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2005

News Releases about Research

December 21, 2005:
RAND and Seven Universities Create Policy Institute for Hurricane-Ravaged States, Appoint Director

December 20, 2005:
RAND Study Says Stress from Long Work Hours, Rather Than Deployments, Leads to Decline in Military Re-Enlistments

December 15, 2005:
Study Finds High-Quality, Universal Preschool Would Benefit California's Population Centers

November 16, 2005:
RAND Study Says Local Police Should Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges

November 10, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Undocumented Immigrants Are Most Likely to Be Uninsured

November 9, 2005:
RAND Study Says New Approach to Estimating Terror Risk Can Help Better Target Homeland Security Fund Allocation

October 25, 2005:
RAND Study Says Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Creates Effective Mechanism for Sharing Financial Risk

October 11, 2005:
RAND Says Most Public Schools Managed by Edison Schools Match or Exceed Gains of Comparable Public Schools in 4 to 5 Year

October 5, 2005:
RAND Study Links Higher Prices for Fruits and Vegetables to Excess Weight Gain Among School Children

September 26, 2005:
RAND Study Says China Fails to Adequately Control WMD Exports

September 26, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Advancing Medical Technology Likely to Greatly Inflate Future Medicare Costs

September 14, 2005:
RAND Study Says Computerizing Medical Records Could Save $81 Billion Annually and Improve the Quality of Medical Care

August 31, 2005:
RAND Study Says High World Oil Prices and Technological Developments Could Make Shale-Derived Oil Competitive

August 30, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Gaps in Public Health Agency Responsiveness to Reports of Suspicious Illnesses

August 23, 2005:
RAND Study Points Out Challenges States Are Grappling with as They Expand High-Quality Preschool Programs

August 15, 2005:
Lower Quality Medical Care Linked to Early Death Among Older Patients at Risk of Declining Health

August 11, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Visual Arts Picture Isn't as Rosy as It First Appears

August 3, 2005:
RAND Study Identifies Ways to Cut Deaths and Illness Among Mothers and Young Children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

August 2, 2005:
Cambodian Refugees Suffer from Psychiatric Illness at High Rates Two Decades After Escaping Homeland Terror

July 21, 2005:
RAND Study Provides Guidelines for Improving U.S. Nation-Building Operations

July 13, 2005:
RAND Study Warns That Military Actions in Iraq and Afghanistan Have Stretched U.S. Army Thin

July 12, 2005:
RAND Study Recommends Cost-Effective Programs to Maximize the Number of HIV Infections Prevented in the U.S.

July 6, 2005:
RAND Report Cautions Transition of San Diego Government Moving Too Slowly

June 23, 2005:
RAND Finds Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges

June 20, 2005:
RAND Study Says U.S. Terrorism Insurance System Falling Short; Improvement Needed to Protect Nation's Economy

May 29, 2005:
Americans Will Back Military Action Overseas If They Believe the United States Has “Important Stakes”in a Battle

May 19, 2005:
RAND Study Predicts China's Defense Spending Is Lower Than Previous Outside Estimates

May 10, 2005:
RAND Study Finds More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion

April 27, 2005:
RAND Studies Make Recommendations for a Successful Palestinian State

April 26, 2005:
RAND Study Says Knowing How Terrorist Groups Learn and Adapt Can Aid Counterterrorism Efforts

April 25, 2005:
Disabled at Work: Hidden Cost of Jobs for Older Americans

April 4, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Weight Loss Surgery Helps Severely Obese People Lose More Weight Than Diet and Exercise

March 30, 2005:
RAND Study Says Creating Universal Preschool in California Would Create Benefits That Surpass Costs

March 24, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Backlash Against HMOs Caused Few People to Bolt from the Health Plans

March 21, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Strategies In “War On Drugs”Need To Be Reassessed As Drug Use Patterns Change

March 15, 2005:
RAND Study Finds That Just One-Third of Cardiologists Agree Racial Disparities Exist in Cardiac Care

March 3, 2005:
RAND Study Says Evidence Mixed on Demand and Impact of Out-of-School Programs

March 2, 2005:
Contributions to Colleges and Universities Up by 3.4 Percent

February 22, 2005:
RAND Study Says Communities Can Learn Lessons from Worker Exposure to Anthrax in Washington

February 18, 2005:
RAND Study Says UN Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects

February 15, 2005:
RAND Study Says Arts Policy Should Focus on Building Individual Appreciation of the Arts

February 14, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Reform of California Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools Has Improved Financial Oversight

February 4, 2005:
RAND Study Finds Multiple Types of Alcohol Advertising May Influence Adolescent Drinking

January 25, 2005:
RAND Study Says Airliner Anti-Missile Systems Too Expensive and Unreliable

January 25, 2005:
Study By RAND And Oregon State University Finds Conspiracy Beliefs Among African Americans Deter Condom Use

January 11, 2005:
RAND Book Proposes Ways To Improve Government Performance

January 3, 2005:
RAND Report Shows California Schools Lag Behind Other States On Almost Every Objective Measurement

News Releases about the RAND Corporation

December 21, 2005:
RAND and Seven Universities Create Policy Institute for Hurricane-Ravaged States, Appoint Director

December 8, 2005:
Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski to Chair Rand Center for Middle East Public Policy Advisory Board

October 24, 2005:
Three Members Join RAND Board of Trustees

October 17, 2005:
John D. Graham Appointed Dean of Pardee RAND Graduate School

October 17, 2005:
Education Leaders Join with Council for Aid to Education to Promote Wide Use of Collegiate Learning Assessment

September 16, 2005:
RAND and USC Announce Partnership to Foster Joint Research and Educational Programs

June 13, 2005:
William Overholt to Head RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

June 9, 2005:
Bruce Hoffman Appointed to RAND Corporation Chair in Counterterrorism And Counterinsurgency

May 31, 2005:
LRN Chairman and CEO Dov Seidman Joins The RAND Corporation Institute For Civil Justice Board of Overseers

May 25, 2005:
RAND Corporation Wins Award From American Association For Public Opinion Research

April 13, 2005:
John Parachini To Lead RAND Intelligence Policy Center

February 2, 2005:
RAND Expands Early Childhood Policy Research in Pittsburgh with Gift from PNC Financial Services