Research/Funding Opportunities
The Urban Sustainability Initiative is supporting various interdisciplinary research teams, graduate students, and interns. These research efforts in environmental, economic, and social sustainability are consistent with the research emphasis noted in the UNLV Focus 50-100 Strategic Plan (PDF). They also address critical areas of regional needs (e.g., energy, water, transportation, health, built environment) that were identified by the Brookings Institution Mountain Megas (PDF) study (2008) as critical for the region's continued prosperity. All funding has been through open campus-wide competitive processes. As additional resources are secured by USI, further competitions will be held and widely announced through UNLV communications and through academic units. Click on the links below for more information about current efforts supported by USI.
