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Graduates of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have taken a leading role in research into veterans' health, building on a six-decade-long history with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Los Angeles.

Dr. Elizabeth Yzquierdo to join UCLA Fielding's Office of Undergraduate Student Services as Director of Undergraduate Experiential Learning.

The UCLA Biomedical Data Commons (BDC) is a new institutional initiative designed to accelerate biomedical discovery by providing researchers with a centralized platform to discover, access, integrate, and analyze biomedical data across UCLA.

Contemporary Pediatrics interviewed Dr. Natalie Muth, a physician and assistant professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about the new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The American Association for Aerosol Research recognized Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, for “outstanding contributions to aerosol science."

Research co-authored by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy and management, examined concerns about housing-related expenses, including electricity and cooling costs during extreme heat.

Research brief uses survey data from registered California voters to examine how Latino registered voters experience financial pressures and how their experiences compare with those of non-Latinos.

Dr. Joann Elmore, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, has been honored for her AI-related work.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated the work of second-year MPH students through their Applied Practice Experiences (APEx) projects in the field.

The International Journal of Epidemiology published a feature obituary of the late Dr. Roger Detels co-written by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Onyebuchi Arah, Dr. Roberta Malmgren, Dr. Ralph Frerichs, and Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang.

Researchers say many affected adults did not have traditional risk factors, highlighting potential gaps in prevention frameworks.