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January 8, 2020

Ronald S. Brookmeyer named dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

In an email today to the UCLA campus, Emily Carter, executive vice chancellor and provost at UCLA, announced that Ron Brookmeyer, interim dean and professor of biostatistics, will become dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, effective January 15.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 19, 2019

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scientists rank among world’s most-cited researchers

FSPH faculty members Sander Greenland, Ronald Hays, Steve Horvath, Michael Jerrett, André Nel and Dr. Marc Suchard were included on the Web of Science Group annual list.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 12, 2019

$27 million grant will strengthen effort to increase biomedical workforce diversity

UCLA has received $27.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead the new phase of an initiative to enhance the diversity of the U.S.'s biomedical workforce. Principal investigators of the initiative include Fielding School professors Teresa Seeman and Steven Wallace, as well as senior leader Catherine Crespi.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 24, 2019

Lancet paper shows most popular hypertension drug isn’t most effective, per OHDSI’s LEGEND study

Thiazide diuretics demonstrate better effectiveness and cause fewer side effects than ACE inhibitors as first-line antihypertensive drugs, according to a report led by Fielding School professor of biostatistics Marc Suchard. The report was published in The Lancet.

Source: The Lancet

September 18, 2019

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announces new faculty members

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes thirteen new faculty members.

April 23, 2019

UCLA–Tulane study finds improved WIC food packages reduced children’s risk for obesity

Sweeping changes designed to make the food more nutritious in a federal assistance program for low-income families reduced the risk for obesity for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to new research.

November 28, 2018

UCLA research suggests widely used breast cancer therapy doesn’t cause cognitive decline

The six-year-long study about endocrine treatment was co-authored by FSPH professors Dr. Patricia Ganz and Catherine Crespi.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 27, 2018

FSPH faculty among world's most influential scholars, based on citations

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty members Ronald Hays, Steve Horvath, Michael Jerrett, André Nel, Beate Ritz and Marc Suchard have been named to Clarivate Analytics' annual list of highly cited researchers.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 5, 2018

FSPH at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Don't miss presentations by FSPH faculty, students and staff at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

October 29, 2018

Ronald S. Brookmeyer named interim dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Ronald S. Brookmeyer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, has been appointed interim dean of the Fielding School. He will begin his term on November 1, 2018.

September 18, 2018

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members

The Fielding School is proud to announce Roch A. Nianogo, Hilary Aralis, Ilan Meyer and Elizabeth Yzquierdo as new faculty members.

June 20, 2018

UCLA researchers awarded $9.5 million to investigate how substance use may impact HIV transmission and progression

In March 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $9.5 million over five years to continue their work on possible connections between substance abuse and HIV infection. The work, which has officially begun this June, is a continuation of a study that launched in 2013 with a $7 million NIDA grant.