Accomplishments: Brookings Mountain West
Mary Blankenship (Economics, Chemistry, Brookings Mountain West, Honors) recently was featured in the Global News article "‘Playing with Fire’: How Politicians Can Perpetuate Baseless Conspiracy Theories" where she discusses steps individuals can take to stop the spread of misinformation on Twitter.
Saha Salahi (Communications Studies, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had her OpEd, "Hate Crimes in France Affect Muslims Worldwide" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Her piece discusses how the French government's actions toward practices of the Muslim religion only encourage hate crimes against Muslims.
The office of undergraduate research (OUR) recently held its Fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium and the College of Sciences brought home several honors, including:
The School of Life Sciences earned the Champions of Undergraduate Research Award for its commitment to excellence in research education. The…
Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio (Public Policy and Leadership, Criminal Justice, Honors College, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) had her OpEd, "Handling of COVID-19 in Nevada Prisons and Jails ‘Grossly Inadequate’" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Her piece discusses the rise of coronavirus cases in Nevada's correctional facilities…
Eshaan Vakil (Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had his opinion piece, "Mountain West suburbs become a key battleground" published in the Las Vegas Sun. In light of the 2020 presidential election,Vakil discusses how more political attention will be paid to congressional districts within the Mountain West region…
Ally Beckwith (Political Science, Honors College) recently had a fact sheet on child food insecurity in Nevada counties published through the Data Hub. Her fact sheet focuses on food insecurity experienced by children, and the food budget shortfall in Nevada.
Peter Grema (Economics, Real Estate, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute, Honors College) and Kristian Thymianos (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had their OpEd, "To Our CCSD Educators, Here’s a Note of Appreciation and Support" published in the Las Vegas Sun. They applaud CCSD teachers…
Olivia Cheche (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had her OpEd, "NSHE, Regents Don’t Deserve Credit for Our Accomplishments" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Her piece discusses how opponents of Question 1 on the Nevada ballot wrongfully claim the successes of students, staff, and faculty as "NSHE"…
David Damore (Political Science), Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute), and Karen Danielsen (Public Policy and Leadership) wrote an op-ed titled "Blue Payback? Major Metropolitan Areas in Red States Could Swing the Senate to Democrat" for USA Today. Based upon their recently published book, Blue Metros, Red States, the…
Eshaan Vakil (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute) and Katelin Gilbertson (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) recently co-authored, “Feds Aren’t Protecting You From Tech Giants,” published in the Nevada Current. Their story highlights the need for the Nevada Legislature to step up and follow in the…
Marie Falcone (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) is the lead author of "Ending Corporal Punishment of Preschool-age Children," a public policy paper published on the "Brown Center Chalkboard," a Brookings Institution blog. The paper discusses the prevalence of corporal punishment within 23 states…
David Damore (Political Science), Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute), and Karen Danielsen (Public Policy and Leadership) published Blue Metros, Red States: The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States (Brookings Institution Press). The book, which includes contributions from William Brown (Brookings Mountain…