Teams from across the U.S. competed in the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition” at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which brought healthcare management graduate students together to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health.

The…

Professor Faghri is an occupational and public health scientist and innovator whose work applies behavioral and occupational health research to redesign systems, including workplaces, technologies, and environments, to improve health across the lifespan. Prior to joining…

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

The growth and creation of Latino businesses helped bolster the U.S. economy even amid adversity, according to a new report by the Latino GDP team at UCLA and Cal Lutheran University.

“The story of the U.S. Latino GDP - which we can now also show through business…

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. Kayla de la Haye, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about Americans' diets, including what are healthy amounts of protein.

“One in 10 Americans are eating enough fruits and veggies, but the very vast…

KPCC-FM ("LAIst/The Brief") quoted UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her volunteer work supporting the re-opening of Palisades High School in Los Angeles after the 2025 wildfires.…

More than 160 volunteers - including a large contingent of UCLA students, faculty and staff - fanned out across the streets of Westwood Jan. 22 as part of the Westwood Homeless Count, an annual effort to accurately tally the number of unhoused people living in the local…

Dr. David Eisenman, with the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Dr. Yifang Zhu, with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, were interviewed by The Atlantic about their research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

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Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed on NPR's "Science Friday" program about her research into the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

“We collected air samples during the active fire period,…

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her research into the use of the pesticide methyl bromide in California, including the ports of Los…

Julian Brunner, PhD, MPH, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He is a core investigator in the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation Implementation and Policy at the VA…

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by ABC News (KABC-TV) at the inaugural LA Fire Health Research Conference about new research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.…

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When hundreds of researchers studying everything from fire-related contaminants to survivor health and recovery gathered at UCLA this week, they were not there to relive the Palisades and Eaton blazes. They were there to confront a harder question: how to respond to the…

In June 2021, Natalya began her journey at UCLA as an Academic Analyst in Biology Administration, where she provided support to four departments within the College of Life Sciences. She later advanced her career to become a Senior Academic Personnel Analyst in the Dean's…

Denise began her career at UCLA in 2006 and has 18 years of experience in Human Resources and payroll. She started at the UCLA HR & Payroll Operations Center – South, where she provided HR services to various departments, including Facilities Management and the UCLA…

Laura joined the Fielding School of Public Health in 2024, where she supports the onboarding process for Academic Student Employees (ASEs), Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs), and postdoctoral scholars. She began her career at UCLA in 2016 as an HR Administrative…