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RAND Wins $2.1 Million Grant to Improve Landslide Prediction

Oct 10, 2018

A RAND-led team that includes the University of Southern California, the University of Oregon, the Sitka Sound Science Center, and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska will design a novel landslide risk warning system for Sitka, Alaska, a coastal town of 9,000 near the landslide-prone slopes of the Tongass National Forest.
Statement About Edward Gonzalez, RAND Consultant and Expert on Cuba

Oct 9, 2018

Edward Gonzalez, a longtime RAND resident consultant and political science professor at UCLA who spent decades studying Fidel Castro's Cuba and its relations with the United States and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 85.
NIH Funds RAND Corporation Opioid Research Center Dedicated to Policies for Addressing the National Crisis

Sep 10, 2018

A research center dedicated to identifying effective policies for combating the nation's opioid epidemic has been established at the RAND Corporation, supported by a $7.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
Senior Fundraising Strategist to Lead Philanthropic Efforts at RAND, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Aug 20, 2018

Brandon Baker, a proven senior fundraising strategist whose experience includes helming a $250 million fundraising effort, has joined RAND's leadership team as vice president of development.
Statement About Cyrus Tang, CEO and Chairman of Tang Industries

Jun 27, 2018

The RAND Corporation notes with regret the death of Cyrus Tang, the CEO and chairman of Tang Industries. He was a devoted philanthropist who made significant contributions to RAND. His foundation established the Tang Institute for U.S.-China Relations and created the Tang Chair in China Policy Studies.
Innovator John Seely Brown to Address Pardee RAND Graduates

Jun 8, 2018

John Seely Brown, independent co-chairman of Deloitte's Center for the Edge, member of the Amazon board of directors, and former chief scientist of XEROX and director of research and development hub PARC, will make the keynote address at the commencement exercises of the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica on June 16.
Frank C. Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense and RAND Trustee, Dies at 87

Jun 4, 2018

RAND notes with regret the passing of Frank Carlucci, who was President Ronald Reagan's final secretary of defense and had a long career as a senior-level official in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served on the board of trustees at RAND for nearly 25 years.
Statement About Dr. Donald W. Seldin

May 9, 2018

The RAND Corporation notes with profound regret the death of Dr. Donald W. Seldin, 97, a longtime RAND trustee and icon of American medicine who transformed a ramshackle medical school in Dallas into one of the nation's finest research and teaching institutions.
Charles J. Zwick, RAND Researcher and Donor Who Was LBJ's Budget Director, Dies at 91

Apr 23, 2018

Charles J. Zwick, an economist, banker and philanthropist who was a RAND Corporation researcher from 1956 to 1965 and President Lyndon B. Johnson's last budget director, died Friday at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, his family announced. He was 91.
RAND Europe Helps Brussels-based Institutions

Apr 9, 2018

As a policy research institute, RAND's work for Brussels-based institutions is vital to delivering our mission in Europe. RAND Europe provides independent research and analysis, drawing on our multidisciplinary, multinational and multilingual research.
RAND Corporation Appoints Nicholas Burger Director of RAND Washington Office

Jan 16, 2018

Economist Nicholas Burger has been appointed director of the Washington office of the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. Burger is a senior economist, associate director of RAND Labor and Population program and director of the RAND Center for Research and Policy in International Development.
$3 Million Gift from Leonard D. Schaeffer Supports RAND Corporation Employee Recognition Program

Jan 16, 2018

The RAND Corporation has received a $3 million gift from health care executive Leonard D. Schaeffer to help endow RAND's employee recognition awards. The top award, given annually to two individuals or employee groups, will be renamed the Leonard Schaeffer Medals in recognition of the gift.
Catherine Augustine Appointed Director of RAND Pittsburgh Office

Jan 10, 2018

Education policy researcher Catherine H. Augustine has been appointed director of the Pittsburgh office of the nonprofit RAND Corporation.
Gift from the Korea Foundation Establishes Chair in Korea Policy Studies

Jan 9, 2018

The RAND Corporation has received a $750,000 gift from the Korea Foundation to establish a chair in Korea policy studies at RAND, commencing in 2018. The chair will support a senior scholar who will manage a research agenda on Korea's international security, mentor Korea studies scholars, and build partnerships with research institutes in Korea.
Statement on Death of Lovida H. Coleman Jr

Jan 9, 2018

The RAND Corporation notes with profound regret the death of Lovida H. Coleman Jr., a Washington, D.C., lawyer and philanthropist who served on RAND's board of trustees from 1997 to 2008.
RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

Oct 30, 2017

RAND is accepting applications for up to three Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows. The application deadline is January 15, 2018. The program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security.
$3 Million Gift Establishes Tang Chair in China Policy Studies at RAND

Aug 28, 2017

The RAND Corporation has received a $3 million gift from the Cyrus and Michael Tang Foundation to establish the Tang Chair in China Policy Studies at RAND. The chair will support a senior scholar who will undertake research on the critical factors that will influence China's future, particularly in education and health care.
Statement on Death of Zbigniew Brzezinski

May 28, 2017

RAND notes with regret the death of Zbigniew Brzezinski, former chair of the advisory board of RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy and exemplary public servant who mastered both the strategic and operational details of national security policy.
Health Care Economist Christine Eibner Appointed to Endowed Chair at RAND Corporation

May 4, 2017

Christine Eibner, a senior economist who has led influential work on how to improve the nation's health care system, has been appointed to the RAND Corporation's Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis.
RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area

Apr 3, 2017

RAND has opened an office in the Bay Area to foster collaboration with the region's leaders and researchers working to solve today's complex problems. Nidhi Kalra, a senior information scientist, is leading the new office.
Richard H. Solomon, RAND Policy Analyst and Former Diplomat, Dies at 79

Mar 14, 2017

Richard H. Solomon, a senior fellow at RAND, a China scholar, and a seasoned diplomat who helped direct U.S. policy toward East Asia under President George H.W. Bush, has died.
Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate and Longtime RAND Consultant, Dies at 95

Dec 14, 2016

Thomas Schelling, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and longtime RAND consultant whose ideas about conflict and cooperation helped guide American policymakers during the Cold War and beyond, has died.
RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

Nov 4, 2016

RAND is accepting applications for up to three Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows. The application deadline is January 9, 2017. The program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security.
Charles Wolf Jr. Dies at 92. Founding Dean of RAND's Graduate School Pioneered Modern Policy Analysis

Oct 25, 2016

Charles Wolf Jr., a leading economist and founding dean of what is now the Pardee RAND Graduate School who was regarded as one of the intellectual founders of modern policy analysis, has died. He was 92.
RAND Chosen to Operate New Research Center for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Oct 4, 2016

A new center will conduct analyses and make recommendations to strengthen DHS across its missions to prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage U.S. borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and strengthen national preparedness and resiliency.

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RAND Announcements

RAND Wins $2.1 Million Grant to Improve Landslide Prediction

Statement About Edward Gonzalez, RAND Consultant and Expert on Cuba

NIH Funds RAND Corporation Opioid Research Center Dedicated to Policies for Addressing the National Crisis

Senior Fundraising Strategist to Lead Philanthropic Efforts at RAND, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Statement About Cyrus Tang, CEO and Chairman of Tang Industries

Innovator John Seely Brown to Address Pardee RAND Graduates

Frank C. Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense and RAND Trustee, Dies at 87

Statement About Dr. Donald W. Seldin

Charles J. Zwick, RAND Researcher and Donor Who Was LBJ's Budget Director, Dies at 91

RAND Europe Helps Brussels-based Institutions

RAND Corporation Appoints Nicholas Burger Director of RAND Washington Office

$3 Million Gift from Leonard D. Schaeffer Supports RAND Corporation Employee Recognition Program

Catherine Augustine Appointed Director of RAND Pittsburgh Office

Gift from the Korea Foundation Establishes Chair in Korea Policy Studies

Statement on Death of Lovida H. Coleman Jr

RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

$3 Million Gift Establishes Tang Chair in China Policy Studies at RAND

Statement on Death of Zbigniew Brzezinski

Health Care Economist Christine Eibner Appointed to Endowed Chair at RAND Corporation

RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area

Richard H. Solomon, RAND Policy Analyst and Former Diplomat, Dies at 79

Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate and Longtime RAND Consultant, Dies at 95

RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

Charles Wolf Jr. Dies at 92. Founding Dean of RAND's Graduate School Pioneered Modern Policy Analysis

RAND Chosen to Operate New Research Center for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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