The Lincy Institute
Conducting and supporting research that focuses on improving Nevada’s health, education, and social services.
The Lincy Institute is a research institute organized to conduct and support research that focuses on improving Nevada’s health, education, and social services. This research is used to build capacity for service providers and enhance efforts to draw state and federal money to the greater Las Vegas. The Lincy Institute also highlights key issues that affect public policy and quality-of-life decisions on behalf of children, seniors, and families in Nevada.
What's Happening
Training Program led by UNLV addresses the shortage of professionals who are trained to recognize and treat individuals in need of care.
Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Professor Fatma Nasoz earns 2018 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award for program providing computer coding opportunities to underserved female students.
Accomplishments
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Mar. 26, 2019
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Mar. 25, 2019
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Jan. 28, 2019
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Jan. 25, 2019
EXPERTS
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Professor, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
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Assistant Professor, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
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Senior Resident Scholar of Information Technology, The Lincy Institute
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Director of Health Programs, The Lincy Institute
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Lincy Institute In the News
The news of a national scandal surrounding admissions procedures at top research universities in the U.S. is both disappointing and unsurprising. Families with incomes that would be the envy of most Americans are able to make donations — or offer bribes — to ensure their children’s enrollment at elite universities.
After a decade in which Las Vegas rose from the depths of the Great Recession to a full recovery, this is an opportune time to look at our future and our immediate past.
In several ways, Alex Weisz and Emma Gould illustrate who is moving to Nevada.
On broadcast today: Robert Lang. He is a director with Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute for the whole show, on an all new Nevada Newsmakers.