Kayla de la Haye, Ph.D., is a Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health who works to promote health and prevent disease by studying how social relationships and everyday environments shape public health. Her research examines how family and community…

Dr. Na He, professor of epidemiology and the dean of School of Public Health at Fudan University in Shanghai, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“Fielding School of Public Health’s globalized vision…

The next Paul Torrens Health Forum brings together visionary health system leaders and cutting-edge entrepreneurs for a fast-paced, idea-driven conversation on how American healthcare is being fundamentally reshaped - what true disruption looks like, how innovation can…

Dr. Manuel Roberto Calderon Pinzon, a public health leader with more than 30 years of service across more than 20 countries, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“Public health took me across more than…

Join UCLA Fielding for a discussion with the director of admissions and financial aid to learn more about the school's graduate-level academic programs and the application process. 

New research suggests that exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may be associated with increased likelihood of autism in children. The peer-reviewed study, by researchers at UC Davis Health and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was published in…

Join us for the 26th Annual UCLA Health Equity Symposium on April 23rd!

The symposium will provide an opportunity to learn from leading scientists, clinicians, and community experts working to better understand and address obesity and metabolic disease. This event…

Dr. Patience Afulani, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“The UCLA School of Public Health is where I learned about the…

Dr. Ritu Sadana, a global leader in public health who has shaped the World Health Organization’s strategies on ageing and equity for three decades, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“UCLA taught me…

The 2026 Stuart Schweitzer Distinguished Speaker on Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy will be Professor Darius Lakdawalla, Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation & Chief Scientific Officer, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and…

Christina Kenoski, RN, has been recognized for research the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) for charting as her capstone project at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Kenoski completed her studies in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program at…

Angela Savelli 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…

Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in UCLA Fielding’s Department of Epidemiology, has been named one of the school’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” honorees for 2025.

“As a native Angeleno, there is nothing more meaningful than building a global career rooted in my hometown; UCLA…

Mary Anne Foo, founding director of the largest non-profit serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, California, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“UCLA…

Dr. Cozzette Lyons-Jones, chief medical officer at Watts Healthcare Corporation in Los Angeles, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.

“A sense of community guided me into the safety-net space in Watts.…

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair in the Department of Health Policy Management and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was a featured speaker at an event hosted by Covered California encouraging Californians to choose their health insurance plan…

The New York Post's "California Post" edition quoted Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about the health impact of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

“This was a catastrophic event that changed much of Los Angeles -…

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research that links wildfire smoke exposure to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States.

Professor John Clemens is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience designing, conducting, and analyzing large, population-based epidemiologic studies and vaccine field trials in low income countries and developing new methodologies for the…

Beginning literally in the first hours of the devastating 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, staff, and students have rallied to respond, launching investigations into the impact of the blazes on public health and how to…