2009-06-29T16:46:37Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:7B5869B8-DE8D-11DD-A2D1-51C038788F35 urn:uuid:227847D2-64ED-11DE-9276-52C038788F35 2009-06-29T16:46:37Z 2009-06-29T16:46:37Z

Four leaders with backgrounds in government service and private enterprise have been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees.

urn:uuid:19D27EAE-6038-11DE-B150-4DC038788F35 2009-06-23T17:03:31Z 2009-06-24T12:42:58Z

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – also known as the Pasdaran, Persian for "guards" – has played an important role in attempting to suppress the protests that have followed the June 12 Iranian presidential election. The Iranian government has now threatened to make examples of the protesters by trying them for crimes.

urn:uuid:6309208C-5796-11DE-ADA8-51C038788F35 2009-06-12T17:18:10Z 2009-06-12T17:18:10Z

The RAND Corporation has several experts available to discuss the just-announced United Nations sanctions on North Korea, as well as next week's summit between President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. RAND experts are prepared to answer questions on the potential impacts of the sanctions, the likelihood of sanction enforcement, potential North Korean responses, the U.S./ROK alliance, and the principle of extended deterrence and how it applies to the alliance.

urn:uuid:A506528C-55E5-11DE-B696-54C038788F35 2009-06-11T02:57:00Z 2009-06-11T02:57:00Z

Inmates released from California prisons have a high need for drug treatment, health care and mental health services, but they face barriers to accessing such aid because many return to communities where health care services are severely strained.

urn:uuid:9C8A3592-545F-11DE-AC62-54C038788F35 2009-06-08T23:57:00Z 2009-06-09T17:41:44Z

The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns.

urn:uuid:F7805D74-4EE6-11DE-B2BB-E5D938788F35 2009-06-01T23:57:00Z 2009-06-01T23:57:00Z

Policymakers need to address equity concerns early when implementing congestion pricing to improve traffic flow, as each situation is unique and must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

urn:uuid:DE50F70C-4EDA-11DE-B360-E5D938788F35 2009-06-01T15:20:31Z 2009-06-01T15:35:14Z

The RAND Corporation announced today that it has revised the suggested retail pricing on all RAND e-books to $9.95 each. RAND e-books are available through a wide variety of wholesale and retail partners.

urn:uuid:E18B5240-4B25-11DE-9E78-51C038788F35 2009-05-28T02:56:00Z 2009-05-28T09:04:59Z

California can improve its early childhood education system in an era of fiscal crisis and lay the foundation for improving access and quality in the future when more resources are available.

urn:uuid:F033D554-4A3C-11DE-94A2-51C038788F35 2009-05-26T17:35:09Z 2009-05-26T17:35:09Z

Over the past few days, North Korea has detonated a nuclear device and test-fired several short-range missiles, including two early Tuesday, despite strong condemnation from the international community, including China and Russia, its historic allies.

urn:uuid:A9BD7A78-4A0D-11DE-BAB0-51C038788F35 2009-05-26T11:56:31Z 2009-05-27T10:22:02Z

On June 7, citizens of the Republic of Lebanon will cast their ballots to elect a new Parliament. Several RAND Corporation experts are available to discuss the implications of this important election and what the ramifications may be for U.S. interests and the Obama administration.

urn:uuid:E6A26C74-457F-11DE-8CA6-A3F438788F35 2009-05-20T04:59:00Z 2009-05-21T10:42:52Z

New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents and improve their educational conditions could cost the nation's teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually to hire substitute workers, though society may benefit if such changes reduce medical errors as intended.

urn:uuid:342766D4-441D-11DE-9883-A3F438788F35 2009-05-19T08:55:00Z 2009-05-19T08:56:00Z

Iran's rise as a regional power presents a key foreign policy and security challenge to the United States, but its reach may be more limited than Western conventional wisdom suggests, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. U.S. strategy must recognize Iran's role as an influential, but not omnipotent, player in the Middle East and work to exploit existing barriers to Iran's harmful activities, while simultaneously seeking areas of engagement.

urn:uuid:5F50F050-44B8-11DE-9F3E-A3F438788F35 2009-05-19T17:04:39Z 2009-05-19T17:04:39Z

Paul G. Kaminski, a technology company executive and former Pentagon official, has been elected chairman of the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees, RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson announced today. Kaminski previously was vice chairman of the RAND Board. Karen Elliott House, former publisher of the Wall Street Journal, also has been elected vice chairman of the Board, Thomson said. RAND is a nonprofit research organization

urn:uuid:E393A038-415C-11DE-93D1-24C138788F35 2009-05-15T10:32:05Z 2009-05-21T11:14:15Z

One of RAND Europe's senior advisors, Professor Martin Roland CBE, has accepted the position of professor of health services research within the University of Cambridge's School of Clinical Medicine with immediate effect. He will continue his role at RAND Europe, a policy research organisation based in Cambridge UK, as special avisor to the health and healthcare research team in addition to his new professorship.

urn:uuid:B9B0D2A4-4157-11DE-9F05-24C138788F35 2009-05-15T10:03:54Z 2009-05-18T10:07:17Z

Ellen Nolte, formerly senior lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has joined RAND Europe as the new director of the health and healthcare team. RAND Europe is a policy research organisation based in Cambridge UK whose research agenda includes the study of a broad range of health policy issues.

urn:uuid:7CBC7A92-3F22-11DE-AFA9-53C038788F35 2009-05-12T14:33:10Z 2009-05-13T11:20:59Z

The record of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein compares favorably to that of many other U.S. efforts at post-conflict reconstruction, particularly in the areas of economic and public reforms. However, these achievements were undermined and overshadowed by the U.S. failure to protect the Iraqi population from the criminals and extremists among them who pulled Iraq into civil war.

urn:uuid:FC7963BC-3E41-11DE-87E3-53C038788F35 2009-05-11T12:55:00Z 2009-05-11T12:56:00Z

While on a net basis the United States imports nearly 60 percent of the oil it consumes, this reliance on imported oil is not by itself a major national security threat. The economic costs of a major disruption in global oil supplies—including higher prices for American consumers—pose the greatest risk to the United States.

urn:uuid:22997036-34D9-11DE-87A4-54C038788F35 2009-04-29T12:20:54Z 2009-05-01T11:59:08Z

School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse.

urn:uuid:6F75AB34-3364-11DE-878C-54C038788F35 2009-04-27T23:58:00Z 2009-04-28T16:29:57Z

The United States should forge a strategic partnership with Mexico that emphasizes reform and long-term institution building as a way to battle the ongoing drug war and other security challenges that face Mexico.

urn:uuid:11A2F45C-341E-11DE-8CF8-54C038788F35 2009-04-28T14:12:57Z 2009-06-16T18:05:59Z

Patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol are significantly more likely to delay initiating recommended drug treatment if they face higher co-payments for medications.