Gift from the Korea Foundation Establishes Chair in Korea Policy Studies
The RAND Corporation has received a $750,000 gift from the Korea Foundation to establish a chair in Korea policy studies at RAND, commencing in 2018. The chair will support a senior scholar who will manage a research agenda on Korea ' s international security, mentor Korea studies scholars, and build partnerships with research institutes in Korea. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - January 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Hafner, Troxel Discussed Sleep at Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Researchers Marco Hafner and Wendy Troxel participated in a panel, ' You are what you sleep ' , at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The event looked at what can be done to tackle the growing problem of sleep deprivation in society, and explained why the science and economics show that sleep really matters. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 18, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Annual CCHSR Lecture to Explore Digitising the NHS
Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, bestselling author of " The Digital Doctor, " and leader of the group that authored the 2016 " Wachter Report " on digitising the NHS, will describe why digitising healthcare is so hard, and what needs to be done to get it right. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 7, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Hafner, Troxel to Discuss Sleep at Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Researchers Marco Hafner and Wendy Troxel will participate in a panel, ' You are what you sleep ' , at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The event will look at what can be done to tackle the growing problem of sleep deprivation in society, and explain why the science and economics show that sleep really matters. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - September 25, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Geogheghan-Quinn and von Heintze Join Council of Advisors
RAND Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Council of Advisors, M á ire Geoghegan-Quinn and Florian Freiherr von Heintze. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - September 18, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Organisations Invited to Submit Health and Wellbeing Practices
A new project launched by Public Health England is inviting workplace wellbeing providers and also employer organisations to submit their workplace health and wellbeing practices. The project, being run by RAND Europe, will review and assess the landscape of health and wellbeing practices currently available to workplaces in England. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - September 12, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Future funding of NHS and social care in UK
How to fund the NHS and social care in the UK has long been a subject of discussion. A public seminar on 20 July, 2017 will discuss findings from a review of current thinking internationally. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - July 8, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Louisiana Legislature Approves $50 Billion Coastal Master Plan
The recently approved Louisiana 2017 Coastal Master Plan refined the 2012 Plan by taking into account updated estimates of plausible future conditions and presenting an updated set of projects for implementation. RAND was a key partner in helping the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority develop its 2012 and 2017 Coastal Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - June 2, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Partners with City of Pittsburgh on New Resilience Strategy
Over the past decade, Pittsburgh has built on its strengths as a hub for education, technology, and medicine, but it continues to face challenges as a result of its industrial legacy and in the face of 21st-century pressures from globalization, urbanization, and climate change. In March, the city released OnePGH: Pittsburgh ' s Resilience Strategy. Developed in partnership with RAND, the strategy will guide long-term, sustainable development in the region. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - April 18, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Annual Report Features'The Pardee RAND Advantage '
The 2016 RAND Annual Report includes 10 pages about Pardee RAND students, research, innovation, courses, and more. Featured student projects include the Food-Energy-Water Index, investing in traffic safety, women in the Marine Corps infantry, virtual currency, and identifying disease hot-spots. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - April 4, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area
RAND has opened an office in the Bay Area to foster collaboration with the region ' s leaders and researchers working to solve today ' s complex problems. Nidhi Kalra, a senior information scientist, is leading the new office. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - April 3, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Europe to Partner in Healthcare Improvement Research Institute
RAND Europe has been named a key partner in a new research institute to study how to improve healthcare. The Health Foundation awarded nearly £ 40 million to create the new institute, which will be established at the University of Cambridge. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - March 28, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Website Launched to Monitor Open Science Worldwide
A new website for monitoring open science worldwide has been launched as part of ongoing work for the European Commission. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - March 20, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
