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October 2, 2023
Discrimination exposure impacts unhealthy processing of food-cues: Crosstalk between the brain and gut

UCLA researchers find altered responses in certain brain regions, and changes in the gut associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and obesity.

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September 28, 2023
Nearly one-third of California adults will not get additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
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August 30, 2023
UCLA Fielding-led climate projects receive state-funded grants from University of California

Projects led by FSPH investigators received grants through a partnership between UC and the state, intended to spur research and real-world solutions that tackle the threat of climate change throughout California.

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August 29, 2023
UCLA Fielding students selected for prestigious ASPPH This Is Public Health Ambassador program

Sarah Stigers, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Lauren Morales, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences, have been selected to be part of the prestigious This is Public Health Ambassador program, led by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

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August 25, 2023
Nearly half of California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series for COVID-19 feel the vaccine is unnecessary

New data from the California Health Interview Survey highlights reasons for not getting vaccinated, personal and financial impacts of the pandemic, and more.

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August 3, 2023
New UCLA LPPI Study Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Representation of Latina Physicians in the Medical Field
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July 11, 2023
Program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex health needs reduced emergency visits, hospitalizations

UCLA study finds Health Homes Program saved California more than $1,000 per beneficiary per year.

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July 5, 2023
UCLA researchers receive CDC award to surveil Mpox as concern for reemergence grows
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June 5, 2023
UCLA Fielding announces new chair for the Department of Biostatistics
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May 31, 2023
Opera delivers hopeful message on living with mental illness

New work focuses on the true story of an acclaimed law professor’s remarkable recovery.

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May 29, 2023
UCLA Fielding announces new senior associate dean for academic programs
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May 17, 2023
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to offer Master of Data Science in Health degree beginning in Fall 2023

New program will prepare current professionals, recent college graduates for fast-growing field using data analytics to improve health outcomes.

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