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April 21, 2025
NPR (KPCC-FM) | "U.S. withdrawal from WHO is ‘going in the wrong direction' "

Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences. was interviewed on KPCC-FM on the agreement of the World Health Organization’s member countries on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how the international community might confront the next global crisis.

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April 9, 2025
Dr. Jonathan Fielding to deliver 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement address
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April 7, 2025
UCLA Fielding rises in national rankings to #8 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Public Health Schools

UCLA Fielding also ranked top ten in all specialty areas

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March 28, 2025
Prevention | "Soy milk vs almond milk: which is better for you?"

Dr. Dana Hunnes, a UCLA dietician and nutrition expert and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School, on the differences between soy and almond milk.

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LAT story on LA Fire Health Study
March 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times | "Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study"

The Los Angeles Times cited research conducted as part of the longer-term LA Fire Health Study.

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March 27, 2025
Science | "After wildfires burned houses and brush alike in Los Angeles, researchers have mobilized to understand the health risks posed by urban conflagrations"

Science interviewed Dr. Rachael M. Jones and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about their work on the L.A. Fire HEALTH Study.

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March 19, 2025
Washington Post | "What to know about the spinach health hack"

The Washington Post referenced UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's faculty member Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes in a report about spinach and diet.

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March 13, 2025
NBC News | "With Medicaid cuts looming, misinformation spreads on social media"

NBC News quoted Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) systems.

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February 4, 2025
"Moving forward after the Los Angeles fires"

UCLA Fielding experts discuss physical, psychological and environmental recovery

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January 30, 2025
Long-term, multi-institutional study on health impacts of Los Angeles wildfires launched
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January 15, 2025
NPR, All Things Considered | "What psychological first aid looks like for L.A. fire victims"
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January 9, 2025
"Wildfires Can Leave Lasting Psychological Scars" | The New York Times
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