Dr. Julio Frenk will deliver the keynote address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s commencement ceremony on Friday, June 12, 2026. Frenk, chancellor of UCLA and a distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UCLA…

CNN interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the dangers of hantavirus, including public health experts’ investigation of a current incident aboard a cruise ship in the South Atlantic where three people have died.   “What’s going…

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about her research into eviction moratoriums during the COVID-19 pandemic.

" ... Eviction bans 'were a powerful intervention to keep…

Zach Ambroziak is a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program at the UCLA Fielding School. The MHA program is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM), and is administered by the Office of the…

Hadeel Ali, a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) executive program at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been awarded the Spring, 2026 New Student Scholarship. The MHA program is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in the Department of…

UCLA Fielding graduate student Trishna Singh will be awarded the 2026 EMPH Lee Thomassen Healthcare Finance Fellowship at the upcoming UCLA Health Policy and Management Alumni Association awards event, set for May 18.

Currently with the healthcare consulting firm…

US News & World Report quoted Dr. Annette Regan, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the risks of rotavirus, an infectious disease that spreads quickly and poses a serious threat to infants and small children. The article first appeared in…

Research led by a UCLA Fielding professor has been recognized as among the best in the field in 2025 by the leading professional association for management and organization scholars.

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Olivia Jung, assistant professor in the Department of Health…

Maite Medina, a registered nurse and UCLA Fielding School graduate student, has received the 2026 Levin-Gordon Executive MPH Scholarship.

A second-year student in the Executive MPH (EMPH) program and a district public health nurse with the Los Angeles County…

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair in UCLA Fielding's Department of Health Policy and Management and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), has been honored with AcademyHealth’s 2026 Gail Wilensky Award for Impact in Health Policy.

At a challenging moment for public health, 2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day, held on UCLA’s campus April 24, made an unmistakable case for the value of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health research in powering progress toward healthier and more equitable…

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Dr. Paul Hsu, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about their research into U.S. Latinos and the American economy.

"The…

CBS News interviewed Dr. Alison Gemmill, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about U.S. fertility rates and parental demographics.

"Researchers who study fertility trends say the decline is driven by forces that have little to do with…

The New York Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences who serves as director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about reductions in federal funding for research into preventing school…

Point of View is a new conversation series from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Office of Public Health Practice that centers the lived experience of public health practitioners — not just the work they do, but the reality of doing it.

Public…

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Dr. Randall Kuhn, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about their research into climate change and homelessness,…

Dr. Rebecca Delafield, whose research aims to fill the substantial gaps in maternal and perinatal health research in order to improve health and healthcare outcomes for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities, has been appointed the Jonathan and Karin…

New data from leading researchers at UCLA and California Lutheran University indicate that Latinos continue powering economic growth for the U.S. economy.

“New data indicate that the U.S. Latino GDP was not only larger and growing faster in 2024, but it shattered…

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Randall Kuhn, professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Community Health Sciences, about conflicts over housing, including both for seniors and for in-patient treatment centers, in Los Angeles.

"... Underlying the conflict…

Popular Science interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the safety and risk factors for motorists and workers when pumping gasoline at a service station.

“ 'Basically, gasoline vapors include…