A UCLA-led research team has found that behavioral interventions — mindfulness meditation and survivorship education classes — are effective in reducing depressive symptoms in younger breast cancer survivors, who often experience the highest levels of depression, stress…

A research team co-led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty has been awarded a $10 million contract to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s program to ensure vaccines are safe.

“Sound approaches to monitor vaccine safety and effectiveness…

Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as…

Dr. Micah Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Mental Health, Law & Policy at the University of South Florida, will discuss preliminary findings from a quantitative investigation of the mechanisms underlying potential racial/ethnic and sex differences in…

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Dean and Distinguished Professor Ron Brookmeyer served on the federal panel that reported this month on possible causes of illnesses among U.S. government personnel and their families in overseas postings.

The 76-…

In August, Kristen Choi, a UCLA assistant professor of public health and of nursing, thought about how important it would be to participate in the testing of one of the new COVID-19 vaccines. So she stepped out of her usual role of conducting research and…

UCLA researchers have found that during its first year, the coronavirus has ravaged Latino families and communities in California and other states far more seriously than it has non-Latino populations, with a consequent impact on the U.S. economy.

Latinos make up…

More than 1 in 4 adults in California report having poor oral health, but that figure rises to roughly 1 in 2 for the state’s lowest-income residents and drops to 1 in 5 for those with the highest incomes, according to a UCLA policy brief that looks at the role…

A team that includes UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found American children whose educations have been disrupted by the pandemic, even as little as 2-4 months, may face shortened life spans.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

Sudipto Banerjee, professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed…

A team of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed analyses to identify those most at risk from the pandemic, using demographic data to estimate test-based infection and test-based case fatality rates across California.

The research,…

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If you are seeking employment as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Biostatistics, you should apply at least six weeks before the beginning of the quarter to ensure that you receive full consideration. To apply for ASE positions you must…

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected.

The researchers…

A new policy brief by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the center, points out the…

A team jointly led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found the United States fall well behind other countries in life expectancy, while spending the most money on healthcare – nearly twice as much per capita – as other wealthy…

On Friday, April 21, nearly 200 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health community members gathered for two events hosted by the school in celebration of its 60th anniversary.

Research, Innovation & Impact Day — which ran from early morning to midafternoon and…

Hundreds of hazardous industrial sites that dot the California coastline – including oil and gas refineries and sewage-treatment plants – are at risk of severe flooding from rising sea level if the climate crisis worsens, new research shows.

If planet-warming…

Dr. Horvath will present a comprehensive DNA methylation dataset that may intrigue computational scientists, longevity experts, and researchers interested in epigenetics and DNA methylation. This dataset encompasses n=15,456 DNA methylation samples obtained from 70…