Manas Yogendra Agrawal (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences) in Janice M. Pluth’s (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) lab has been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), the nation’s largest leadership honor society. He was invited to join in recognition of his leadership and service to UNLV, including his work on…

Manas Yogendra Agrawal (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences) working in Janice M. Pluth’s (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) lab has received the 2026 Labroots Research Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to one applicant selected from a global pool. Agrawal’s research focuses on the molecular mechanisms behind radiation-induced…

Manas Yogendra Agrawal, a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences working in Dr. Janice M. Pluth’s lab (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), delivered a flash talk and presented a poster titled “ATF2, a Mechanistic Node in Radiation-Induced Esophageal Carcinogenesis” at the 2026 annual meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis and…

Rui Fang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) delivered two presentations at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS 2026) in National Harbor, Maryland, with titles: "Bibliometric Analysis of Research Articles in Health Physics Journal from 1958–2025" and "A Novel Computer Program for Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)." Her…

Thomas Knoblauch (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented his research at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS 2026) in National Harbor, Maryland. His presentation, titled "From Toe Tags to Triage: Rapid PNAD-Based Neutron Dose Estimation for Post-criticality Emergency Response," highlighted a rapid neutron dose…

Heidi Shelton (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Diagnostic Imaging for the Diabetic Patient,"  emphasized best practices when imaging patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. 

Randy Reichenfeld (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Contrast and Clarity: Exploring Multiparametric MRI Contrasts for Non-Experts,"  highlighted his expertise on the nuances of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Rui Fang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) delivered a presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) in Rockville, Maryland, titled, “A New Online Program for Neutron Activation Analysis.” Rui is a Ph.D. student in the interdisciplinary health sciences program, with a…

Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) was recently invited by his collaborators in the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he presented a seminar on the development of a remote gamma spectra collection system using a high-purity germanium detector integrated with a CosmicGuard system. This research was…

MRI adjunct Randy Reichenfeld MSRS, RT(R)(MR), MRSO (Radiography) presented at the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology Conference (ACERT) on February 6, 2026. His presentation was titled "Re-envisioning MR Education: Reassessing Standards for Future Excellence."

Radiology Program Director Heidi Shelton D.C., R.T(R) and Clinical Coordinator Chrissie Choa MSRS, R.T(R) (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented at the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT) Conference on February 5, 2026. The title of the presentation was "Cultivating Student Success Through…

D. Hunter, T. Tran, and Z.J. Sun (all Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and their collaborators at Maryland Department of Environment, University of Nevada Reno, and Nevada Radon Education Program published a study in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry titled "A Case Study: Assessing Heavy Metal Concentrations in Surface Water…