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School of Integrated Health Sciences News

With many degree offerings that are accredited by national organizations, the School of Integrated Health Sciences offers dynamic classroom instruction, laboratory/clinical practice, research, and mentoring. Our students develop skills that help them break into health-related fields and further their graduate or professional studies.

Current Integrated Health Sciences News

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People |

The Integrated Health Sciences professor has cultivated his career by helping students succeed.

Yutaka Saho
People |

The Integrated Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year has built an international career in sports medicine and safety, working with Japan’s Olympic teams and World Baseball Classic tournaments.

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UNLV History |

After 65 years, UNLV’s radiography program continues to educate medical imaging professionals to meet Southern Nevada’s healthcare demands.

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Campus News |

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

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People |

From advancing their professions to improving the lives of others, this year’s honorees are putting their expertise to work in ways that reflect the values and experiences they gained at UNLV.

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Research |

UNLV boasts Nevada’s only MRI facility dedicated to university research. Here’s what our professors hope to discover with it.

Integrated Health Sciences In The News

Martha Stewart

Add this food to your daily rotation for optimal heart-health benefits.

National Geographic

Walking backward challenges your balance and engages different muscles. Small studies also point to potential benefits for fitness and memory.

Las Vegas Sun

When Heidi Shelton was a UNLV student in 2003, she never imagined that an interest in X-ray images and a life-threatening cancer diagnosis would lead her to the helm of one of the university’s oldest academic programs.

Las Vegas Sun

When Heidi Shelton was a UNLV student in 2003, she never imagined that an interest in X-ray images and a life-threatening cancer diagnosis would lead her to the helm of one of the university’s oldest academic programs.

VegNews

The health benefits of baked potatoes are underrated. Research suggests this humble side can help those with type 2 diabetes, support heart health, and even reduce mortality risk.

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.

Integrated Health Sciences Experts

A food nutritionist specializing in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
An expert on sports and medical nutrition, exercise science, and weight management. 
An expert in radiation sciences and medical applications.
A physical therapist with expertise on knee, tissue, joint, and tendon conditions.
An expert in physical therapy and movement disorders, including Parkinson's.
An expert in human body movement, the physics of sports, and running.

Recent Integrated Health Sciences Accomplishments

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…
Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "A Policy-Based Intervention for Physical Activity and Screen Time in Childcare Outside School Hours: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial" in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Ric Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published Improving the implementation of an adolescent obesity prevention intervention in under-resourced schools in the journal BMC Public Health.
Kaiyu Ho (Physical Therapy) Interim Chair and Associate Professor in the UNLV Department of Physical Therapy, co-authored "The Temporomandibular Joint" chapter in the 6th edition of Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, published by the APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, with Sally Ho, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at…
This recent publication represents a collaboration among Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences); Xan Goodman (University Libraries); Hsiang-Ling Teng, Professor at California State University, Long Beach; and Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy). The study addresses an important gap in musculoskeletal imaging by systematically evaluating the…