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April 19, 2023
"Study: Racial disparities in middle school discipline escalate early in the year and dip ahead of breaks"
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April 17, 2023
In middle schools, racial disparities in discipline emerge early in the year and persist

A new study co-authored by a UCLA Fielding faculty member reveals that daily discipline rates in middle schools change throughout the school year and escalate more rapidly for Black students than for White students.

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March 30, 2023
UCLA Fielding staff join colleagues across the University of California for 2023 UC Black Administrators’ Council Conference
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March 24, 2023
"Safe sex focus of new California bill would put free condoms in public schools"
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February 21, 2023
Study of Mexican deportees over 20 years sheds light on effectiveness of U.S. immigration policy
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February 19, 2023
Heat waves are killing more unhoused individuals in Los Angeles
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February 13, 2023
"Is dark chocolate bad for your health?"
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December 19, 2022
"Homelessness is linked to a higher risk of death from COVID in L.A. County, study shows"
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December 14, 2022
In L.A. County, 256 homeless people died of COVID-related causes in a 22-month period — a rate more than twice that seen in the general population
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December 1, 2022
"A Tribute to the Contributions of Dr. Steven P. Wallace to Aging Research"

The Journal of Aging and Health has published a special edition of the journal as a tribute to the work of the late Dr. Steven Wallace, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor

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December 1, 2022
Some Japanese and Japanese American seniors in Los Angeles experience barrier to cultural foods
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November 23, 2022
Latest shootings underscore gun violence as a public health issue

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, address gun violence as a public health issue

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