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December 17, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health establishes center to focus on the health, safety and well-being of LGBTQ community

The UCLA Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research, and Health (C-LARAH) is directed by Matthew Mimiaga, a Fielding School professor of epidemiology renowned for his research working with sexual and gender minorities at the intersection of HIV, substance use and mental health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 16, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health introduces Master of Healthcare Administration Degree

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health introduces Master of Healthcare Administration degree; the two-year online program will be first of its kind in the University of California system.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 9, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Dean serves as adviser in U.S. State Department Health Inquiry

Dean and Distinguished Professor Ron Brookmeyer served on the federal panel that reported this month on possible causes of illnesses among U.S. government personnel and their families in overseas postings.

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

December 9, 2020

Food and Drug Administration awards $10 million contract to team to support vaccine safety program

Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, co-leads team of researchers supporting FDA’s Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) program.

December 9, 2020

Meditation, survivorship classes reduce symptoms of depression in younger breast cancer survivors

Dr. Patricia Ganz and Professor Catherine M. Crespi, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, are part of a UCLA-led research team that found interventions can be distributed on virtual platforms.

November 24, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Professor Named 2020 AAAS Fellow

Sudipto Banerjee, professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

November 24, 2020

Research helps identify high-risk populations to aid health officials combating the pandemic

A team of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed a method to better guide public policy related to the control and prevention of COVID-19, based on identifying those most at risk in the pandemic.

Source: Epidemics Volume 33, December 2020

November 24, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named 2020 AAAS Fellow

Sudipto Banerjee, professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

November 4, 2020

Married, single, kids or not, participating in workforce may protect women’s memory

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research found an association between working for pay and slower memory decline, regardless of a woman’s marital or parenthood status.

Source: American Academy of Neurology

mother carrying a child and holding the hand of another

October 14, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health research yields improved methods to identify children at high risk of preventable death

Health care leaders have new, improved tools to identify children at the greatest risk of preventable deaths, based on surveys of more than 67 countries around the world by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Source: Public Library of Science (PLOS)

October 12, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes nine new faculty members

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes nine new faculty members, in four different academic departments.

October 8, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to host conference on addressing health care inequities

Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research sponsoring annual E.R. Brown Symposium: Healing a Fractured Society: Health Care as a Right.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research