U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 list of the Best Public Health Schools ranks the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (UCLA Fielding) at number 6 (tied) in the country.

This year's rankings include 224 public health schools and programs.…

Dr. John Clemens, a physician and professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, has been named a laureate of the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for outstanding achievements in global health research.

The UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research, and Health (C-LARAH) is thrilled to invite you to join our 3rd Annual Inclusive Excellence In Research Symposium. The Symposium will be held on April 8, 2026 from 3pm-6pm, at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden La Kretz Garden…

A new study of suicides in the U.S. has found that current national reporting on these deaths underestimates the extent of “emotional dysregulation,” meaning the emotional distress that occurs before suicide, possibly providing a method to prevent future deaths.

2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day

When: Friday, April 24, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA

REGISTER NOW to attend 2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day on Friday, April 24 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at…

Dr. Erica Pan, director and state public health officer for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), will deliver the keynote address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s 2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day on Friday, April 24. The day-long…

NPR interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about infant and maternal health for the "Morning Edition" program.

" ... Arturo Vargas Bustamante, director of faculty research at the UCLA Latino Policy…

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Lara Cushing, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about federal Superfund sites that are vulnerable to flooding and wildfires.

" ... Lara J. Cushing, a professor at the University of…

Housing discrimination in California is hitting hardest among communities long targeted by discrimination, according to a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) study that reveals stark disparities across race and ethnicity, disability, gender identity, income…

Science interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about research into game animals and the spread of Mpox infections in Central Africa and…

KTLA-TV in Los Angeles interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about COVID-19 variants.

"Six years after the COVID…

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about soil contamination in southern California.

"We in Los Angeles especially don’t think…

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host a series of student-led events tied to National Public Health Week, April 6-12.

“Here at Fielding, National Public Health Week has mainly been a student-organized and student-driven event, and we take pride in…

A team of UCLA medical and public health researchers have been instrumental in pioneering work by the World Health Organization (WHO) to demonstrate how lifelong health and well-being depends greatly on an individual’s earliest years.

The research initiative,…

Survivors + Allies (S+A) is a student-led community organization that uses research to advocate for, and with, survivors of sexual violence. Join S+A on April 10th to learn about their findings from a study with survivors across California colleges. Findings will explore…

Come one and come all! Anyone interested in public health is welcome to join us at the Undergraduate Public Health Fair, co-hosted by the Bruins Public Health undergraduate student organization and the FSPH Office of Undergraduate Student Services. This is a great…

Dr. Alein Haro-Ramos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Society, and Behavior at the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Population Health at UC Irvine. Her work examines how race, ethnicity, and citizenship intersect to shape health across the life…

The MPH|HP program invites prospective students to join our Informational Q&A Sessions. Visit our website and review the informational videos at: https://www.mphhp.ph.ucla.edu/information-session. Then complete the form to RSVP. During these sessions, you will have…

The MPH|HP program invites prospective students to join our Informational Q&A Sessions. Visit our website and review the informational videos at: https://www.mphhp.ph.ucla.edu/information-session. Then complete the form to RSVP. During these sessions, you will have…