Radiochemistry has seven doctoral students who have received fellowships in 2013 and 2014. They are: Jamie Daum and Daniel Mast, who received graduate fellowships through the U.S. Department of Energy's integrated university program. Marc Fitzgerald, who received an internship through the Livermore Graduate Scholar Program and a nuclear forensics…

Molly Michelman (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the 2014 Nevada Dietetic Association Outstanding Dietetic Educator for her work in the department's didactic program in nutrition and dietetics. The Nevada Dietetic Association presented the award during its annual meeting May 18.

Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology & Nutrition Science) co-authored "Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2014 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Sports Nutrition and Dietetics," which is now a standard of practice for all registered…

Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and Derek McLain (Radiochemistry) wrote "Extraction Behavior of Americium and Curium on Selected Extraction Chromatography Resins from Pure Acidic Matrices," which studies the extraction properties of chromatography resins and their potential application in the areas of nuclear forensics,…

Andrew Nordin (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the New Balance Footwear Research Award. This competitive student research initiative provides footwear for up to three deserving projects on a biennial basis. His application, "Characterizing Impact Kinetics in Running with Changes in Footwear and Footstrike using Principal Component…

Gabriele Wulf and Isabelle Stoate (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) had their work reported in a Runnersworld.com article. The original study, a result of Stoate's graduate thesis, showed that providing runners with positive feedback about their technique led to reduced oxygen consumption and thus increased running efficiency. The article…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) has had his work published in several journals. He is the senior author of "Analysis of the Lymphocytopoiesis Dynamics in Nonirradiated and Irradiated Humans: A Modeling Approach." The article describes how an existing mathematical model of the lymphocytopoiesis system was extended to…

Michelle Samuel (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), and George Pales (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received the 2014 "distinguished" awards from the School of Allied Health Sciences. Samuel, who teaches in the athletic training program, received the Distinguished Teaching Award,…

Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) led an education session titled "Changing Patients' Focus of Attention to Enhance Motor Performance and Learning" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. She discussed how instructions promoting an external focus of attention…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy), delivered a platform presentation titled "Individuals with Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Exhibit Diminished Ability in Maintaining Unipedal Balance" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. The study investigated balance performance in…

Mark Guadagnoli (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) wrote an article, "Efficiency in Transfer from the Anchored to Standard Golf Putter," which appeared in the November issue of the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. The article explains the science behind motor skill transfer and describes a specific method for…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics & Diagnostic Sciences) has had his work published in multiple journals. He co-authored "The Hohmann-Parker Effect Measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the Transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and Opportunities," which reports a new effect describing the solar magnetic field lines at spacecraft as they…