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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for the 49th Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, February 6, from 12 pm – 1 pm PST, via Zoom. The event will be hosted by the dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Dr. Ron Brookmeyer…
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are widely known to have harmful impacts on mental health, but a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) revealed large disparities in rates of serious psychological distress across…
A countywide sample of unsheltered homeless people surveyed on their mobile phones reported that police were more likely than outreach workers to be their initial contact during sweeps of homeless encampments and that they were as likely to be cited as to gain…
Key takeaways:
Electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, but EVs improve air quality in all communities. However, the traffic corridors that run though low-income neighborhoods remain a source of heavy pollution from…
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BACKGROUND & KEY FINDINGS
In Los Angeles County, an estimated 75,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, with more than 70% of the individuals living unsheltered on the streets, in tents or makeshift shelters, or in vehicles…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise to dramatically shift how we develop therapeutics, treat patients, and manage the commercial side of healthcare. How is AI being used by medical professionals and healthcare executives to gain key insights that can improve…
Dr. Elizabeth Yano was honored with the Under Secretary Award from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Steven P. Wallace, late professor of community health sciences, was honored by the Journal of Aging and Health with a special edition as a tribute to his leadership and work in the field of minority aging research.
Dr. Catherine Sugar was named chair of the UCLA Undergraduate Council.
Dr. Jane Valentine served as a reviewer of proposal submissions for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, and for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 2024 annual meeting…
Dr. Courtney Thomas Tobin served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region.
Dr. Stephanie Taylor received the Veterans Affairs’ Research Career Scientist Award.
Dr. Kirsten Schwarz was named to the National Science Foundation’s Ecosystem Science Cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology.
Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) was named a 2023 Women’s History Month honoree by Catalyst California for being “a trailblazer in health policy and management.”
Dr. Anne Rimoin (MPH ’96) was appointed to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Mpox (Monkeypox) Panel.