The Las Vegas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently recognized Steven Slivka (Integrated Health Sciences) for two of his stories during the organization's annual Pinnacle Awards. He received a Pinnacle Award for his story titled, "Physical Therapy Program Offers Northern Nevada Paiute Students a Way to Give Back" and…

Faculty Jessica Immonen (Dental), Steven Saxe (Dental), and Jason Ciccotelli (Integrated Health Sciences) coauthored an article with DMD student John Regis titled "The Lateral Recovery Position in Medical vs Dental Emergencies." This article was published in The Journal of Integrative Physiology as a cadaveric case study and clinical anatomy…

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…

Van “DocDoc” Whaley (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented The GRATE Plan at the 2026 Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness (WSKW) Annual Conference to support the theme Connected in Motion. Based on his book, the presentation engaged approximately 100 attendees in exercises and movement activities and showed them how to adapt…

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…

Doctoral student Esther U. Adaji (Integrated Health Sciences) co-authored a study titled “Evaluation of Share Tables in U.S. Elementary School Lunchrooms, from Waste to Rescue,” published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on September 15, 2026. The study evaluated share tables in 11 Title I elementary schools…

Bailey Gosse, Kimberly Nguyen, and alumna Zoe Zelensky, in collaboration with Kai-Yu Ho and Thessa Hilgenkamp (all Physical Therapy), conducted research examining the effects of footwear on gait quality and walking speed in adults with Down syndrome. The study compared supportive footwear, unsupportive footwear, and barefoot walking in 20 adults…