October 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents "EPA鈥檚 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鈥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鈥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鈥Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 7:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭he Shortage of Skilled Workers: Quality Jobs for a Trained Workforce鈥 a talk by Jonathan Rothwell, fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. The Great Recession of 2008 temporarily solved鈥Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 7:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
April 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭hree African Futures鈥 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鈥Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
March 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淪trategic Reassurance and Resolve: U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century,鈥 a talk by Michael O鈥橦anlon, senior fellow, Foreign Policy. After forty years of largely cooperative鈥Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淚nternational Trade, the Internet and Cross-Border Data Flows,鈥 a talk by Joshua Meltzer, fellow, Global Economics and Development. The Internet is an important driver of economic growth,鈥Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Role in a Changing World,鈥 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鈥Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
February 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淎merica Moves: Transportation and Public Policy in the United States鈥 a talk by Adie Tomer, senior research associate and associate fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. The United鈥Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭he Return of Geopolitical Competition and the Future of American Grand Strategy,鈥 a talk by Thomas Wright, fellow, Foreign Policy. One of the defining features of world politics since the鈥Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淒oes Access to Information Technology Make People Happier? Insights from Well-being Surveys from around the World,鈥 a talk by Carol Graham, senior fellow, Global Economy and Development.鈥Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淚nternational Migration and Economic Development of Global Metropolitan Areas,鈥 a talk by Neil Ruiz, senior policy analyst and associate fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program.鈥Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
January 2014
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淎fghanistan鈥檚 Future and the Legacies of U.S. Counterinsurgency Efforts,鈥 a talk by Vanda Felbab-Brown, fellow, Foreign Policy. The United States and its allies have spent more than a鈥Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
November 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淚s College a Good Investment?: An Economic and Policy Analysis,鈥 a talk by Beth Akers, fellow, Governance Studies. This lecture provides a theoretical framework for thinking鈥Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
October 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淐an America Govern Itself?: Deficits, Debt, and Delay,鈥 a talk by Ron Haskins, co-director, Center on Children and Families, Budgeting for National Priorities and senior fellow,鈥Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭he Challenge of Obesity, and a Systems Approach to Solutions,鈥 a talk by Ross A. Hammond, director, Center on Social Dynamics and Policy, and senior fellow, Economic鈥Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淐ould a State-Level Carbon Tax Work in the Intermountain West?,鈥 a talk by Adele Morris, fellow, Economic Studies and Policy Director for Climate and Energy Economics.鈥Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淥vercoming Legislative Gridlock in the U.S. Congress: How Procedural Rules Affect Legislative Obstructionism,鈥 a talk by Molly Jackman, fellow, Governance Studies. More than 90鈥Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
September 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淚nnovation, Inequality, and the Commercialization of Academic Research,鈥 a talk by Walter Valdivia, fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation.鈥Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭he Hidden STEM Economy: The Surprising Diversity of Jobs Requiring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Knowledge,鈥 a talk by Jonathan Rothwell, senior research associate and鈥Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium