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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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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.
Dr. Anne Rimoin (MPH ’96) was named to STAT News’ 2023 STATUS List, “the ultimate list of leaders in life sciences.”
Dr. Michael Prelip (MPH ’85) served as chair of the Danone International Prize for Alimentation Selection Committee.
Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) served as associate editor of DEI for JAMA Health Forum.
Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) participated in the 2022-23 White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders as a Data Disaggregation Subcommittee member.
Dr. Ninez Ponce (PhD ’98) served as a 2023 editorial board member for the journal Health Affairs Scholar.
Dr. Jian Li was vice chair of the International Commission on Occupational Health Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health.
Dr. Michael Ong was appointed associate chief of staff for research and development at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
Dr. Roch Nianogo (MPH ’13, PhD ’17) was a 2022 recipient of the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust’s Toffler Scholar Award for his ongoing research into preventing Alzheimer’s disease in vulnerable populations.