Incorporating Benefit-Cost Analysis into Other Decision-Making Frameworks
At the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference, Rob Lempert showed how some new approaches can help reduce the tension between the benefits of providing useful, scientifically-based information to decision makers and the costs of aggregating uncertainty and differing values into single best-estimates. Benefit cost analysis (BCA) aims to help people make better decisions. But BCA's aim of aggregating all attributes of concern to decision makers into a single, best-estimate metric can conflict with the differing world views and values that may be an inherent characteristics of many climate-related decisions. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - March 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Europe Research on Women's Issues
RAND Europe conducts research on many topics related to and benefiting women, from workplace equality to international development to family matters. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - March 6, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
New Research Consortium to Tackle Community Resilience in the Gulf Region
A new research group, the Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities, will assess and address the public health, social, and economic impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico region. It will focus on determining how communities can build resilience to future disasters. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - February 17, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Dispelling Myths About Armed Drones
Armed drones have raised hopes among some for a transformational weapon to use against U.S. adversaries, and raised concerns among others about proliferation and misuse. However, drones are fundamentally misunderstood; many of the myths about them can be dispelled. The RAND Alumni Impact Fund has helped to expand the reach of this research. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - February 16, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Groves Participates in Webinar on California Water Plan 2015 Update
The California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum (CWEMF) hosted a webinar describing technical content from the recently finalized California Water Plan Update 2013. The presentations covered topics including current state water supplies and use, climate change impacts, and sustainability indicators. WCRC codirector David Groves presented RAND’s analysis of water management vulnerabilities and adaptation options for the Central Valley (his presentation begins at 58:30 in the video). (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 30, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Sir Gregory Winter CBE FRS and László Andor Join Council of Advisors
RAND Europe announced today the appointment of two new members to its Council of Advisors: Sir Gregory Winter, master of Trinity College Cambridge, and László Andor, former European Union (EU) commissioner for employment, social affairs & inclusion. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 30, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Pointing a Spotlight on RAND Europe's Activities in 2014
In its annual review, RAND Europe describes the research it conducted to support policymaking in four areas of transformation: harnessing the power of ICT, safeguarding society, building healthier communities and innovating for efficiency. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 27, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Cornish Joins RAND Europe to Lead Defence, Security and Infrastructure Group
Professor Paul Cornish has joined RAND Europe to lead its research in the areas of defence, security and infrastructure. Specifically, the research aims to provide analytical and decision-support work in defence, security and cyber policy, together with analysis of market demand and decision-making in a wide range of complex public policy areas. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 20, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Announces New Water and Climate Change Resilience Center
RAND has established a new Water and Climate Resilience Center to address one of the most significant policy challenges of our time: How do we plan, build, and organize our societal systems to become more resilient to the unavoidable impacts of climate change? (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 6, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Implementing Compliance Programs at Small- and Medium-Sized Companies
This video series from the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics features Joseph Murphy, a long-standing participant in the RAND symposium series, discussing the challenges and opportunities for different sized companies when implementing a compliance and ethics program. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 24, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Donna C. Boehme on Board Engagement
What are the elements that define effective board engagement for corporate compliance? Donna C. Boehme, CCEG Advisory Board Member, identifies training and reporting approaches that can mitigate risks. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 23, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Near-Term Actions to Address Long-Term Climate Risk
Robert Lempert discussed Near-Term Actions to Address Long-Term Climate Risk during the annual AGU meeting. Effective long-term policy making, new capabilities of analytic decision support tools, and cognitive and organizational behaviors were discussed in the context of longer-term climate risks. Lempert’s talk described applications of these approaches for infrastructure, water, and flood risk management planning, as well as studies of how near-term choices about policy architectures can affect long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction pathways. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Donald B. and Susan F. Rice Support Pardee RAND's 'Be the Answer' Campaign with $1 Million Gift
Longtime RAND supporters Donald B. and Susan F. Rice, for the third time, have established an endowed scholarship at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Their most recent gift of $1 million was generously donated as part of Pardee RAND's Be the Answer campaign, which Don Rice chairs and which has thus far raised in excess of $19 million. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships
RAND is accepting applications for up to three Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows. The application deadline is February 9, 2015. The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 2, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Contributing to California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment will assemble critical information to support climate adaptation and mitigation activities in the state. At a recent meeting hosted by the California Natural Resources Agency, RAND's Robert Lempert presented work and ongoing studies by RAND pertaining to the Assessment’s research themes. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - December 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
