Accomplishments: The Lincy Institute
Isabelle Graham (Economics; Brookings Mountain West; The Lincy Institute) and Zachary Billot (Political Science 鈥24) will represent Nevada and California respectively at the 2025 Western Governors' Leadership Institute (WGLI) Annual Meeting. The WGLI is a prestigious program developed by the Western Governors' Association to鈥
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Kelliann Beavers (Lincy Institute) were awarded a 51吃瓜网万能科大-UNR Extension grant ($254,661) titled, 鈥淵outh mental health/community asset mapping and multi-tiered system of support pilot to address school attendance and school absenteeism.鈥 The project aims to develop a community asset map of mental health and鈥
Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) recently had an op-ed titled, "How a 鈥極ne Nevada鈥 mindset holds back the development of 51吃瓜网万能科大," published in the 51吃瓜网免费App Sun. His piece responds to recent news surrounding 51吃瓜网万能科大 Athletics' potential opportunity to join the Pac-12 conference.
William Brown, Caitlin Saladino, and David Damore (all from Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute) co-authored a piece titled, "County needs a stand-alone children鈥檚 hospital," which was published in the 51吃瓜网免费App Sun. The piece recaps an recent community forum that detailed the health and economic benefits of a stand-alone children鈥檚鈥
Annie Vong (Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West), Zachary Billot (Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West), and Nicole Dias Del Valle (Political Science; Philosophy Law & Justice; Brookings Public Policy) recently co-authored a Brookings Institution blog post titled, "Youth voices in the 2024 election: What students want to see on the鈥
Anirudh Polagani (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) recently had their op-ed, "Still overdependent on tourism after all these years," published in the Nevada Current. The piece insites a call to action for 51吃瓜网免费App to continue to invest in building a robust and diverse economy and lessen its reliance on the tourism sector.
Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) was recently appointmented as a Lincy Institute Fellow. Jessup will support the center鈥檚 work on economic development with a focus on bolstering Southern Nevada鈥檚 startup ecosystem, attracting venture capital, and growing the region鈥檚 health care economy. Read the full announcement here.
Monserrat Cristando-Romo and Caitlin Saladino (both The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) recently published "Child care is a daily puzzle Nevadans must put together to participate in the workforce" in the Nevada Current. Their op-ed discusses the imbalance between the need for quality child care and the supply of such facilities,鈥
Michael Brown (The Lincy Institute) was recently inducted into the inaugural Commodore Hall of Fame at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). Brown was a first-generation student at LCCC in the late 1970s, and was also the commencement speaker in 2018. LCCC, located in Elyria, Ohio, is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top community鈥
Maryam Raja (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West; Political Science) recently attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors鈥 Association, representing Nevada as part of the Western Governors' Leadership Institute (WGLI). The WGLI is a prestigious program developed by the Western Governors' Association to鈥
Jesse Fager-Larsen (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Political Science) attended the 23rd annual Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) held at the Harvard Kennedy School campus. During the conference, attendees meet with professors, attend mock graduate-level courses, and learn about career and funding opportunities in public鈥
Bradley Wimmer (Economics) recently published an infrastructure policy brief with The Lincy Institute titled, "Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment in Nevada." His report explores how Nevada can benefit the most from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment Bill and American Jobs Act's Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program鈥