Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-authored “Cancer and Circulatory Disease Risks for a Human Mission to Mars: Private Mission Considerations,” which concluded that younger-aged participants on a privately funded mission to Mars would experience significant increases in cancer risks compared to typical astronauts, and…

Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received funding from NASA’s space biology program for her study “Microgravity Affects on Mammary 3D Tissue Architecture and Role of Stem Cells and Genetics.” She was one of only 15 investigators in the nation to have earned a grant award from the space biology program, which is managed by the…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received the Radiation Research Society’s Failla Award, which recognizes his history of significant contributions to radiation research. The annual award will be presented during the society’s yearly meeting in September.

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-edited an e-book, “Charged Particles in Oncology,” which was published by Frontiers in Oncology. The publication addresses how the use of charged particles in cancer treatment, which allows for more sparring in normal tissues than X-rays, and protection of astronauts from space radiation…

Chad Hensley (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received an appointment to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) board of directors. Hensley, who is part of UNLV's radiography program, will work with other board members during the three-year term to ensure the JRCERT promotes excellence in radiology…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) spoke during the National Cancer Institutes' workshop that addressed the biological consequences of radiation therapy in the development of new treatments. The workshop brought together leading experts to explore the potential of clinical dose-effect using biological measures that could…

Yu Kuang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), Sharon Jalene (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Danny Young (Physical Therapy) are the recipients of this year's "Distinguished" awards from the  School of Allied Health Sciences. Kuang received the Distinguished Scholar Award, while Jalene received the Distinguished Teaching Award,…

The Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences received confirmation that all spring 2016 graduates from the nuclear medicine program passed both national registry examinations on their first attempts. Students excelled in areas of patient care, radiation safety and protection, and radiation biology. The nuclear medicine program has…

Francis Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received a five-year, $3.02 million RO1 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a project titled “Biophysical Description of Age and Dose Dependent Changes to Dendritic Morphology that Impact Cognition following Radiation Cancer Therapy.” The project includes work being conducted at…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received an invitation to attend the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ meeting in Beijing that convened to formulate plans for a space radiation research program. He was one of only two non-Chinese scientists invited to provide recommendations on possible research goals. 

Yu Kuang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received a $150,000 grant from the Nevada IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence funded by National Institutes of Health for his study “Metabolomics Lipid Profiling for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma,” which aims to identify specific lipid molecular species as a multiplexing…

The Radiography program (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) has been awarded an eight-year accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) .This is the JRCERT’s maximum duration for accreditation. The JRCERT is the only agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the accreditation of…