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School-to-Work Transitions
Career Services and College-Employer Partnership Practices in Community Colleges
Jul 6, 2022
Rita T. Karam, Charles A. Goldman, et al.

The number of middle-skill jobs in STEM fields that require credentials but not a four-year college degree is growing. Community colleges play a key role in preparing students to fill these positions. How can states support colleges and their partnerships with employers?
Artificial Intelligence
The Threat of Deepfakes
Jul 6, 2022
Todd C. Helmus @Helmus

Various AI technologies are ripe for use in disinformation campaigns. Deepfake videos represent an obvious threat, but voice cloning, deepfake images, and generative text also merit concern. And websites now offer access to deepfake services.
Military Force Planning
Forecasting the Demand for U.S. Ground Forces
Jul 6, 2022

This interactive tool uses a dynamic forecasting model to project future demand for U.S. ground forces. The resulting forecasts can help inform U.S. military decisions regarding future force planning, posture, and investments.
Firearms
The RAND State Firearm Law Database
Jun 28, 2022
Samantha Cherney, Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral, et al.

As part of the Gun Policy in America initiative, RAND developed a longitudinal data set of state and District of Columbia firearm laws from 1979 to 2022 to support improved analysis and understanding of the effects of gun laws.
Illegal Drug Trade
Giving Drug Policy Decisionmakers the Data They Need
Jun 24, 2022
Bryce Pardo @brycepardo, Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer

Better data and analysis can help improve federal drug policy responses. With the appropriate funding, the United States could enhance its drug data infrastructure and ensure that drug policy is based on high-quality information.
Mental Health Treatment
How Available and Accessible Are Mental Health Services in NYC?
Jun 22, 2022
Joshua Breslau @JoshuaBreslau, Dionne Barnes-Proby @BarnesProby, et al.

Across the United States and in New York City in particular, the use of mental health services is low and care is not equitably distributed. Non-Hispanic white individuals are more likely to seek care than non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic individuals. Provider shortages and a lack of integration across service settings are two barriers, and COVID-19 exacerbated these challenges.

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Women's Health
Combating Abortion Misinformation in the Post-Roe Environment
Jul 6, 2022
Julia Rollison

Misinformation could become a major barrier to individuals trying to find safe, legal, and quality reproductive care. How might states, health insurers, and technology companies address this problem?
International Diplomacy
Yoon Suk-yeol Is Biden's Perfect South Korea Partner
Jul 5, 2022
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea's conservative new president, has shown that he is in lockstep with U.S. President Joe Biden on foreign policy. During Biden's Indo-Pacific trip in May, their conversations in the security domain suggest Yoon's overlapping tenure with Biden heralds a golden era in the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
Women's Health
Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 1, 2022

This weekly recap focuses on how repealing Roe v. Wade could affect women in the military, whether America is prepared to launch a new emergency mental health hotline, Russia's war in Ukraine, and more.

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Multimedia

RAND Remote: Informing Innovative Policy Solutions to Address L.A.'s Dual Crises
May 18, 2022

In this RAND Remote conversation, Sarah Hunter, Jason Ward, and Rick Garvey discuss their new report based on survey data collected from unhoused people in three Los Angeles neighborhoods.

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Career Services and College-Employer Partnership Practices in Community Colleges

The Threat of Deepfakes

Microbiome-Based Health and Wellness Innovation: Reflecting on Regulatory Challenges and Needs

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Healthcare Innovation: Considerations for Future Research, Policy and Practice

RAND Remote: Informing Innovative Policy Solutions to Address L.A.'s Dual Crises

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

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Career Services and College-Employer Partnership Practices in Community Colleges

The Threat of Deepfakes

Forecasting the Demand for U.S. Ground Forces

The RAND State Firearm Law Database

Giving Drug Policy Decisionmakers the Data They Need

How Available and Accessible Are Mental Health Services in NYC?

Blog Posts

Combating Abortion Misinformation in the Post-Roe Environment

Yoon Suk-yeol Is Biden's Perfect South Korea Partner

Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap

Multimedia

RAND Remote: Informing Innovative Policy Solutions to Address L.A.'s Dual Crises

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