Pardee RAND News & Events

Pardee RAND Graduate School students, alumni, and faculty are often in the news, writing blogs, publishing research, speaking at events, and more. Other pages (student blog posts, alumni news, faculty blog posts, featured research) provide filtered views of Pardee RAND news and announcements; here we present a complete compilation of ALL the news that's fit to share.

Pardee RAND Celebrates 50 Years of Policy Impact
Fifty years ago, RAND led the charge for a new approach to public policy and the new field of policy analysis. This year, Pardee RAND Graduate School is celebrating 50 years of education and impact, and once again leading the way in redefining the field of policy analysis.

Pardee RAND's Response to the Novel Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
Although no one at Pardee RAND, or in RAND's Santa Monica headquarters, has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the school and RAND are taking numerous proactive measures in response to guidelines from the CDC as well as state and local public health agencies.
Alum Shares Lessons from Italy’s Response to Coronavirus
Mar 30, 2020
Alum Michele Zanini (cohort '96) coauthored a Harvard Business Review article "to help U.S. and European policymakers at all levels learn from Italy’s mistakes so they can recognize and address the unprecedented challenges presented by the rapidly expanding crisis."
Quarterly Newsletter Highlights Golden Anniversary
Mar 27, 2020
Pardee RAND is proud of its 50 years of policy impact, as well as its research contributions to the current coronavirus crisis. The school's newsletter features updates on how the school is responding to current challenges, cool student and alumni research trips to Alaska and Antarctica, and an exciting student research showcase, among other news.
Alum: A Few Hints of Light at the End of the Tunnel
Mar 27, 2020
Alum Loren Yager (cohort '87) writes, "There is no question that this is a world-changing event and that all the social distancing and other preparatory measures need to be taken as quickly and seriously as possible. But at the same time, we also need to see that there are some faint reasons for hope as we try to come to grips with the need to hunker down for months in our homes."
Alum: FY21 USMC Budget Indicates Institutional Inertia
Mar 26, 2020
The Grim Reaper is a 700 foot tall series of hills at Camp Pendleton that Marine recruits must summit to graduate from boot camp, writes alum Jon Wong (cohort '12). As the Marine Corps attempts to transform itself from a second land army and counterinsurgency force to operate within contested maritime spaces, the recently released FY21 budget request suggests that it will need to climb its own Grim Reaper to get there.
The Economic Wallop of COVID-19: Q&A with Faculty Experts
Mar 26, 2020
As Washington continues to weigh economic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, here are insights from Pardee RAND professors on how aid money might be best allocated, how this crisis compares to the 2008 recession, what business communities can do right now, and more.
Virtual Preview Day Welcomes Admitted Students
Mar 24, 2020
In lieu of the normal in-person Preview Weekend, Pardee RAND hosted a Virtual Preview Day on Friday. More than three-fourths of our admitted students attended from locations around the world, as did many current students, staff, and faculty. With video sharing and real-time Q&A sessions, it was a rousing success.
Alum: Social Distancing Could Ultimately Teach Us How to Be Less Lonely
Mar 23, 2020
Alum Arthur Brooks (cohort '96) writes, "While public health officials are no doubt correct that social distancing is necessary, as a social scientist I would add that it is a necessary evil. Enormous amounts of scholarship have shown that social connectedness is central to well-being and good mental health."
The Social Distancing Economy: Q&A with Pardee RAND Faculty and RAND Experts
Mar 18, 2020
Congress and the White House are weighing economic policies to help people acutely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Here are insights from RAND experts, including several Pardee RAND professors, on what might be effective in terms of fiscal policy, stimulus spending, and emergency relief to affected workers.
TNL Workshop Explores Learning via Improv
Mar 18, 2020
At a Tech & Narrative Lab-sponsored workshop on March 10, students learned that improv isn't just about comedy; it is about how to deal with uncertainty and improve your ability to convey information.
Truth Decay in the Coronavirus Moment: Q&A with Prof. Jennifer Kavanagh
Mar 17, 2020
Prof. Jennifer Kavanagh, who wrote the RAND book Truth Decay about the diminishing role that facts play in making important public policy decisions, calls the unfolding situation with the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 a worst-case scenario.
Distinguished Visitor Strongin Presents Lecture Series
Mar 17, 2020
Goldman Sachs partner Steve Strongin enlightened and enlivened Pardee RAND as a Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence from January 27 through March 12. Strongin is head of Goldman's Global Investment Research division, which provides original, fundamental insights and analysis for clients in the equity, fixed income, currency and commodities markets.
Student Helps Develop Method to Detect Subversive Social Media Campaigns
Mar 16, 2020
The U.S. has a capability gap in detecting malign or subversive information campaigns in time to respond before they influence large audiences. Student Krystyna Marcinek helped develop a novel method to detect these efforts.
Alum, in WSJ: It’s Dangerous to Test Only the Sick
Mar 16, 2020
In the Wall Street Journal, Neeraj Sood (cohort '99) writes: "President Trump says 1.4 million tests for the novel coronavirus will become available this week. That’s welcome news. But officials are about to make a mistake. The president said testing will be limited to people who believe they may be infected."
In JAMA, Alum Explores Taiwan's Response to COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020
Jason Wang (cohort '01) was the lead author of "Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan: Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing," a viewpoint coauthored with Prof. Robert Brook and published in JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association.
Coronavirus Forces Colleges Online. Profs Ask: Will Learning Ever Be the Same?
Mar 16, 2020
Colleges and universities have turned to online courses to help slow the spread of COVID-19. But distance learning may also hold promise as a long-term strategy to help make higher education more accessible and affordable, write Professors Charles Goldman and Rita Karam.
Prof: COVID-19 Offers a Stress Test for a U.S. Health Care System Already Under Stress
Mar 12, 2020
There are many things hospitals and health systems could be doing in the coming weeks to best prepare for the advancing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Prof. Christopher Nelson says evaluating their surge response plans will be critical.
Alum Examines Effects of Limiting Payments to Hospitals for Out-of-Network Care
Mar 12, 2020
There is growing interest among U.S. policymakers to use out-of-network payment limits to curb surprise medical bills and as a tool to control rising health care costs. Alum Erin Duffy (cohort '15) examines how such limits might affect negotiated in-network prices and total payments for hospital care?
Faculty: Estimates of COVID-19's Fatality Rate Might Change. And Then Change Again.
Mar 11, 2020
With infections of the new coronavirus confirmed in countries around the world, people are following the daily tally of COVID-19 cases, wondering exactly how lethal this new disease is. But Pardee RAND professors Sarah Nowak and Raffaele Vardavas say the truth is, it's hard to know.
Gift from Carlucci Family Anchors Pardee RAND Campaign
Mar 11, 2020
A $10 million gift from the family of Frank and Marcia Carlucci — a combination of current and planned giving — will endow scholarships, support the dean's priorities, and provide a title to the role of Pardee RAND dean.

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