Momentum - May 2023

Updates from the
Pardee RAND Graduate School

May 2023

Campus Highlights

Student Ashley Woo discusses her research. Video by Emily Ashenfelter/RAND

How Teachers Respond to Curriculum Restrictions

Ashley Woo (cohort '18) led a study examining teachers' responses to limitations on race- and gender-related topics in the classroom. RAND featured Ashley in a 3-minute video that describes her team's research findings and recommendations. Watch »

Helping Ukraine Plan Ahead for Reconstruction

Three students explore the trade-offs Ukrainians will need to make once the fighting ends. More »

Students Help Tackle Environmental Inequity

Students and faculty explored the legacy of redlining and how community engagement can contribute to environmental justice. More »

Faculty Focus

Professor Robert Lempert presents research in Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Ryan Brown/RAND

Protecting Sitka from Future Landslides

After catastrophe struck Sitka in 2015, the small Alaska town sought help from researchers from RAND and Pardee RAND to ensure that the next landslide would not take anyone by surprise. Professor Robert Lempert led a team that worked with Sitkans to develop an community-based early-warning system. More »

Is the Pandemic Over? A RAND Q&A

A dozen Pardee RAND experts consider America's response and preparedness for future emergencies. More »

Suspending the License to Drink

Beau Kilmer and Nancy Nicosia examine a South Dakota program that reduces repeat DUIs. More »

Alumni Impact

Alum Maya Buenaventura. Styling by Haley Okuley/RAND

Finding a Sweet Spot Between Research and Impact: Alumni Q&A

"It's really satisfying to help one person, sure, but I wanted to help fix the systems that are supposed to serve our community," says Maya Buenaventura (cohort '14). Previously a senior research manager at the non-partisan California Policy Lab, Maya recently returned to RAND as a policy researcher. More »

Critical Care in Crisis as Fewer Doctors Enter Emergency Medicine

Janice Blanchard (cohort '98) expresses concern over hundreds of unfilled residency spots. More »

A Moonshot to Prevent Extremism from Metastasizing

Jack Riley (cohort '88) and Professor Marek Posard argue for a sustained investment to preserve the social fabric of the United States. More »

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