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RAND: RAND Announcements 2010-02-22T10:49:00Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:F22387B0-4FF8-11DB-A406-35351D4D57CE International Corporate Philanthropy Day urn:uuid:124B8040-00F7-11DE-8787-4DC038788F35 2010-02-22T00:00:00Z 2010-02-22T00:00:00Z RAND celebrates the power of corporate philanthropy and the important role it plays in helping address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. This annual celebration helps build awareness of the philanthropic spirit of the corporate community and encourages more business leaders to engage in philanthropic partnerships. RAND thanks all of our supporters and invites you to learn more about our donors. Noted Public Health Expert Arthur Kellermann Will Lead Public Health Research Program urn:uuid:D964C866-0084-11DF-82FD-54C038788F35 2010-01-13T00:00:00Z 2010-01-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Arthur Kellermann, one of the nation's leading public health and emergency medicine researchers, has been appointed to the RAND Corporation's Paul O'Neill Alcoa Professorship in Policy Analysis. Jack Riley Appointed Vice President and Director urn:uuid:3334C6E8-FEEB-11DE-815B-54C038788F35 2010-01-12T00:00:00Z 2010-01-12T00:00:00Z National security researcher Jack Riley has been appointed vice president and director of the RAND National Security Research Division. Riley has been with RAND for eleven years and associate director of NSRD since 2007. Researcher Spotlight: Lara Schmidt, Senior Statistician urn:uuid:C4004DBE-EF41-11DE-9AFE-54C038788F35 2009-12-22T00:00:00Z 2009-12-22T00:00:00Z Lara Schmidt is a member of a team of Project Air Force researchers who are helping the U.S. Air Force map out the rapidly developing frontier of potential threats in space. Since joining RAND in 2003, Schmidt has worked on a series of projects examining military space capabilities. Former Ambassador Barbara Barrett Joins RAND Board of Trustees urn:uuid:CEBF2B52-D3C7-11DE-8620-24C138788F35 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z Barbara Barrett, an international business and aviation attorney who has served as U.S. ambassador to Finland, has been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees. Michael Brennan Joins RAND as Fundraising Chief urn:uuid:8DA51A40-C88D-11DE-A0F8-F82E39788F35 2009-11-03T00:00:00Z 2009-11-03T00:00:00Z Veteran fund-raising professional Michael Brennan has joined the RAND Corporation as executive director of development. Brennan, who will be based at RAND's Santa Monica headquarters, will oversee RAND's institutional and programmatic fund-raising efforts. Researcher Spotlight: James P. Smith, Senior Economist urn:uuid:95D26920-BF55-11DE-8CE8-24C138788F35 2009-10-22T00:00:00Z 2009-10-22T00:00:00Z James P. Smith holds the RAND Chair in Labor Markets and Demographic Studies and was Director of RAND's Labor and Population Studies Program from 1977-1994. He recently received the 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, an award given to "individuals whose work has made an outstanding global contribution." RAND Congratulates 2009 Nobel Laureate Oliver Williamson urn:uuid:1699878A-BF30-11DE-B261-24C138788F35 2009-10-14T00:00:00Z 2009-10-14T00:00:00Z Early RAND consultant Oliver Williamson shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Elinor Ostrom. Oliver was a RAND consultant during the sixties. City of Pittsburgh Hosts the G-20 Summit urn:uuid:D6296F1C-999B-11DE-8ACB-32C038788F35 2009-09-24T00:00:00Z 2009-09-24T00:00:00Z On September 24-25, 2009, leaders of 19 countries and the European Union will take stock of progress made since the prior summits in Washington and London. RAND experts will participate in a number of related events. Donor Spotlight: Mary Kay and James D. Farley urn:uuid:B06BCD7C-9D8F-11DE-8099-32C038788F35 2009-09-08T00:00:00Z 2009-09-08T00:00:00Z "My husband and I decided to fund a largescale analysis, using scientists at RAND and UCLA, to identify the criteria for best end-of-life treatments. It is our hope that patients with terminal illnesses will be treated effectively, efficiently, and empathetically by teams of well-trained practitioners." Researcher Spotlight: Lois M. Davis, Senior Policy Researcher urn:uuid:ACA336CC-965E-11DE-B711-33C038788F35 2009-08-25T00:00:00Z 2009-08-25T00:00:00Z Lois Davis has nearly two decades of experience directing public safety and public health research. She is currently leading research projects on prisoner reentry in California and on the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on law enforcement. Conference Call on Afghanistan Election to Feature Amb. James Dobbins of RAND urn:uuid:FC705E7A-8DC9-11DE-A4D4-34C038788F35 2009-08-21T00:00:00Z 2009-08-21T00:00:00Z Amb. James Dobbins, former Special Envoy to Afghanistan for President George W. Bush and director of International Security at RAND, is the featured participant in a news conference call on Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m. ET about the presidential election in Afghanistan. Pedro José Greer Awarded Medal of Freedom by President Obama urn:uuid:EB2FBFA8-8107-11DE-A173-D5D438788F35 2009-07-30T00:00:00Z 2009-07-30T00:00:00Z Pedro José Greer, Jr, was awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award was given, in part, due to Greer's work with the Camillus Health Concern, an agency providing medical care to over 10,000 homeless and low-income patients annually. Award Honors CSNET and Principal Investigator for Pioneering Effort urn:uuid:8C423712-7D3A-11DE-B22C-55C038788F35 2009-07-30T00:00:00Z 2009-07-30T00:00:00Z The Internet Society (ISOC) today awarded the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for 2009 to CSNET (the Computer Science Network), a critical progenitor to the Internet, co-founded by long-time RAND staff member Anthony C. Hearn. Researcher Spotlight: Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Associate Director, RAND Health urn:uuid:078104AE-7BA5-11DE-93F0-55C038788F35 2009-07-28T00:00:00Z 2009-07-28T00:00:00Z Elizabeth McGlynn was just named one of the 100 most creative and influential innovators working in healthcare today. As associate director of RAND Health, McGlynn oversees strategic development, external dissemination, and communications of the results of the RAND Health research portfolio. RAND Corporation Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members urn:uuid:227847D2-64ED-11DE-9276-52C038788F35 2009-06-29T00:00:00Z 2009-06-29T00:00:00Z Four leaders with backgrounds in government service and private enterprise have been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees: former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Michael Lynton, former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig and semiconductor executive Hector Ruiz. RAND Announces New Pricing Strategy and Partnerships for E-Books urn:uuid:DE50F70C-4EDA-11DE-B360-E5D938788F35 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z The RAND Corporation announced today that it has revised the suggested retail pricing on all RAND e-books to $9.95 each. RAND e-books are available through a wide variety of wholesale and retail partners. Paul G. Kaminski Will Lead RAND Corporation Board of Trustees urn:uuid:71A475B0-4616-11DE-8346-A3F438788F35 2009-05-19T00:00:00Z 2009-05-19T00:00:00Z Paul G. Kaminski, a technology company executive and former Pentagon official, has been elected chairman of the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees. Kaminski is chairman and CEO of Technovation, Inc., an advanced technology consulting company. Donor Spotlight: Younes and Soraya Nazarian urn:uuid:E9151BD8-448E-11DE-8A82-A3F438788F35 2009-05-18T00:00:00Z 2009-05-18T00:00:00Z "Our family is proud to sponsor recent RAND work in Israel to explore energy alternatives and to aid the Israeli government with long-range planning. We are heartened to see that Israeli officials are now eager for RAND to conduct more research there on a variety of subjects." RAND Europe's Senior Advisor Takes Up New Chair at University of Cambridge urn:uuid:7D2EC810-4619-11DE-8346-A3F438788F35 2009-05-15T00:00:00Z 2009-05-15T00:00:00Z One of RAND Europe's senior advisors, Professor Martin Roland CBE, has accepted the position of professor of health services research within the University of Cambridge's School of Clinical Medicine. He will continue his role at RAND Europe in Cambridge UK, as special advisor to the health and healthcare research team.