Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published, "Sociodemographic influences on children’s out-of-school time organized activity participation and physical activity in rural communities: A cross-sectional study," in the journal PLOS One. 

Alina Swafford (Sports Innovation Institute), along with co-authors James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences). Julia Freedman-Silvernail (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Nancy Lough (Intercollegiate and Sports Professional Management), and John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published "Physiological and Biomechanical…

Ph.D. student Adrian Wolff (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was awarded more than $11,000 in grants from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) for his research project, “Physiological demands of crouched and upright gait for tactical locomotion”. This grant program funds graduate research in strength and conditioning that…

Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Daily Consumption of Prunes and Cardiovascular Health in Older Men- A Randomized Clinical Trial" in the journal Academia Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences) and Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) published their article, "Patellar cartilage thickness relates to knee external rotation during squatting in individuals with and without patellofemoral pain—a pilot study" in Frontiers. This is the first study to explore how the thickness of kneecap…

Danesha Hunter (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) gave presentations at the American Water Resources Associate 2025 Spring Conference in Anchorage, AK titled, "Applying Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) to Characterize Trace Elements in Water Samples Around Lake Mead." Hunter is a graduate student in the environmental health…

Members from the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences teamed up with Partnering 4 Health to share the imporance of joy and mindset to fourth graders at Paradise Elementary School. Faculty and students played with fourth graders and discussed the importance of physical and mental health. Fourth graders had the opportunity to test out…

UNLV’s Athletic Training Program achieved a remarkable victory at the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association (FWATA) Quiz Bowl, winning first place among 12 accredited programs across the district (California, Hawaii, and Nevada) during the annual FWATA conference meeting. This outstanding accomplishment marks the fifth time since…

Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Association between dietary inflammatory index and risk of chronic kidney disease and low glomerular filtration rate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies" in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published with colleagues at the UNLV School of Medicine (Kenneth Izuora, Amber Champion, Shauna Groven) and Dental Medicine (Jeffrey Ebersole) findings from a 28-week randomized control trial titled, "Strawberries improve insulin resistance and related cardiometabolic markers in…

UNLV's Department of Physical Therapy, housed within the School of Integrated Health Sciences, was ranked 46th in the country as part of the U.S. News & World Report's most recent rankings. The Department of Physical Therapy's 46th ranking, out of 264 programs, puts it among the top 18% of all physical therapy programs in the nation.

Alina Swafford (UNLV Sports Innovation Institute), Dr. Nate Hollister (Medicine), undergraduate student Scott McDonald, and John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences; UNLV Sports Innovation Institute) published a perspective paper representing a call to action to research circus movements. The focus of the paper is on the use of wearable…