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Foster Care
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How the Child-Welfare System Could Protect More Kids and Save Billions of Dollars
Apr 25, 2018
It costs billions of dollars each year to investigate child abuse reports, counsel and support families, and provide foster homes for kids at risk. A greater focus on preventing abuse and neglect, and on placing children with relatives rather than strangers, could improve thousands of young lives.
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Soviet Union
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Studying Soviets, Not Sex: Margaret Mead's Research at RAND
Mar 7, 2018
Anthropologist Margaret Mead studied Russian culture and attitudes toward authority while at RAND from 1948 to 1950. To accomplish what she called culture cracking, Mead looked to Russian emigres, books, journals, archives, and films since the Soviet Union was inaccessible.
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Retirement and Retirement Benefits
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Why Unretirement Is Working for Older Americans
Mar 6, 2018
Significant numbers of older Americans move in and out of the workforce. One in five workers today is 55 or older. By 2024, that number will be one in four. Older workers report having more meaningful work and more workplace flexibility than their younger peers.
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Civic Education
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The Perils of Truth Decay: Q&A with Three RAND Leaders
Feb 27, 2018
Truth Decay is defined by disagreement about facts, the blurred line between opinion and fact, increased volume of opinion and personal experience over fact, and declining trust in formerly respected sources of facts. RAND president and CEO Michael D. Rich, journalist Soledad O'Brien, and political scientist Francis Fukuyama discuss the phenomenon and the search for solutions to it.
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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)
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What Life Under ISIS Looked Like from Space
Jan 9, 2018
Satellite images show how ISIS attempted to govern in Iraq and Syria, the economic damage the group left behind, and what it will take to rebuild.
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Space Science and Technology
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Mert Davies: All-Star Pioneer of the Cosmos
Jan 5, 2018
Merton Davies spent his early years using satellite imagery to spy on terrestrial targets. His work led to the first successful reconnaissance satellite, Corona. Later, he used deep-space photographs to map the planets in our solar system.
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Childhood Development
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High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Can Change Lives
Jan 3, 2018
The most comprehensive look to date at the benefits of early childhood education found that 102 of 115 programs improved at least one outcome for children beyond a statistical doubt. And the economic and social benefits continue to pay dividends, sometimes well into adulthood.
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Emergency Services and Response
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RAND Researchers Visit Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Dec 19, 2017
A small team of RAND researchers went to Puerto Rico two weeks after the island was struck by Hurricane Maria. They are compiling their observations into a series of studies for the Army, with recommendations to smooth its response to future disasters.
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Wages and Compensation
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Justice for Florida Farmworkers: Q&A with Susan Marquis
Dec 15, 2017
In her new book, Susan Marquis takes readers inside the fight in Florida tomato fields. She traces the history and victories of a grassroots group of farmworkers and community leaders who wrested better wages and working conditions from major tomato growers and their corporate buyers.
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Physicians
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When RAND Applied Weapons Research to Health Care Delivery
Nov 1, 2017
In the 1970s, it was assumed that new physicians wouldn't set up practice in America's small towns. RAND economists used software originally designed to estimate damages from a nuclear bomb to calculate the effects of placing doctors in specific locations.
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Military Caregivers
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Military Caregivers Share the Costs of War
Oct 30, 2017
Millions of veterans and service members receive care from family and friends who need support as well. Military caregivers sacrifice their time, their jobs, and even their health to provide a service worth billions of dollars to the United States.
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Data Science
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Big Data, Big Questions
Oct 16, 2017
RAND-Lex is a computer program that can scan millions of lines of text and identify what people are talking about, how they fit into communities, and how they see the world. The program has shed light on how terrorists communicate, how the American public thinks about health, and more.
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Arctic Region
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Policy Challenges in the Arctic: Q&A with Abbie Tingstad
Oct 6, 2017
Abbie Tingstad discusses how the opening of the Arctic by climate change could strain relationships among Arctic nations, how these changes will affect indigenous communities, and what to make of Russia's military buildup in the region.
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Workforce Development
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What Happens When RAND Rethinks Its Workspace
Sep 5, 2017
In an economy that increasingly values ideas over tasks, companies are breaking down office walls, scrapping the idea of a nine-to-five, and doing away with cubicles. A RAND project shows how a modern workspace can be conducive to both collaboration and individual work.
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Communication Systems
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How RAND Helped Cable TV Spread Far and Wide
Aug 25, 2017
In the late 1960s and early '70s, RAND released a series of reports about cable television — the technology, federal and state regulation, and its use in education. The researchers' interactive vision for cable TV was a lot like the internet.
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Managing Heavy Rainfall with Green Infrastructure

Is There a Better Way to Negotiate with North Korea?

How to Avoid a Space Arms Race

Sitting It Out? Or Pushed Out? Women Are Leaving the Labor Force in Record Numbers

COVID-19 and the Digital Divide: Inequities in Online Learning

The Policy Currents Podcast

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

RAND Review

How the Child-Welfare System Could Protect More Kids and Save Billions of Dollars

Studying Soviets, Not Sex: Margaret Mead's Research at RAND

Why Unretirement Is Working for Older Americans

The Perils of Truth Decay: Q&A with Three RAND Leaders

What Life Under ISIS Looked Like from Space

Mert Davies: All-Star Pioneer of the Cosmos

High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Can Change Lives

RAND Researchers Visit Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Justice for Florida Farmworkers: Q&A with Susan Marquis

When RAND Applied Weapons Research to Health Care Delivery

Military Caregivers Share the Costs of War

Big Data, Big Questions

Policy Challenges in the Arctic: Q&A with Abbie Tingstad

What Happens When RAND Rethinks Its Workspace

How RAND Helped Cable TV Spread Far and Wide

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