October 20, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

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October 3, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes 10 new faculty members

The researchers' areas of expertise include health disparities, industrial hygiene, medical care and health economics, statistical genomics, mental health, and more.

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September 19, 2022
Graduation ceremony and celebration held for UCLA Fielding Classes of 2020 and 2021
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July 26, 2022
"New studies say market is the only ‘plausible’ source of pandemic"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, about his research that indicates the COVID-19 pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans in a live animal market in Wuhan, China.

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July 26, 2022
UCLA researcher’s team finds COVID-19 tied to wildlife sales at Chinese market

Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, co-authored research that indicates pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

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June 30, 2022
UCLA study shows HIV speeds up body’s aging processes soon after infection

Changes at the DNA level can accelerate aging by nearly five years, according to research co-authored by Dr. Steven Horvath and Dr. Christina Ramirez, professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics.

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Dr. Jingyi (Jessica) Li
June 21, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named fellow at Radcliffe Institute

Dr. Jingyi (Jessica) Li, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of biostatistics, has been named a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute.

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June 13, 2022
"Real age versus biological age: the startups revealing how old we really are"

The Guardian interviewed Dr. Steven Horvath, UCLA Fielding School professor of human genetics and biostatistics, about the concept of “biological age” and the possibilities of new life-lengthening interventions.

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June 11, 2022
2022 Commencement Ceremony and Celebration

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 245 graduating MPH, MS, and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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June 8, 2022
2022 UCLA FSPH Student Academic Honors and Awards Ceremony

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 15 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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May 2, 2022
First Class

Through courses taught by FSPH faculty, talented and passionate UCLA undergraduates are introduced to the foundations of public health and its potential to transform communities.

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Dr. Xi Zhu
March 28, 2022
Dr. Xi Zhu named first holder of UCLA Fielding School’s Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management

The Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management at UCLA FSPH, which provides critical support for the teaching and research efforts of promising early-career UCLA Fielding School faculty members, was made possible by an outpouring of support from alumni whose careers have been significantly influenced by Dr. Paul Torrens, a professor emeritus and member of the school’s faculty since 1972.

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