Dr. Robert Lang, a professor of public policy at the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, and executive director of the school'sBrookingsMountain
West and The Lincy Institute, died Monday at age 62.
>A little early for the weekend.
>Las Vegas, and executive director of the school's BrookingsMountain
>West and The Lincy Institute, died Monday at age 62.
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By: KTNV Staff Posted at 11:57 PM, Jun 22, 2021 and last updated 11:57 PM, Jun 22, 2021
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Renowned UNLV professor Dr. Robert Lang has passed away.
Dr. Lang ran theBrookingsMountain West Institute and taught at theGreenspunCollege of Urban Affairs.
He was a friend of 13 Action News. We brought him on-air for his expertise in public policy, especially during the 2020 election.
Nevada Gov. SteveSisolakshared his condolences in a statement saying:
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Robert Lang. Dr. Lang was a public policy leader in Nevada whose deep
academic acumen and expertise helped push our State forward over the years in a number of policy areas. Additionally, it was
his strategic and relentless commitment to economic development that has set Southern Nevada on the path forward of advancement.
Kathy and I extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Karen Danielsen-Lang, his son Aidan Robert Lang, as well as all of Dr. Lang's
family and friends during this difficult time.
UNLV President Dr. Keith E. Whitfield shared the following statement with the UNLV community:
It is with great sadness that I share news of the passing of UNLV Professor Robert E. Lang, one of Southern Nevada’s most
passionate champions and advocates. Dr. Lang, the Lincy Endowed Chair in Urban Affairs and executive director of the university’s
Brookings Mountain West andLincy Institute, passed away Monday following complications from a lengthy illness.
As I’ve come to know Las Vegas in my relatively short time here, I’ve learned that there were few – if any – who worked as hard as
Dr. Lang over the past decade to both highlight our region’s vast economic potential and transform public policy to help us achieve it.
Dr. Lang came to UNLV in 2010 to lead the new Brookings Mountain West and as a professor in the Greenspun College of Urban
Affairs. He would soon also become director of The Lincy Institute…>Dr. Robert Lang, a professor of public policy at the University of Nevada,