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News Releases for 2016

New Parent Home Visiting Program Reduces Infants' Need for Medical Care During First Year of Life December 15, 2016
Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate and Longtime RAND Consultant, Dies at 95 December 14, 2016
Options for Improving School Leadership December 13, 2016
Agencies in Five Cities Receive Funding to Improve Coordination of Health Care and Housing Assistance for HIV Patients December 12, 2016
Kids’ Menu Items Often Include Excess Calories; Experts Say Changes May Help to Curb Childhood Obesity December 05, 2016
China Invests Warily in Middle East December 05, 2016
One-Stop Social Services Efforts May Improve Community College Outcomes November 30, 2016
Lack of Sleep Costing U.S. Economy Up to $411 Billion a Year November 30, 2016
Lack of Sleep Costing UK Economy Up to £40 Billion a Year November 30, 2016
Changes Needed to Fortify U.S. Blood System from Financial and Biological Threats November 28, 2016
Knowledge About Health Insurance and Finance Linked to Higher Rates of Health Coverage November 17, 2016
Twenty Percent of U.S. Households View Landline Telephones as an Important Communication Choice November 17, 2016
An Independent Kurdistan Would Impact Its Neighbors November 14, 2016
Retail Medical Clinics Do Not Reduce Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments for Minor Health Ailments November 14, 2016
More Support for Individual Member States Is Needed to Tackle AMR in Europe November 03, 2016
New Book Provides a Timely Guide to Understanding Insurgency Warfare November 01, 2016
Charles Wolf Jr. Dies at 92; Founding Dean of RAND's Graduate School Pioneered Modern Policy Analysis October 25, 2016
U.S. Interests Abroad Face Steep Challenges October 19, 2016
Potential Impact of Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on People with Mental Health Needs October 19, 2016
Teachers in Louisiana Are More Likely to Teach to State Standards Than Teachers in Other States October 13, 2016
Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Program Helped Improve Economic Conditions and Security in Afghanistan October 13, 2016
Re-establishing Border Controls in Europe Could Cost Up to €3 Billion a Year October 13, 2016
U.S. Military Facing Challenges as Other Nations Improve Abilities to Deny Access to Territory October 12, 2016
Ukraine's Security Sector Needs Substantial Reform October 05, 2016
RAND Corp. Chosen to Operate New Research Center for U.S. Department of Homeland Security October 04, 2016
Cutting U.S. Overseas Security Commitments Could Cost U.S. World Trade Billions September 22, 2016
Cost of Cyber Incidents Not Large Compared with Other Business Losses; May Influence Responses by Businesses September 20, 2016
Physicians with Waivers to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction Have Capacity to Treat More Patients September 20, 2016
RAND Corporation Marks Death of Ed Edelman, Former Senior Fellow and LA County Supervisor September 13, 2016
Al Shabaab Weakened but Not Defeated in Somalia September 13, 2016
First Estimates of Judicial Costs of Specific Crimes, from Homicide to Theft September 12, 2016
U.S. Rules for Targeted Killing Using Drones Need Clarifying September 08, 2016
Voluntary Summer Learning Programs for Elementary School Students Benefit Those with High Levels of Attendance September 07, 2016
Mass Marketing Fraud Costing Each UK Victim Nearly £7,000 on Average During Their Lifetime September 01, 2016
Cost Savings Possible from Reducing Use of Low-Value Health Services August 29, 2016
RAND and Lawrence Livermore National Lab Combine High-Performance Computing and Public Policy Analysis for Demonstration of Water Resource Management August 25, 2016
Prescription Drug Use Rises, Out-of-Pocket Spending Drops Among Individuals Newly Insured Under Affordable Care Act August 17, 2016
U.S. Social Media Strategy Can Weaken ISIS Influence on Twitter August 16, 2016
Untangling the 'Dark Web': New Study Shows Steady Growth of the Online Illicit Drugs Trade August 08, 2016
New Tools Help Communities Deliver Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs August 05, 2016
Exploring the Course and Consequences of a Sino-U.S. War July 28, 2016
Cooperation Among the Arab Gulf States Is Key to U.S. Interests and Regional Stability, Despite Friction July 28, 2016
RAND Corporation Launches Arabic-Language Website July 19, 2016
Quality of Care in VA Health System Compares Well to Other Health Settings July 18, 2016
Commercial Airlines May Siphon Pilots From U.S. Air Force, Creating Shortage of Military Aviators July 12, 2016
Suicide Prevention Hotlines in California Could Expand Digital Offerings and Partnerships with Health Systems to Improve Service July 12, 2016
Impact of Transgender Personnel on Readiness and Health Care Costs in the U.S. Military Likely to Be Small June 30, 2016
Strong Global Economic Engagement Is Essential to Maintaining U.S. Prosperity and Leadership Abroad June 21, 2016
Alcohol and Marijuana Use by Southern California Adolescents Predicts Poor Academic Performance and Health Problems June 14, 2016
Centrally Assisted Telecare for Military Members with PTSD/Depression Shows Improved Results June 13, 2016
Marjory S. Blumenthal Appointed Director of the RAND Science, Technology, and Policy Program June 06, 2016
Interim Findings on Teacher Reform Effort Show Small Positive Impact on Student Outcomes During Initial Years June 06, 2016
Russia, China and Iran Use Measures Short of War to Further Strategic Ends Against the U.S. May 31, 2016
Middle School Intervention Program Leads to Long-Term BMI Reduction for Obese Students May 23, 2016
Declassified Documents Provide Insight into Origins of the Islamic State and How to Defeat the Group May 19, 2016
First National Survey of Neighborhood Parks Shows Low Use by Adults, Seniors and Females May 18, 2016
Body-Worn Cameras Associated with Increased Assaults Against Police, and Increase in Use-of-Force If Officers Choose When to Turn on Body-Worn Cameras May 17, 2016
Southern California Middle School Students Exposed to More Than Three Alcohol Ads Each Day May 17, 2016
Virtual Dermatology Care Increases Access to Specialists for Medicaid Enrollees May 04, 2016
Quality of Life Measures Not Widely Used in Cancer Care April 27, 2016
Countering Islamic State Requires a Stronger U.S.-Coalition Strategy April 20, 2016
American Teacher Panel Survey Looks at Teachers' Knowledge and Perceptions of State Standards April 18, 2016
California Mental Health Stigma-Reduction Campaign Creates Economic Benefits for the State April 14, 2016
One-Fourth of American Adults Notified of Data Breach in Past Year; Few Consumers Penalize Hacked Companies April 14, 2016
Autonomous Vehicles Cannot Be Test-Driven Enough Miles to Demonstrate Their Safety; Alternative Testing Methods Needed April 12, 2016
U.S. National Security Decisionmaking Processes Need Trimming April 05, 2016
Changing the Mental Health Climate on College Campuses Improves Student Outcomes and Benefits Society April 01, 2016
New Research Finds Counter-Terrorism TACTICS for European Cities March 31, 2016
The Cost of Corruption in Europe — Up to €990 Billion (£781.64 Billion) Lost Annually March 22, 2016
Examining Wages, Employment and STEM Education at County Level for the Appalachia Partnership Initiative March 16, 2016
Lloyd S. Shapley, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Dies at 92 March 14, 2016
High-Quality, Full-Scale Preschool Programs Boost School Readiness and Produce Sustained Benefits March 11, 2016
State-Level Immigration Policies Grow More Common; Cost-Benefit Tool Offered to Assess Full Impact of State Actions March 08, 2016
Retail Clinics May Increase Medical Spending, Rather Than Trimming Costs March 07, 2016
Areas of Excellence and Need for Improvement Found in Quality of Mental Health Care Provided by the Military February 18, 2016
Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality February 09, 2016
VA Health Care System Faces Significant Challenges, but Meets the Needs of Most Eligible Veterans February 08, 2016
U.S. Military Service Members May Volunteer to Extend Tours if Incentives Offered February 08, 2016
Teachers Reported Moderate Concerns and Need for Additional Professional Development Prior to 2015 Testing February 01, 2016
Australian Foreign Minister and International Policy Experts Discuss Middle East Challenges During Meeting at RAND January 29, 2016
Medical Marijuana Users More Likely to Consume Edibles and Vaporize January 28, 2016
Looking for Impact? Research Funders Encouraged to Be More 'DECISIVE' January 28, 2016
Despite 'Outsider' Popularity, Voters See Little Difference Between Candidates on Ideology January 27, 2016
Carl Bildt and A. Michael Hoffman Join Council of Advisors for RAND Europe January 21, 2016
Educational Advancement Due to Immigration by Descendants of European Immigrants to United States Not as Large as Believed January 14, 2016
Significant Costs Involved with Converting Primary Care Medical Practices to 'Medical Homes' January 11, 2016
United States Needs a Collaborative Approach to Manage Its Adversaries and Strengthen Partnerships Abroad January 05, 2016