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Grab a cup of coffee and join our virtual support circle for small business owners, freelancers, and entrepreneurs with Olivia Cepis.  

“Many had lived with fistula for years and had no idea it was a preventable or treatable condition.” — Lindsey Pollaczek

MORE THAN 1 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS in low-income countries live with a condition that makes many of them outcasts in their communities…

AS A HOSPITAL NURSE AT THE OUTSET OF HER CAREER, Mary Hansell (MPH ’83, DrPH ’89) was quickly drawn to the obstetrics unit. “It was exciting to me to work with people as they prepared to become parents, feeling like I could make a difference in supporting them…

At WHO we don’t look at human rights, equity or gender in isolation, but rather through an integrated framework.” — Dr. Veronica Magar

Dr. Veronica Magar (MPH '91)

FUNDAMENTAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) — the 15-…

WHAT IF WE HAD THE CAPACITY to respond to emerging infectious diseases immediately in one of the most critical disease hotspots in the world? How many pandemics might be prevented? How many millions of lives might be saved?

These are the questions driving the…

Kathryn Atchison recently led a team that prepared a 2017 report for the Roundtable on Health Literacy within the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The title of the report is “Integrating Oral Health,…

“I believe in the pursuit of truth by whatever means are available to know the truth. I believe in the dignity of all persons. I believe in social justice. I believe in human rights everywhere and for everyone. I believe in a democratic society.” — Dr. Raymond Goodman…

Honor Roll 2017

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is pleased to honor our donors whose generosity strengthens our school and keeps us at the forefront of public health education, research and service. This Honor Roll gratefully acknowledges gifts and grants of $1…

“We need to effectively communicate the problems and conditions, but also the solutions to public health professionals, community-based organizations, community members and policymakers.” — Dr. Dawn Upchurch

AFTER SPENDING THE EARLY PART OF HER CAREER …

STUDENTS IN THE FIELDING SCHOOL-BASED Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG) are gaining hands-on experience in research and advocacy while addressing an important public health concern on the UCLA campus: support for students, staff and faculty who are…

“Knowing how to advocate will enable students to ensure that individuals whose voices most need to be heard are represented.” — Dr. Julie Elginer

JULIE ELGINER (DrPH ’11) was in the midst of a successful career as a marketing manager for a large…

RICHARD AMBROSE

Assessing the Effects of Sediment Augmentation on the Marsh Plain and Tidal Creeks at the Seal Beach Wetland Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service & Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association, $151,678 for two…

Ron Brookmeyer Named Interim Dean 

DR. RON BROOKMEYER, Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, began his service as interim dean of FSPH on November 1.

Brookmeyer, who joined UCLA in 2010 as a professor of biostatistics, uses the…

KATE CRESPI (MS ’91, PHD ’04) believes the most important quality for any academic in mentoring students is empathy. And as someone who trained in the Fielding School’s Department of Biostatistics before joining the department’s faculty, where she is now…

Negar Omidakhsh (PhD ’17) hadn’t yet turned 2 when her parents brought her and her older brother to Canada as refugees. They had fled Iran in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution — losing almost all of their money to smugglers in the process — so that…

WHILE WORKING AT THE BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE in Downtown Los Angeles, Rebekah Israel Cross heard from people who expressed a lack of interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention despite being at greater risk of contracting HIV. Their…

OF THE 30 DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTINGS in the U.S. since 1949, the majority have occurred in the last decade. The horrific scenes are etched in our national psyche — from an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, a high school in Parkland, Florida, a church in…

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FOR THE TEACHERS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT elementary school classrooms that participate in Generation Xchange (GenX), the middle-age and older adults who spend at least 10 hours a week providing academic assistance and support to struggling…