A gift from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation will support the UCLA COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative and will advance research being led by Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School, and Dr. Grace Aldrovandi, professor of pediatrics at the Geffen School of Medicine.
The Fielding School is part of a team that is training thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation, and administration, in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), will deliver the keynote address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health virtual commencement celebration on June 12, 2020 at 3:00 PDT.
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding shares his perspective about what will happen as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in developing countries.
The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, about what summertime activities are safe.
The Guardian interviewed Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, on the impact of the pandemic on the Pacific Islander population.
