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Seven distinguished graduates of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have been named as members of the school’s “Hall of Fame” for 2026, recognizing their work since graduation as having a major impact on public health, both in Los Angeles and globally.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about heat waves in southern California.

The BBC interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the status of the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, including an announcement by Ugandan authorities that the outbreak is over in that country.

Governing interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the health risks of wildfire smoke to human beings.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about how public health agencies investigate food-borne illnesses.

Using combined 2020–2024 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults, this policy brief highlights variations in chronic conditions and substance use across AIAN subpopulation groups.

CBS News interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and holder of the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the health effects of the Cyclospora parasite and cyclosporias, the gastrointestinal illness it can cause in people.

NPR interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental and health risks in the aftermath of a large warehouse fire in Boyle Heights in June.

Dr. Wendelin Slusser, a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in nutrition and is a professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences, recently co-authored a commentary on the concept of "food as medicine."

Massey University’s Dr. Tupa’ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone brings expertise in disease prevention from her work in New Zealand and across the Pacific.

CNN interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, a physician and professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the medical response to cyclosporiasis, the illness connected to produce contaminated with the parasite Cyclospora.