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Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences News

The department of kinesiology and nutrition sciences within the School of Integrated Health Sciences provides a high-quality educational experience in the areas of kinesiology, nutrition sciences, and athletic training. Students receive rigorous classroom instruction aided by computer and multimedia instruction, practical laboratory immersion, and clinical experiences.

Current Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences News

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Campus News |

A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Brad Solomon stands second from right next to a UNLV slot machine
People |

Bradford Solomon credits nutrition and a healthy lifestyle as a way to make a difference on and off the field.

Baseball Coach Nick Garritano in front of field with Vegas Strip in background
Athletics |

More than three decades after a record-setting place-kicking career with UNLV football, Las Vegas baseball coaching legend Nick Garritano tapped to lead the Hustlin’ Rebels.

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Campus News |

A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences In The News

Time News

Unlike traditional breads that use standard dry yeast to rise, sourdough is crafted from flour, water, salt, and an active starter.

Substack

John Mercer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has published a brief report with Katsiaryna Afanasyeva and colleagues in the International Journal of Exercise Science on core temperature in triathletes swimming in warm open water, with and without a wetsuit.

MarketWatch

Social media and GLP-1s are spurring increased interest in hydration products, and companies are responding with things like electrolyte mixes and ‘hydrating hot chocolate’.

Morningstar

Social media and GLP-1s are spurring increased interest in hydration products, and companies are responding with things like electrolyte mixes and 'hydrating hot chocolate'

Medium

A passionate golfer on the transfer problem in golf practice: what forty years of motor-learning research explains, what good Tour caddies have always practiced, and how applied AI can close that gap.

Us Weekly

Most people are getting fibermaxxing wrong — and they don’t even know it.

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Experts

An expert on sports and medical nutrition, exercise science, and weight management. 
An expert on the role of nutrition in preventing and managing chronic diseases, especially in older adults.
An expert in biomechanics
An expert in sports medicine.
A food nutritionist specializing in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
A registered dietitian with expertise in nutrition, food and ethnic issues, and dietetics.

Recent Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Accomplishments

Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published results of a study. Faculty (James Navalta, Dustin Davis, and Michael Wong) and students (Olivia Perez, Carolina Silva, and Matahn Blank) published "A Gender-agnostic Inclusive Estimation for Resting Metabolic Rate" in the International Journal of…
Ernesto Abel-Santos (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Rochelle Hines (Psychology), Brach Poston (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a $2,189,956 National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 grant, the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (GRISE), for 2026-31. The…
Esther Adaji (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented findings from a collaborative research study titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating Among U.S. School-Aged Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review” at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The study examined factors…
Faculty from the kinesiology and nutrition sciences department (James Navalta, Dustin Davis) and the Center for Health Disparities Research, department of social and behavioral health (Jason Flatt) along with collaborators (Joshua D. Wooldridge - Moravian University, Juliet Moore - University of Delaware, Jafra Thomas - …
Arpita Basu and Brian Schilling (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) together with Gabriela Buccini (Public Health), Anne Linsday (UNR Extension) and Ph.D. candidate Macy Helm (Integrated Health Sciences) published a comprehensive systematic review on the role of dietary polyphenols as bioactive compounds in the glycemic control of…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published an original research article with Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) and colleagues on the role of healthy dietary patterns in inflammatory biomarkers that predict cardiovascular disease in adults with and without type 1 diabetes using data from the NIH funded Coronary Artery…