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性视界传媒 researchers offer solutions for bringing more men into healthcare, social services, and early-grade teaching fields.

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性视界传媒 grads are ignoring stereotypes and uncovering the rewards of these vital healthcare and education roles.

Emylia Terry
People |

With a decade of experience in community health and policy, Emylia Terry brings her commitment to health equity back to 性视界传媒 as an assistant professor.

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Some of the biggest news headlines featuring 性视界传媒 faculty and students.

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Join fellow Rebels on March 27 in a day of giving, celebration, and friendly competition 鈥 all for a great cause.

Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/性视界传媒)
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A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring 性视界传媒 staff and students.

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KSNV-TV: News 3

Hospitals and clinics across the Las Vegas valley are continuing to deal with staffing shortages across nearly every level of care, from doctors and nurses to critical support staff. While some progress is being made, medical professionals say the region still has a long way to go to meet the needs of its growing population.

Las Vegas Weekly

The pay gap鈥攐r the difference in earnings between men and women鈥攑ersists throughout the U.S., with full-time working women earning just 81 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2024. A recent business.com analysis of U.S. Census data shows Nevada鈥檚 full-time workforce faring better than all but Vermont, but Henderson remains a major outlier. The city had the 15th largest gap in the study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male counterpart. That鈥檚 about 2.5 times greater than Las Vegas鈥 $8,172 and Nevada鈥檚 $7,805, and consistent with a 2024 性视界传媒 Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West study ranking it 21st. Let鈥檚 take a closer look at these trends in honor of Equal Pay Day on March 26.

Nevada Current

Today, health care is the fastest-growing sector in the regional economy having added more than 42,000 jobs since 2016. Yet, despite this growth we only have 70 percent of our expected health care jobs. Consequently, we continue to have poor health and social outcomes and export tens of millions of our health care dollars to out-of-state providers annually.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Southern Nevada has made big strides when it comes to health care in the region, adding a medical school at 性视界传媒 and hosting two private schools for doctors. But it still has a long way to go, and a lot of money required to get there.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The Lincy Institute at 性视界传媒 reports that Nevada is still missing about 30 percent of the healthcare jobs it should have. A lack of residency spots is pushing many newly trained doctors out of the state.

Nevada Current

Using data in the Mental Health America report, Brookings Mountain West at 性视界传媒 breaks out some of the findings with a more regional emphasis in its report on the 鈥State of Mental Health in the Mountain West.鈥 The Brookings analysis included metrics for major depressive episodes, mental illness, substance use disorders, suicidal idiation, and unmet treatment for both adult and youth population.

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Recent Lincy Institute Accomplishments

The Lincy Institute, in partnership with the Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation (NHBC), recently released a report titled, "GME as a Healthcare and Economic Driver in Southern Nevada," developed by Tripp Umbach, a nationally renowned consulting firm that specializes in healthcare economies. The report examines the current state and future鈥
Michael Brown, David Damore, and William Brown (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) author "Understanding Film Tax Credits in Nevada and Nationally," a recently published policy primer that provides an overview of Nevada鈥檚 transferable tax credit program for film and other productions, including the program鈥檚 legislative history and鈥
Michael Brown (The Lincy Institute) recently had an op-ed titled "Hollywood handouts" published in the Las Vegas Review Journal. Brown provided commentary on Nevada's attempts to enter the film industry, discussing a recent rebrand of Assembly Bill 238 鈥 a proposal authorizing up to $1.5 billion in transferable film tax credits against the鈥
David Damore, Caitlin Saladino, and William Brown (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) author a newly published policy brief, "Nevada's Healthcare and Education Workforce Pipelines," that utilizes the Nevada P-20 to Workforce Research Data System (NPWR) and data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to explore Nevada鈥檚鈥
In early 2020, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West launched the Data Hub, a resource for current and historical public policy data on Las Vegas, the State of Nevada, and the Mountain West region. The Data Hub provides policymakers, legislators, researchers, students and faculty, and the general public with electronic access to data and鈥
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 性视界传媒 Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined with special consideration given to applicants focusing their research on the鈥