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April 2010
March 2010
  • The New Geography of Immigration and Local Policy Responses
    Audrey Singer, Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow - Centennial Scholar Initiative Recent years have seen a shift in the settlement patterns of U.S. immigrants, away from well-established metro areas and into…
    Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
February 2010
  • Climate Change and Real Estate: How Environmental Risks and Policies Impact Markets
    Adele Morris, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Policy Director - Climate and Energy Economics Project The economic relationship between climate and property, with a focus on the Southwest, is…
    Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 6:00pm
  • Nuclear Renaissance, How Real Is It?
    Charles Ebinger, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative There are several technical, institutional and geopolitical challenges facing an expanded nuclear industry in the…
    Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 6:00pm
January 2010
  • Urban Form in Europe and America
    Pietro S. Nivola, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow Governance Studies Urban settlements grow in three directions: up into high-rise buildings, in by crowding, or out into the suburbs. Although cities everywhere have…
    Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 6:00pm
November 2009
October 2009
  • The Geopolitics of Arctic Melt
    Charles K. Ebinger, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative Global climate change has catapulted the Arctic into the centre of geopolitics, as melting Arctic ice…
    Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 6:00pm
  • Should the Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment of Markets and Government?
    Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution Searle Freedom Trust Senior Fellow - Economic Studies The speaker is an applied micro-economist who specializes in the analysis of industrial organization, regulation, and…
    Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 6:00pm
September 2009
  • Brookings Mountain West Announcement
    On Sept. 8, 2009 UNLV and The Brookings Institution announced a significant joint initiative that addresses infrastructure, public policy and quality of life challenges in Las Vegas and the mountain west states. Opening…
    Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 6:00pm