Prospects for Resilience
Drawing from RAND ’ s ongoing commitment to resilience planning in New York City ’ s Jamaica Bay, Jordan Fischbach and Debra Knopman share insights and experiences in the bookProspects for Resilience, published by Island Press. The book takes a comprehensive look at efforts to create resilient cities that work with — not against — nature. Fischbach and Knopman are amongst the authors ofChapter 8: Computation Modeling of the Jamaica Bay System. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - November 21, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Workshop
The Society held its fourth annual workshop on November 15-17 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., centered on identifying solutions to critical problems associated with developing and applying DMDU methods. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - November 15, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
CCHSR Annual Lecture Features Martin Roland CBE on History of NHS
Martin Roland CBE, Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Cambridge, will speak at the annual CCHSR lecture on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. The title of his talk is ' A Brief History of NHS Politics 1948-2030. ' (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - November 10, 2016 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 January 9, 2017. The program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - November 4, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Kepe Moderates Riga Conference Panel on Ambiguous Threats
RAND Europe analyst Marta Kepe moderated a RAND Europe–hosted panel at the annual Riga Conference. The topic was ' Dealing with Ambiguous Threats in the Nordic Baltic Region ’ . (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Charles Wolf Jr. Dies at 92. Founding Dean of RAND's Graduate School Pioneered Modern Policy Analysis
Charles Wolf Jr., a leading economist and founding dean of what is now the Pardee RAND Graduate School who was regarded as one of the intellectual founders of modern policy analysis, has died. He was 92. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 25, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Charles Wolf Jr. Dies at 92. Founding Dean of RAND's Graduate School Pioneered Modern Policy Analysis
Charles Wolf Jr., a leading economist and founding dean of what is now the Pardee RAND Graduate School who was regarded as one of the intellectual founders of modern policy analysis, has died. He was 92. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 24, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Sutherland Discusses Body-Worn Cameras at Cambridge Festival of Ideas Event
Recent studies involving the largest set of trials in criminal justice have produced surprising results concerning the impact of body-cameras on both police use of force and complaints against police. Research Leader Alex Sutherland and his coauthors discussed their findings. An audio recording is available. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 17, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
RAND Europe Summarises Findings of Corsham Institute 2016 Thought Leadership Programme
Hans Pung and several of RAND Europe ' s senior researchers partnered with the Corsham Institute on a series of conversations on critical issues and challenges posed by the digital agenda. A new report distills the findings and recommendations. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 13, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Sutherland to Speak on Body-Worn Cameras at Cambridge Festival of Ideas Event
Recent studies involving the largest set of trials in criminal justice have produced surprising results concerning the impact of body-cameras on both police use of force and complaints against police. Research Leader Alex Sutherland and his coauthors will discuss their findings. (Source: RAND Announcements)
Source: RAND Announcements - October 10, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
