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51ԹϺ Food Pantry News

The 51ԹϺ Food Pantry is a year-round resource that provides perishable and non-perishable food items to students, staff, and faculty who need additional support.

Current Food Pantry News

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Carmen Johnson’s self-determination and empathetic personality has led to an impressive increase in the food pantry's usage.

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51ԹϺ’s annual crowdfunding drive will raise money on March 21 for scholarships, programs, research, and diverse causes campuswide.

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Appointments will be available Mondays through Wednesdays for food pickup and donations.

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A collection of news stories highlighting 51ԹϺ’s dedication to community and research.

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Students facing basic needs challenges can access food packages, toiletry items, in-person guidance, and other important resources related to their physical and mental wellness.

Food Pantry In The News

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Rebels Give, the annual crowdfunding drive, is partnering with Makers & Finders, which offered a special Rebels Give menu throughout March, with $5 from every order going to the College of Liberal Arts and the 51ԹϺ Food Pantry. Since Rebels Give launched in 2018, nearly 10,000 gifts have resulted in $2.3 million, supporting causes across campus.

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The 51ԹϺ food pantry is teaming up with Three Square to host a free food drive.

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The 51ԹϺ food pantry is not only supplying food to those on campus but also food safety education and healthy options that may be costly to come by.

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The University of Nevada Las Vegas Food Pantry is getting a brand new set of wheels to help assist with its food rescue efforts on campus. The new van will be used to pick up food from local grocery stores and then taken to those who utilize the food pantry services. It will also allow the food pantry to offer more quality food items to those in need.

Las Vegas Sun

Gardening in Southern Nevada is both a blessing and a curse for those possessing a green thumb. While enjoying a long growing season, desert gardeners must also nurture their plants through the searing summer heat however they can.

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As far as 51ԹϺ students go, she was older, in her 30s. McKenzie Mayor remembers sensing despair. The woman likely had lost her job, money was tight, Mayor thought.

Food Pantry Experts

An expert on sports and medical nutrition, exercise science, and weight management. 

Recent Food Pantry Accomplishments

Laura Kruskall (Nutrition Center) has been elected and appointed as the chair of the Dietitian Advisory Group of the Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. She has served as a member of this committee since 2010. The mission of the advisory group is to examine, consider, and make…
Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest editor for the inaugural, nutrition-themed issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal. She was also quoted in that issue’s article “One Weird Trick to Cut Belly Fat? Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet!” stressing the need for exercise and nutrition…
Ashley Tovar, James Navalta, Laura Kruskall, and Jack Young (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “The Effect of Moderate Consumption of Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Glucose Tolerance and Body Composition in Rats,” which explored whether consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose altered body fat…
Laura J. Kruskall (Nutrition Sciences) co-authored, Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health. Fellow authors include Marie A. Spano and D. Travis Thomas. The book includes applied content and research-based guidelines to help students distinguish between nutrition recommendations backed by science and the plethora of misinformation available in…
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…