Dr. Andrew Holbrook earns NSF award for his work building statistical models for the global spread of viruses.

“We’re starting to see some data that suggests that asymptomatic infection and transmission is possible, and that certainly will change how we how we think about this virus and risk,” said Dr. Anne Rimoin, the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health and a professor in the Department of Epidemiology.

The Atlantic interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about an apparent rise in COVID-19 infections in the United States after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, co-authored research that warns of long-term effects of the pandemic on general well-being, even on people who have not had COVID.