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.

Statement from the Dean on Racial Injustice
The call for social justice that has swept across our nation and the world over this past week demands that we listen, learn, and do more to “shine the light that reveals the dust” and to do the hard work of building a better world not just this week but for years to come. It is my fervent hope that our community will rise to the occasion and live up to our motto, Be the Answer.
Responding to COVID-19 with Research and Analysis
Members of the Pardee RAND community are actively contributing to the COVID-19 response by sharing their expertise and searching for solutions to coronavirus-related challenges on local, state, national, and global levels.

From Hermit Kingdom to Open for Business
May 25, 2021

When the situation in North Korea becomes conducive to foreign investment and development, what might it take to kick-start the country's economy? Students Diana Myers and Noah Johnson explored this question with professors Krishna Kumar and Troy Smith.
Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
May 21, 2021

Pardee RAND students Lawrence Baker and Pedro Lima, and professors Jeanne Ringel and Rafael Vardavas, used their COVID-19 model to analyze what could happen with COVID-19 deaths in the United States if restrictions all go away on July 4. Here's what they saw: Fully reopening the economy before Biden's vaccination target was met doubled the average number of COVID-19 deaths between Independence Day and the end of the year.
Urban and Rural Districts Show Strong Divide During the Pandemic
May 11, 2021

As of February 2021, only 17 percent of urban school districts—compared with 42 percent of rural districts—were offering fully in-person instruction. Students Melissa Kay Diliberti and Lisa Berdie worked with colleagues to consider the implications of this disparity.
Stress-Testing California's COVID-19 Reopening Strategy
May 10, 2021

States' reopening plans vary widely. With a revised RAND decision support tool and using California as an example, students Pedro Lima and Lawrence Baker, along with Pardee RAND faculty, tested alternative plans. The best strategies did not prematurely relax measures like indoor mask-wearing; began with a high level of caution; were tied to vaccination rates; and made changes gradually.
Pardee RAND Externship Students Discuss Work in Sitka
May 7, 2021

Students Jalal Awan and Keren Zhu are in Sitka for six week externships at the Sitka Conservation Society and the Sitka Food Co-op, respectively. They visited local public radio station KCAW for an interview about their experience.
The American Rescue Plan Is a Chance to Support Students with Disabilities. Here Are Some Investments Worth Considering
May 5, 2021

National surveys of K–12 teachers provide insight into challenges for effectively educating students with disabilities during the pandemic and beyond. Understanding these challenges can help identify important funding options to address gaps.
Messaging Strategies to Mitigate COVID-19
Apr 30, 2021

Public health officials are trying to convince a majority of Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, while also promoting other disease-mitigating measures such as mask-wearing. Christine Chen (cohort '15) and colleagues consider what messaging strategies might help this effort.
Machine Learning Can Detect Online Conspiracy Theories
Apr 29, 2021

As social media platforms work to prevent malicious or harmful uses of their services, an improved model of machine-learning technology can detect and understand conspiracy theory language. Insights from this modeling effort can help counter the effects of online conspiracies.
Q&A with Cynthia Gonzalez
Apr 28, 2021

The director of Pardee RAND Graduate School's Community-Partnered Policy and Action stream talks about her passion and insights for the school and why it is time for a new approach to community well-being.
Seeking COVID-19 Exit Strategies for Reopening California
Apr 27, 2021

Students Pedro Lima and Lawrence Baker (cohort '19) worked with Pardee RAND faculty using simulation models and the Robust Decision Making (RDM) approach to stress-test California's reopening strategy and other alternatives. They found that adaptive plans that respond aggressively to initial outbreaks are required to control the pandemic.
Responsible Space Behavior for the New Space Era
Apr 26, 2021

The early space domain was dominated by two superpowers. Today, the world has more than 60 spacefaring nations, multiple commercial space operators, and a global economy that is inextricably linked to space. Student Katie Feistel and her colleagues in the RAND Space Enterprise Initiative say now is the time to develop responsible space norms.
Societal Impact of Research Funding for Women's Health
Apr 22, 2021

An examination of the impact of increased funding for research on Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias in women, conducted by students Annie Chen and Hamad Al-Ibrahim, and alum Denise Quigley, showed that small investments in women's health research can yield large gains, including benefits above investing in general research.
Reducing Hospital Spending: Three Policy Options
Apr 21, 2021

Alum Jodi Liu (cohort '12), student Nabeel Qureshi ('18), and colleagues summarize the spending impact of policy options to reduce hospital prices paid by private health plans, outlining design choices and effectiveness levels for each approach.
COVID-19 Exacerbates North Korea's Bad Choices
Apr 20, 2021

Recently, Kim Jong-un admitted that North Korea is facing a dire situation. It was surprising that he would admit circumstances which at face value suggest major failures on his part. Alum Bruce Bennett asks, Why is Kim admitting that such circumstances are developing in the North now?
How Are Teachers Educating Students with Disabilities During the Pandemic?
Apr 8, 2021

Students Katie Feistel and Heather Gomez-Bendana examined how remote and hybrid learning can present particular challenges to students with disabilities (SWD) and their teachers. Nearly two in five teachers said that their schools offered alternative instructional arrangements for SWD during the pandemic, but this was less common in majority non-White and high-poverty schools.
The Next Generation Initiative: Faculty Leaders Program in Policy Research and Analysis
Mar 31, 2021

The Faculty Leaders Program is a professional development program for faculty who work with students or in disciplines underrepresented in public policy. Part of the Pardee RAND Graduate School's Next Generation Initiative, the program awards fellowships and stipends to 12–16 selected faculty to participate in the policy analysis summer program, which will be held virtually this year.
Pardee Commons Enriches Student Life
Mar 18, 2021

Even in a Ph.D. program, student life is about more than academics. That's why Pardee RAND is so excited to announce the development of Pardee Commons, a new rent-subsidized student housing community close to campus.
Climate Change Migration: Developing a Security Strategy for All
Mar 15, 2021

Over the past decade, an average of 21.5 million people annually have been forced to move due to the impacts of extreme weather. Jay Balagna (cohort '20) and colleagues argue that building an understanding of the intersection between climate change, migration, and security is crucial and should take into account that many who face the most direct impacts of climate change are already among the most vulnerable.
Water Planning for the Uncertain Future
Mar 8, 2021

James Syme (cohort '18) and alumni David Groves ('01) and Edmundo Molina-Perez ('11) conducted seven case studies focusing on the western United States and Mexico to develop an interactive tool that provides information about decisionmaking under deep uncertainty (DMDU) methods—specifically, Robust Decision Making (RDM).
WASC Reaffirms Accreditation through 2030
Mar 8, 2021

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission reaffirmed Pardee RAND's accreditation for 10 years, approving our programmatic changes and vision for the school moving forward.

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