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News Releases for 2006

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
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
RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events October 24, 2006
Consumer-Directed Health Plans Can Save Money, But Effects on Quality Still Uncertain, RAND Study Says 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
Adolescents Who Listen to a Great Deal of Music with Degrading Sexual Lyrics Have Sex Sooner August 07, 2006
RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies 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
Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Less Healthy Than English Counterparts May 02, 2006
RAND Study Finds Some HIV-Positive People Deliberately Choose Sexual Abstinence 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
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
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
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