Prof. Guang Cheng is directing the Trustworthy AI Lab at UCLA. The mission of his lab is to leverage data science, machine learning, and foundation models to tackle trust-related challenges in AI adoption across healthcare and digital marketing. Cheng is an Institute of…

Welcome to the 2026 Commencement Page 

The 2026 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 12, at 5:30pm PT in Royce Hall. Please join us via live stream at 5:30pm PT to view the ceremony on the school's YouTube page.…

UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk, distinguished professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management, shared his perspective on the importance of research by the university on the one-year anniversary of the 2025 Los Angeles…

The Washington Post interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yifang Zhu about her research that found carcinogens in homes left standing by the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

“The unprecedented nature of a disaster like this has always revealed something that hasn’t…

Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for the 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, February 24 from 12pm – 1pm PT, via Zoom. The event will be hosted by the dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Dr. Ron Brookmeyer and…

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by NBC (KNBC-TV) about her research into air quality in the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

"We measured volatile organic compounds,…

La Opinion quoted Dr. Yuan Yao, a UCLA Fielding researcher and lead author of a study that found high levels of volatile organic compounds in the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County fires, including in Altadena and adjacent communities. 

“In these cases,…

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, were interviewed on KPCC-FM's "Air Talk" (NPR) program about their research that found elevated levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in some…

Research led by UCLA's Dr. Anne Coleman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at UCLA Health, suggests that routine heart health screening identifies people at higher risk for age-related macular…

Jan. 7 marks one year since wildfire erupted over the Pacific Palisades. By month’s end, more than 10 wildfires — including the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Kenneth, Hughes and Sepulveda fires — had ignited, burning more than 55,000 acres of land, destroying nearly 16…

Sydney is the Academic Personnel Coordinator & Assistant to the Chair in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, where she has supported faculty and academic processes for nearly three years. As a long-time UCLA employee, she joined the department after a…

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the impact of federal Medicaid reductions over the next decade in California, especially in rural counties.

“This is the…

Reuters interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Lara Cushing about the public health impact of so-called "peaker" electrical generating plants in residential communities.

A 2022 study of formerly “redlined” U.S. communities, which were cut off from financial services like…

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted UCLA Fielding's Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu about their research into air quality after the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

The researchers found concentrations of volatile organic compounds, benzene, toluene,…

The California Health Interview Survey's (CHIS) Making an Impact 2025 report highlights the survey's latest research and data.

CHIS, led by Director Todd Hughes, and part of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, itself led by UCLA…

It’s widely known that inhaling ultrafine air particles - some of the most dangerous air pollutants - can harm both lung and heart health.

New research in mice, led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Jesus Araujo, a physician and associate professor in the Department of…

Dr. Cody Ramin is a cancer epidemiologist with expertise in cancer prevention and survivorship. Her research seeks to use real world data to identify targeted approaches and early detection strategies to optimize health outcomes in cancer patients from the time of…

One year after the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the UCLA community is coming together in a spirit of connection and unity.

This event will include remarks from Chancellor Julio Frenk, a musical performance, and a quiet communal act of planting wildflower…

The National Hispanic Health Foundation has honored UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk with a Hispanic Health Leadership Award. The award recognizes a distinguished leader who is an inspiration to students, families and health care professionals.

In honoring Frenk, a…

For Americans who felt 2025 was a ceaseless storm of norm-challenging change, there may be balm in the celebrations of the republic’s 250th birthday on July 4. Bruin experts, including UCLA Fielding's Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, a physician and professor in the departments of…