Brookings Mountain West
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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.
Brookings Mountain West In the News
In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region. These events are almost like a preseason before the big contests in March such as Super Tuesday when California and Texas cast ballots. The four early states that select delegates in February start in the Midwest with the Iowa caucuses, move to the Northeast and the New Hampshire primary, head to the West and the Nevada caucuses, and end in the South with the South Carolina primary.
In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region.
In his first meeting as the director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Michael Brown made a vow — the state would finally update, improve and publish a new version of Nevada’s old statewide economic development plan.
With state and local leaders at his side, Gov. Steve Sisolak appeared in Las Vegas two months ago to announce a philanthropic partnership to develop a medical education building for UNLV.
Brookings Mountain West Accomplishments
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In co-sponsorship with the Graduate College, Brookings Mountain West is pleased to offer a workshop with Brookings Fellow, Aaron Klein. Mr. Klein’s research focuses on financial regulation, macroeconomics, and infrastructure policy. A graduate of Princeton University (M.P.A in Economics and Public Finance), Klein served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Policy Coordination...Date: March 4, 2020Location: University Gateway Building (GTW), GTW 268 & 269
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In co-sponsorship with the Graduate College, Brookings Mountain West is pleased to offer a workshop with Brookings Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Dr. Hudak. Hudak’s research focuses on Presidential power, marijuana policy, and various issues within campaigns and elections. A graduate of Vanderbilt University (PhD in Political Science), Hudak currently serves as Deputy Director for the...Date: March 12, 2020Location: University Gateway Building (GTW), GTW 268 & 269
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In co-sponsorship with the Graduate College, Brookings Mountain West is pleased to offer a workshop with Brookings Senior Fellow, Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown. Felbab-Brown’s research focuses on drugs and other illicit economies, terrorism, and conflict management. A graduate of MIT University (PhD in Political Science), Felbab-Brown served as an Assistant Professor in the Security Studies Program at...Date: April 20, 2020Location: University Gateway Building (GTW), GTW 268 & 269
