Articles by Steven Slivka
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The Course: Radiographic Procedures Skill Laboratory
As future frontline health care workers, UNLV radiography students spend a year learning how to properly position a patient for imaging.
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UNLV Food Pantry Provides Critical Meals to Campus Community Over Winter Break
Appointments will be available Mondays through Wednesdays for food pickup and donations.
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Fun with Friends Tiring You Out? It's Social Jet Lag
UNLV professor Graham McGinnis on avoiding the energy drain that can come with shifting work schedules (or weekends of late-night fun).
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Think Your Child Might Have ADHD? UNLV Expert Offers Insight on Traits and Treatments
UNLV School of Integrated Health Sciences dean Ronald Brown discusses evolution, effects, and early intervention of the most studied disorder in child psychiatry.
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Building A Pipeline for Black Physical Therapists
Alumna Rosedaveia Howell is the first UNLV recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association's Minority Scholarship.
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Namesakes: The Fellowship Helping UNLV’s Students Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s
Amanda Osse is the first recipient of the award named in honor of Nathan Lindsay, who passed away after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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UNLV’s Ultrasound Program Director Finds Her Ultimate Career
With her clinical contacts and student focus, Melinda Bechtel built the ultrasound degree program into a career launching pad.
The Interview: Donnamarie Krause
The director of UNLV’s Occupational Therapy program likens her field to the nest-building skills of birds.
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Food as Medicine: How Strawberries Can Reduce Diabetes Risk
UNLV research shows that a simple serving of strawberries each day can boost cardiometabolic health without the need for medication.