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On April 19, 2011, the RAND Corporation presented "Managing the Unexpected" as part of its Issues in Focus public outreach series in Santa Monica, California. The program featured Admiral Thad Allen, now a senior fellow at RAND.
During this RAND Policy Circle event, the panelists addressed issues related to recovery from serious mental illness, paying particular attention to the critical role of peer support, the rights and responsibilities of people with serious mental illness to make their own choices, and the unique possibilities offered by involvement in the arts.
In May 2010, RAND presented, as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series, a conversation with Robert Jackson, Jr., Deputy Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation.
In this podcast, Ambassador Charles Ries describes how Europe and Australia have used innovative policies to provide information on energy consumption by buildings to promote energy efficiency and discuss lessons the U.S. can learn from these efforts. Ries also discusses the effects of these policies on jobs in the building industry.
At this January 2010 Policy Forum, experts discuss ways communities can help solve America's obesity epidemic.
