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Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, has been honored for “highly influential and innovative contributions” in the field of computational biology.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleAward-winning Los Angeles County COVID-19 predictive modeling team included UCLA biostatistics professor Dr. Thomas R. Belin.
Source: Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission Source: UCLA Department of Biostatistics Read Full ArticleFive UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Ron D. Hays, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2021.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleDr. Lara Cushing, whose research identifies the disproportionate impacts of harmful environmental exposures on low-income populations and communities of color, has been appointed the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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Dr. James A. Macinko, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named the school’s new associate dean for research.
Read Full ArticleInternational team that includes Dr. Christina Ramirez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, has found the scale of variation poses a potential challenge for current vaccines and therapies.
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Dr. Elaine Batchlor, chief executive officer of MLK Community Healthcare in Los Angeles, will deliver the 2021 commencement address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s virtual commencement celebration on June 11.
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A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found that Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of the pandemic, both in overall mortality and specifically in years of potential life lost, in an analysis of 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.).
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The team, including UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Anne Rimoin and Christina Ramirez, found that near-universal adoption of nonmedical masks in public, combined with complementary public health measures, could successfully eliminate spread of the infection.
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Dr. Marc Suchard, of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, co-led international research team looking at two widely used types of blood pressure drugs.
Source: The Lancet Digital Health Read Full ArticleThe 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.
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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.
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