News: School of Integrated Health Sciences
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Declaring a major is a really tough decision for many new students. Here's some advice from one UNLV professor who had a tough time making that choice herself.
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Professor’s research examines how much cosmic radiation is too much, and what damage it can cause.
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University’s top ranked graduate/specialty programs include Boyd Law School’s legal writing program at No. 3, dispute resolution at No. 9.
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UNLV leads regional 13-university partnership, with University of Nevada School of Medicine, to put clinical health research into practice.
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Treating diabetes takes more than medicine. Professor Jillian Inouye explains some of her research into the social and emotional factors at play.
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They won’t firm your bottom but they can help you get fit.
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Alumnus brings his expertise in exercise physiology back as a professor in the School of Allied Health Sciences. The avid runner talks about exercise, your immune system, and his own bad eating habits.
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To perform like an Olympian, you have to think like one. Kinesiology professor Gabriele Wulf explains how to change your thoughts to boost your results.
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Nine students, including a mother of two who after years of working as a dental hygienist received her dental degree and became class valedictorian, are being honored as spring 2012 Outstanding Graduates.
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UNLV employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.
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Program managers in Clark County can better use free and easily accessible parks for healthy living initiatives.