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July 3, 2025
U.S. News & World Report | "High levels of particulate matter found near electric vehicle charging stations in L.A."

Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and researcher Dr. Yuan Yao were all quoted in U.S. News & World Report about their research into air quality and EV charging stations.

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July 2, 2025
UCLA team finds high levels of particulates in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations

The study found pollutant concentrations were significantly higher closer to the charging facilities than the same pollutants were in urban areas generally in Los Angeles County

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July 1, 2025
UCLA Fielding's Prof. Hamid Arabzadeh named to California state task force on wildfire smoke remediation

Prof. Hamid Arabzadeh appointed to new state Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force

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June 14, 2025
2025 UCLA Fielding Commencement

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 390 graduating students in a ceremony at Royce Hall.

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June 12, 2025
2025 Student Academic Honors & Awards

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 16 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Academic Excellence Award

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Kim-Farley Family Award for Academic Excellence

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Naomi Hammonds awarded fellowship

Naomi Hammonds, a first-year student in the master of public health program, received the Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship.

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Kelvin Nguyen receives fellowship

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Kelvin Nguyen received the E. Richard Brown Social Justice Fellowship

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June 9, 2025
Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

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June 7, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognizes first class of graduates in Master of Data Science Program

The MDSH degree program’s class of 2027 currently has 73 students, the largest group yet.

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June 4, 2025
UCLA Fielding School celebrates new undergraduate degree program’s 2025 graduates at capstone event

Fifteen student teams presented their data-driven research projects in areas ranging from improving oral health for school-age children in Los Angeles to providing better support to caregivers in Long Beach.

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June 1, 2025
How are pesticides and Parkinson’s disease linked? One doctor's research spans 25 years

Dr. Beate Ritz’s research in California’s Central Valley highlights the role of the environment in the neurodegenerative disorder.

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