Recent News Releases

May 30, 2024

RAND Study Highlights Importance of Securing AI Model Weights; Provides Playbook for Frontier AI Labs to Benchmark Security Measures

Amid the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and its potential risks to national security, a new RAND study explores how best to secure frontier AI models from malicious actors.
May 13, 2024

After 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage, Research Finds No Harms to Different-Sex Couples; Growth for Overall Support of Marriage

Over the 20 years that same-sex couples have been able to marry in the United States, there have been no negative effects on marriage, divorce or cohabitation among different-sex couples.
May 13, 2024

Private Health Plans During 2022 Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states.
May 10, 2024

Michelle Woods Named Vice President of RAND Homeland Security Research Division

Homeland security policy expert Michelle Woods has been named vice president and director of the RAND Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD). For the past two years, Woods has served as the associate director of HSRD, which operates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC), a federally funded research and development center.
May 6, 2024

Meghan L. O'Sullivan Elected to RAND Board of Trustees

Meghan L. O'Sullivan, an influential national security expert and Harvard Kennedy School professor, was elected to the RAND Board of Trustees.
May 1, 2024

Jennifer Gould Named Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at RAND

Longtime executive Jennifer Gould has been named RAND's new vice president of communications and external affairs. In her new role, Gould will assume leadership of the newly created communications and external affairs function, helping to align and strengthen RAND's broad suite of communications activities.
Apr 29, 2024

Miyeon Oh Named RAND's New Korea Policy Chair

Miyeon Oh, a defense researcher with deep expertise in Indo-Pacific geopolitical, economic, and security issues, has joined nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND as its Korea Policy Chair.
Apr 11, 2024

Samuel Charap Named Inaugural Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND

Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at RAND, will serve as the inaugural Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at the nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization. The Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy will further enhance RAND's analysis of the region and of the impact of Moscow's actions on the larger geopolitical landscape.
Apr 9, 2024

Some Veterans Who Express Extremist Ideologies Had Negative Experience During Service

Interviews with military veterans who expressed support for extremist groups or related beliefs on a prior survey show that many experienced a significant negative event during their military service.
Apr 2, 2024

Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates over 40-Year Period

Firearm homicides have risen faster relative to the overall national trend in states such as Wisconsin, Delaware, and Minnesota, while firearm suicides have risen faster in Alaska, North Dakota, and Montana. A new tool allows users to examine state-level firearm death rates over the past four decades.
Mar 26, 2024

Andrew Morral Named RAND's Inaugural Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy

Andrew Morral, codirector of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, has been selected to serve as the inaugural Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy.
Mar 20, 2024

Special Efforts Needed to Allow 988 and 911 Systems to Work Together and Optimize Emergency Response

Getting the 988 and 911 emergency telephone systems to work in concert requires detailed planning and close cooperation, and such efforts may benefit from having one or two people at the local level who act as champions for interoperability.

Recent News Releases

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RAND Study Highlights Importance of Securing AI Model Weights; Provides Playbook for Frontier AI Labs to Benchmark Security Measures

After 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage, Research Finds No Harms to Different-Sex Couples; Growth for Overall Support of Marriage

Private Health Plans During 2022 Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

Michelle Woods Named Vice President of RAND Homeland Security Research Division

Meghan L. O'Sullivan Elected to RAND Board of Trustees

Jennifer Gould Named Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at RAND

Miyeon Oh Named RAND's New Korea Policy Chair

Samuel Charap Named Inaugural Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND

Some Veterans Who Express Extremist Ideologies Had Negative Experience During Service

Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates over 40-Year Period

Andrew Morral Named RAND's Inaugural Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy

Special Efforts Needed to Allow 988 and 911 Systems to Work Together and Optimize Emergency Response

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Recent News Releases

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RAND Study Highlights Importance of Securing AI Model Weights; Provides Playbook for Frontier AI Labs to Benchmark Security Measures

After 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage, Research Finds No Harms to Different-Sex Couples; Growth for Overall Support of Marriage

Private Health Plans During 2022 Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay

Michelle Woods Named Vice President of RAND Homeland Security Research Division

Meghan L. O'Sullivan Elected to RAND Board of Trustees

Jennifer Gould Named Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at RAND

Miyeon Oh Named RAND's New Korea Policy Chair

Samuel Charap Named Inaugural Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND

Some Veterans Who Express Extremist Ideologies Had Negative Experience During Service

Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates over 40-Year Period

Andrew Morral Named RAND's Inaugural Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy

Special Efforts Needed to Allow 988 and 911 Systems to Work Together and Optimize Emergency Response

Oops! An unexpected error has occurred.