Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published a paper in Sport Mont titled, "Validity and Reliability of Wearable Devices during Self-Paced Walking, Jogging and Overground Skipping." The authors include Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences faculty James Navalta, Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences…

Sara K. Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University, Fort Hayes University, and Oklahoma State University, published "Opportunities for Maximizing the Dietary Quality of Fad Diets" in the journal, Nutrients. 

Patricia Heisser Metoyer (Psychology; Interdisciplinary Studies) will be inducted into the University of California "Golden Anteater Society" on March 1, 2024. She graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California Irvine over 50+ years ago and specialized in neuroscience and disease of the brain. She also was awarded an…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) presented “The Potential Usefulness of ChatGPT in the Queries related to Radiation Biology and Radiation Protection” during the poster session of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology meeting. The study concluded that ChatGPT-3 being a descriptive model is quite competent in answering queries related to…

Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) and Kristen Clements-Nolle from the University of Nevada, Reno have secured nearly $2.5 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This five-year grant will focus on preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and promoting positive…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Feminism and the Open Borders Debate" for the Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series at Arizona State University.

Hikmet Loe (Art History) presented a lecture on Oct 24 for writer-in-residence Terry Tempest William's Harvard Divinity School seminar, "Walking the Inland Sea: Desert Contemplation and Great Salt Lake." The lake's current decline and degradation due to long-term drought was discussed through the lens of the earthworks "Spiral Jetty" (1970) and "…

Łukasz J. Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) participated in an international study conducted in Poland, France, and the U.S. Their research has been focused on the molecular mechanism underlying RNA alternative splicing transition from ‘fetal’ to ‘adult’ mRNA pattern in developing skeletal muscles. They identified the family of RNA helicases (…

Bo Bernhard and Marta Soligo (both Office of Economic Development and Hospitality) were interviewed by the Las Vegas-Review Journal on the role of the "fun economy" in Southern Nevada. Focusing on the intersection between tourism, entertainment, and sports, they highlighted the importance of economic diversification in Las Vegas. While reflecting…