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January 9, 2015

UCLA study pinpoints two genes that increase risk for PTSD

FSPH Epidemiology adjunct associate professor Dr. Julia Bailey co-authored a new study on how the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder may be influenced by certain genetic markers.

December 9, 2014

Use of testosterone therapy linked to heart attacks in men under 65, study shows

A new joint study by UCLA, the National Institutes of Health and Consolidated Research Inc., has shown there is a twofold increase in the risk of a heart attack shortly after beginning testosterone therapy among men under 65 who have a history of heart disease.

Dr. Rosenstock with Dr. Amira Shaheen, assistant professor of epidemiology at An-Najah University

November 21, 2014

Dean Emeritus travels to West Bank as Open Society Foundations International Scholar

As part of an Open Society Foundations fellowship, Fielding School Dean Emeritus Linda Rosenstock recently traveled to An-Najah National University to meet student volunteers.

November 20, 2014

FSPH student and alum honored at APHA

An abstract on UCLA's Healthy Campus Initiative by FSPH PhD candidate Tyler D. Watson (MPH '13) and Ryan Babadi (MPH '14) was selected as one of the "Best of the Best" student abstracts at this year's American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

November 19, 2014

A global report card: Are children better off than they were 25 years ago?

The WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health publishes an unprecedented resource bank with analysis of children’s rights in 190 countries around the world.

November 16, 2014

UCLA’s Healthy Campus Initiative helps inspire new nationwide college program

UCLA joins Partnership for a Healthier America's newly announced national health and wellness program for colleges and universities, which was influenced in part by UCLA's own innovative efforts to promote healthy living on campus and in other communities.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 4, 2014

Genetic damage caused by asthma shows up in circulating blood stream, too

A study led by FSPH Environmental Health Sciences professor Dr. Robert Scheistl finds disease harms more than just the lungs, may be more dangerous than previously thought.

October 24, 2014

FSPH launches Alumni-Student Mentorship Program

Kicking off a new school-wide initiative, Fielding School students had the chance to meet their alumni professional mentors on Oct. 23.

October 22, 2014

FSPH faculty to help lead NIH efforts to diversify biomedical workforce

Dr. Pamela Davidson, Dr. Steve Wallace and Dr. Abdelmonem Afifi are among the UCLA faculty who will help the National Institutes of Health develop new ways to engage and recruit biomedical researchers, including those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 10, 2014

2014 Nobel Peace Prize spotlights work needed to further children’s rights

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their work upholding girls’ right to education and ending child labor, an announcement that underscores the obstacles children still face around the world.

September 19, 2014

UCLA FSPH faculty awarded more than $4.3 million to research and combat aids in Southeast Asia

FSPH professors Dr. Roger Detels, Dr. Pamina Gorbach and Dr. Sung-Jae Lee, are helping to implement modern HIV/AIDS training and tracking programs in Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.

August 28, 2014

Taking preventive health care into community spaces

A study from the Center for Health Policy Research shows that bringing health care to nontraditional locations like parks and churches increases use of preventive services by underserved, older adults.