News: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences

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Research |

UNLV management professor Payal Sharma and mindset expert James Silvas explore ways trauma can provide opportunities and shape us.

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Business and Community |

UNLV experts provide tips and tricks for your dinner, workout routine.

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Research |

Expanding research activity results in multiple grants and publications.

A group of four U.N.L.V. nursing students work on a manikin at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.
Campus News |

A collection of news stories capturing the excitement of UNLV’s campus in June, July and August.

A man in a labcoat leans over various dental instruments.
Research |

UNLV researchers offer a new treatment option for age-related gum disease.

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Research |

How does the body react when you nix sugar from your diet? UNLV nutritionist Samantha Coogan shares a winning solution for withdrawal symptoms, and what to expect when they’re over.

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Campus News |

Formerly called School of Allied Health Sciences, the renamed unit has also launched new department of brain health.

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Research |

Four students on the chances they’ve taken, the confidence they’ve gained, and the dreams they continue to chase.

Packing a lunchbox
Campus News |

Packing your lunch doesn’t have to stop once you grow up. UNLV nutritionist offers tips on how to pack a healthy, affordable midday meal.

John Pierce
People |

Dr. John Pierce, Allied Health Services Alumnus of the Year, still passes a lesson he learned from a UNLV professor on to his patients today.

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Research |

UNLV researchers find that planning and produce can help moms-to-be reduce diabetes risks.

Dharini BHammar, an assistant professor in the department of kinesiology and nutrition sciences.
People |

Helping tackle America's obesity epidemic is among the goals of this exercise physiology professor.