Politico's E&E News interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Health Policy and Management, about recent research she co-authored that finds climate change is a top factor in year-to-year homelessness spikes in the United…

More than 90 new students attended the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's 2026 "Admitted Students Day"  events, which brought faculty, staff, and both current and admitted students for a series of events on the Westwood campus designed for new students to meet…

Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor in UCLA Fielding's departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, co-authored an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health on creating a "one-stop-shop" for trusted vaccination recommendations.

" ... In this…

CNN interviewed Dr. Alison Gemmill, associate professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Epidemiology, about fertility rates in the United States.

“Instead of targeting the rate itself, we should frame it as a person-forward approach,” said Dr. Alison Gemmill, an…

In 2018, UCLA became the first UC campus to join the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a consortium of higher education institutions dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults through education, research and community engagement.

Since then, university…

Four recently published studies led by UCLA Fielding researchers highlight the role of climate change and displacement on homeless populations across the United States, and that risks to both those who lose housing because of disasters and those already living without…

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…