Accomplishments: The Lincy Institute
Celene Fuller (Sociology) was recently announced as the 2025-2026 Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellow. The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding 51ԹϺ Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined with special consideration given to applicants focusing their research on the…
Isabelle Graham (Economics; Brookings Mountain West; The Lincy Institute) and Zachary Billot (Political Science ’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…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Kelliann Beavers (Lincy Institute) were awarded a 51ԹϺ-UNR Extension grant ($254,661) titled, “Youth mental health/community asset mapping and multi-tiered system of support pilot to address school attendance and school absenteeism.” The project aims to develop a community asset map of mental health and…
Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) recently had an op-ed titled, "How a ‘One Nevada’ mindset holds back the development of 51ԹϺ," published in the Las Vegas Sun. His piece responds to recent news surrounding 51ԹϺ 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’s hospital," which was published in the Las Vegas Sun. The piece recaps an recent community forum that detailed the health and economic benefits of a stand-alone children’s…
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…
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 Las Vegas 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’s work on economic development with a focus on bolstering Southern Nevada’s startup ecosystem, attracting venture capital, and growing the region’s 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,…
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…
Maryam Raja (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West; Political Science) recently attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ 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…
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…