of Advanced Planning for Flood Recovery — October 23, 2006

RAND Study Warns Maritime Terrorism Risk Extends Beyond Dangers Posed to Container Shipping — October 16, 2006

Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems, RAND Study Says — October 11, 2006

RAND Study Finds Substantial Amounts of Ammunition Bought By Felons, Others Prohibited from Buying Bullets — October 05, 2006

Richard Darilek Appointed Director of RAND-Qatar Policy Institute — October 04, 2006

Most Military Reservists See Earnings Increase When Called to Active Duty — September 20, 2006

Lynn E. Davis Appointed Director of RAND Washington Office — September 19, 2006

RAND Book Calls All-Volunteer U.S. Military a Success, But Warns Current Wars Pose Challenge to Future Recruiting — September 14, 2006

Increased Co-Payments For Expensive Specialty Drugs Won't Cut Health Care Costs, RAND Study Finds — September 12, 2006

Providing Health Insurance to Low-Income Children Improves Their Quality of Life — September 07, 2006

RAND Researcher Receives 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers — August 30, 2006

New Family of Space-Launch Vehicles Likely to Meet National Security Needs Through 2020, But No Commercial Cost-Sharing Is Likely — August 16, 2006

RAND Book By Brian Michael Jenkins Proposes Anti-Terrorism Strategy and Defends Civil Liberties — August 15, 2006

RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies — August 07, 2006

RAND Study Finds Adolescents Who Listen to a Great Deal of Music with Degrading Sexual Lyrics Have Sex Sooner — August 07, 2006

RAND Study Finds No Evidence of Racial Bias in Federal Prosecutors' Decisions to Seek Death Penalty from 1995-2000 — July 17, 2006

RAND Study Breaks New Ground in Examining Pittsburgh Public Schools' Graduation Rates — July 12, 2006

RAND Study Finds Nonprofits Spend Much Time and Money Meeting Reporting Requirements — July 12, 2006

Leadership Change In RAND Project AIR FORCE — July 11, 2006

Former Swedish Prime Minister Discusses Building of Nation States at Pardee RAND Graduate School Commencement — June 24, 2006

RAND Report Says Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding of Affordable Housing in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi — June 08, 2006

Advanced Countries Will Benefit Most from Progress in Technology, with Lesser Benefits to Other Nations — June 01, 2006

Two Directors Are Appointed in RAND Infrastructure, Safety and Environment Division — May 16, 2006

RAND Study Shows Sarbanes-Oxley Act Had Short-Lived Effect on Small Businesses — May 08, 2006

RAND Study Finds That Small, Single-Location Workplaces Are Among the Safest Places to Work — May 05, 2006

RAND Study Finds Some HIV-Positive People Deliberately Choose Sexual Abstinence — May 02, 2006

Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Less Healthy Than English Counterparts — May 02, 2006

RAND Launches National Computer Security Survey for Departments of Justice and Homeland Security — May 02, 2006

RAND Study Finds Patients' Ratings of Their Medical Care Do Not Reflect the Technical Quality of Their Care — May 01, 2006

RAND Report Says Greater Effort Needed to Protect Workers from Health Risks Posed by Nanomaterials — April 25, 2006

RAND Study Proposes Guidelines to Better Protect Emergency Responders at Large Building Collapses — April 24, 2006

Study Finds Nation-Building Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan Hampered By Failures to Address Health Problems — April 19, 2006

RAND Study Recommends Extensive Mental Health Training for Health Providers in Conflict-Affected Countries — April 12, 2006

RAND Study Says Health Information Technology Can Improve Quality and Efficiency; More Evidence Needed About How to Put the Technology Into Wider Use — April 11, 2006

RAND Headquarters Wins Environmental and Design Honors — April 10, 2006

RAND Study Finds Arthritis Care for Older Patients Is Poor; Lack of Information on Medication Safety Is Biggest Shortfall — April 04, 2006

Timothy F. Geithner, Michael K. Powell and Marta Tienda Join RAND Corporation Board of Trustees — March 28, 2006

RAND Study Finds Research Showing How to Improve Care for Heart Failure Rarely Reforms Services or Shapes Policy — March 28, 2006

RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Opens First Office in Jackson, Mississippi — March 20, 2006

RAND Study Estimates New Orleans Population to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008 — March 15, 2006

RAND Study Finds All Socio-Demographic Groups at Risk for Poor Quality Health Care — March 15, 2006

RAND Study Says Few Homeowners Buy Flood Insurance When It Is Not Required — March 13, 2006

RAND Study Finds Medical Safety Net Plays Key Role in Providing Care to Uninsured Children — March 06, 2006

Methods Commonly Used to Create `Report Cards' May Overestimate the Quality of Health Care — February 23, 2006

RAND Study Finds Close-Knit Neighborhoods May Help Prevent Children from Becoming Overweight — February 09, 2006

RAND Appoints Elizabeth Stacey Executive Director of Development — February 06, 2006

Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home — February 01, 2006

RAND Study Says International Peace-Enabling Force Could Enhance Security of Israel and a Palestinian State — January 31, 2006

Detailed Results Released From First-Ever National Study on Cancer Care Quality in the United States — January 31, 2006

RAND Study Finds Most Military Reservists See Income Rise When Called to Active Duty — January 25, 2006

RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer — January 24, 2006

Study Finds Most Los Angeles Residents Unprepared for Terrorist Attack; African Americans and Latinos Best Prepared — January 23, 2006

RAND to Lead Research Team Probing Adequacy of Standards for Electronic Drug Prescriptions — January 18, 2006

RAND Study Says Early Childhood Intervention Programs Save Money and Benefit Children, Families and Society — January 12, 2006

Cutting Drug Copayments for Sicker Patients Can Cut Hospitalizations and Save Money — January 11, 2006