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Dr. Chandra Ford
April 15, 2021
UCLA Fielding School-Howard University team awarded $1.7 million for research on racism and COVID-19 crisis communication

UCLA Fielding School-Howard University Team Awarded $1.7 Million for Research on Racism and COVID-19 Crisis Communication.

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April 13, 2021
When immigrant policies are decriminalized, babies are born healthier

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health led-research finds that criminalizing immigrant policies were associated with higher rates of preterm birth for Black women born outside the U.S.

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Dr. Steven Wallace
April 9, 2021
In Memoriam: Dr. Steven P. Wallace

In both his research and fieldwork, Professor Wallace worked to better understand the dynamics of social inequality and how it impacts health equity, as well as how policy and community approaches can improve health equity.

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March 30, 2021
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health named a top 10 school of public health by U.S. News & World Report

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is ranked tenth in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of the Best Public Health Schools. The newly released list includes more than 180 schools and programs of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

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March 19, 2021
'Chinese Virus' tweets linked to rise of Anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health and co-authored by Dr. Gilbert Gee, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, found a significantly greater increase in anti-Asian hashtags after President Donald J. Trump’s tweet with the phrase, “Chinese Virus" in March, 2020.

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January 6, 2021
UCLA professors win $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles communities

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Dr. David Eisenman and Kirsten Schwarz bring public health expertise to team that won a $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles.

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November 3, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research shows U.S. falling behind in the health care of those 50 and older

An international study led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher Prof. James Macinko has determined that the United States is far from the most effective healthcare provider for those 50 and older among 23 countries, ranging from Austria to the United States.

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October 13, 2020
When reproductive rights are less restrictive, babies are born healthier

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health led-research finds women, particularly US-born Black women, in states with restrictive reproductive rights policies deliver more low birth weight babies and experience greater health inequities.

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October 12, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to co-host discussion on sexual violence prevention in sports

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and UC Speaks Up (a public health violence prevention initiative of the University of California) will co-host an event focusing on sexual violence awareness and prevention among college communities.

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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.

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September 2, 2020
Fighting the health effects of climate change is the mission for new UCLA center

In response to the escalating health emergency that is already inflicting substantial damage on people in Southern California and around the world, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has created the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.

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August 18, 2020
Research ties gun purchases to fear of firearm regulations, kicks off major research initiative

A team that includes UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor James Macinko is moving forward in its study of why Americans buy firearms with the support of a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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