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Dr. Wendelin Slusser, a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in nutrition and is a professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences, recently co-authored a commentary on the concept of "food as medicine."

Massey University’s Dr. Tupa’ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone brings expertise in disease prevention from her work in New Zealand and across the Pacific.

NPR interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about the short-term and long-term health impacts of human exposure to the wildfire smoke currently blanketing much of North America.

Dr. David Eisenman and Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, both professors at UCLA Fielding, study the public health impacts of extreme heat.

Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, is an expert in heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

The BBC interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, on the importance of cooling to reduce the health risks of heat.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about respiratory complaints in the aftermath of a large industrial fire in Los Angeles.

Curtis Wong, a first-year student in the master of public health program, has received the Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship.

Rafik Wahbi, a student in the doctoral (PhD) program specializing in community health sciences, has received the E. Richard Brown Social Justice Fellowship.

Dr. Dillon Trujillo (PhD ‘26) is a 2026 recipient of the Dean's Outstanding Student Award.

Shreya Sundar (BS '26) is a recipient of the Kim-Farley Family Award for Academic Excellence in Public Health.