Subject: What's Happening? Abt News at a Glance: People, Projects, Publications
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:07:42 +0000

Dear Abt Colleagues,

Below is the July edition of our bi-monthly email newsletter that reaches more than 5,000 of our clients, colleagues, partners and other interested professionals.

Please take a few moments to learn about some of the great work being done across the company, staff news, recent media placements, and this month’s hot jobs.

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Mary

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Health · Social and Environmental Policy · International Development

Abt Associates Promotes Leading-Edge Practices at Women Deliver 2013

International health experts from Abt Associates met with ministers of health, major donors, and other leaders in women's and children's health to discuss best practices and future priorities during Women Deliver 2013, the largest global conference about the health and well-being of girls and women.

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Time/Abt SRBI Poll: American Public Ambivalent on Surveillance Program

Americans are conflicted about the federal government's counter-terrorism PRISM program, which collects data on people's telephone records, internet traffic and emails. According to a new Time magazine poll, the public is almost evenly divided on the surveillance program, with 48% approving and 44% expressing disapproval. The telephone poll was conducted by Abt SRBI on June 10-11 with a representative sample of 805 Americans.

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Abt Associates' CarbonCountsTM Adopted by Massachusetts to Manage Commonwealth's 2020 Clean Energy and Climate Plan

CarbonCountsTM, a data management system for climate change initiatives, has been selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support its implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) and the Commonwealth's Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020 (the 2020 Plan).

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2013 Annual Review Highlights Abt Innovation, Execution, Thought Leadership

Abt Associates has published its 2013 Annual Review, which shares 25 stories about Abt's work around the world. It includes a section on the Innovation Expo, which featured 10 innovations created to address project challenges

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Annual Abt Photo Contest Showcases Impact in Madagascar, Jordan, and Zambia

Depictions of Abt's work in malaria prevention, women's health, and maternal health took top honors in Abt Associates' Second Annual Real-World Impact Photo Contest. The contest's three winners were selected from 69 entries submitted by Abt employees around the world. Photos were judged based on their depiction of Abt's work, technical merit, and emotional power.

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New Publications

External Validity in Policy Evaluations That Choose Sites Purposively

Integrated Behavioral Health in Public Health Care Contexts: Community Health and Mental Health Safety Net Systems

On Analysis of Symmetrically Predicted Endogenous Subgroups: Part One of a Method Note in Three Parts

In the News

How can USAID Improve Procurement?

A news story on Devex.com about the annual Society for International Development Conference, held on June 6 in Washington, D.C., quoted Abt President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan on the importance of capacity building.

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Analysis Shows Life-Cycle Impacts of Lithium-ion Batteries

A Science Business story focused on a comprehensive Abt analysis of the lithium-ion batteries, such as those used in electric vehicles.

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Centerstone Partners with Unity

Danna Mauch, PhD, Abt principal associate and senior fellow, was quoted in Healthcare Payer News about successful integrated care ventures.

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Join our Team

Associate / Income Security and Workforce Practice  Bethesda, MD or Cambridge, MA

Associate Programmer Analyst / Environmental Data -Information & Environmental Management Cambridge, MA

Human Resources Data Scientist Bethesda, MD or Cambridge, MA

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Abt SRBI Ranked 12th among Top U.S. Survey Research Firms by Honomichl

Our People

Jeffrey Lubell, a nationally recognized housing and community development authority, has joined Abt Associates as the company's first Director of Housing Initiatives. In this position, Lubell will provide policy and program expertise to assist policymakers in solving the nation's pressing housing challenges.

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Sandra L. Nolden, Mark McEuen, Margarita P. Fernández, and Anne C. Hudzik (pictured left to right with CEO Kathleen L. Flanagan, center) were recently named  to the position of Vice President at Abt Associates.

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Abt employees were recognized for outstanding work ranging from social impact to entrepreneurial accomplishment at the company's annual meeting held June 28 in Bethesda, Md.

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More News

Quality of Nation's Nursing Homes Improving under Five-Star Quality Rating System

Simple, Commercial Solutions to Reduce Malnutrition in Tanzania

Abt Associates to Measure and Manage its Carbon Emissions

Why  Investing in Rigorous Evaluation Is so Important

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