Frank Cucinotta poses outdoors

Protecting Astronauts from Radiation

Professor’s research examines how much cosmic radiation is too much, and what damage it can cause.

Professor of health physics and diagnostic sciences, Frank Cucinotta. (Aaron Mayes / UNLV Photo Services)

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