Brookings Mountain West
Brookings Mountain West is a partnership between UNLV and the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution. The purpose of Brookings Mountain West is to bring the Brookings tradition of high-quality, independent, and impactful research to the issues facing the dynamic and fast-growing Intermountain West region. Building upon work at Brookings and UNLV, our community engagement and research initiatives focus on helping metropolitan areas like Las Vegas grow in robust, inclusive, and sustainable ways. Brookings Mountain West provides a platform to bring ideas and expertise together to enhance public policy discussions at the local, state, and regional level.
Accomplishments
Lee Business School alumna Caren Yap brings the value of collective responsibility to her work in national labor rights advocacy.
UNLV researchers offer solutions for bringing more men into healthcare, social services, and early-grade teaching fields.
Brookings Mountain West In the News
A 2022 analysis by Brookings Mountain West at UNLV found the average debt for Nevada borrowers at the time was $34,000. The national average was $39,000.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is running for reelection in a tight race against Democratic state AG Aaron Ford in the Nevada governor’s race.
One issue will decide Steven Cohen's vote for Nevada governor this fall: Which candidate can best protect him from getting kicked off Medicaid?
A renewal for Henderson's park tax is scheduled for June. The Indy takes a deeper look at why the question is on the primary ballot rather than the general elec
What's Happening
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As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled, "The Jungle Grows Back: Adjusting to a Post-American World.” In this lecture, Brookings Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy…Date: October 7, 2026, 4:00 PMLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA), First Floor Auditorium
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As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled, " Iran Strikes and Shifting Sands: America and a Remade Middle East - The post-Iran war landscape, new regional…Date: October 21, 2026, 4:00 PMLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA), First Floor Auditorium
