October 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Power America's — and Nevada's — Advanced Industries: State by State, Region by Region" a talk by Mark Muro, senior fellow and policy director, Metropolitan Policy Program. With the U.S.…Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulation for Power Plants: How does it work, and what will it mean for Nevada?" A talk by Adele Morris, fellow and policy director, Climate and Energy…Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Fixing the U.S. Congress by Embracing Earmarks" a talk by John Hudak, fellow, governance studies. Too often, earmarks, pork barrel politics, and other types of federal spending are seen as…Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 7:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
September 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Grit and Dreams: Character Strengths, Social Mobility and the American Dream" a talk by Richard V. Reeves, fellow, economic studies. The issue of social mobility is at the forefront of…Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 7:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “The Shortage of Skilled Workers: Quality Jobs for a Trained Workforce” a talk by Jonathan Rothwell, fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. The Great Recession of 2008 temporarily solved…Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 7:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
April 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Three African Futures” a talk by John Page, senior fellow, Global Economy and Development. Africa has experienced a remarkable turn-around in economic performance since 1995. It grew at…Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
March 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Strategic Reassurance and Resolve: U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century,” a talk by Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow, Foreign Policy. After forty years of largely cooperative…Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “International Trade, the Internet and Cross-Border Data Flows,” a talk by Joshua Meltzer, fellow, Global Economics and Development. The Internet is an important driver of economic growth,…Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “America’s Role in a Changing World,” a talk by Bruce Jones, fellow, Foreign Policy. For over sixty years the United States has led an international order that provided the underpinnings of…Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
February 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents “America Moves: Transportation and Public Policy in the United States” a talk by Adie Tomer, senior research associate and associate fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. The United…Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “The Return of Geopolitical Competition and the Future of American Grand Strategy,” a talk by Thomas Wright, fellow, Foreign Policy. One of the defining features of world politics since the…Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Does Access to Information Technology Make People Happier? Insights from Well-being Surveys from around the World,” a talk by Carol Graham, senior fellow, Global Economy and Development.…Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “International Migration and Economic Development of Global Metropolitan Areas,” a talk by Neil Ruiz, senior policy analyst and associate fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program.…Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
January 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Afghanistan’s Future and the Legacies of U.S. Counterinsurgency Efforts,” a talk by Vanda Felbab-Brown, fellow, Foreign Policy. The United States and its allies have spent more than a…Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
November 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Is College a Good Investment?: An Economic and Policy Analysis,” a talk by Beth Akers, fellow, Governance Studies. This lecture provides a theoretical framework for thinking…Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
October 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Can America Govern Itself?: Deficits, Debt, and Delay,” a talk by Ron Haskins, co-director, Center on Children and Families, Budgeting for National Priorities and senior fellow,…Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “The Challenge of Obesity, and a Systems Approach to Solutions,” a talk by Ross A. Hammond, director, Center on Social Dynamics and Policy, and senior fellow, Economic…Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Could a State-Level Carbon Tax Work in the Intermountain West?,” a talk by Adele Morris, fellow, Economic Studies and Policy Director for Climate and Energy Economics.…Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Overcoming Legislative Gridlock in the U.S. Congress: How Procedural Rules Affect Legislative Obstructionism,” a talk by Molly Jackman, fellow, Governance Studies. More than 90…Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
September 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents “Innovation, Inequality, and the Commercialization of Academic Research,” a talk by Walter Valdivia, fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation.…Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium