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October 10, 2022
"Congenital syphilis rates soar across California as public health funding dwindles"

CalMatters interviewed Dr. Jennifer Wagman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of community health sciences, about research that found California has the sixth-highest rate of congenital syphilis in the U.S.

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October 5, 2022
"Sexual and reproductive health needs of Asian women will be focus of $3 million UCLA study"

NPR interviewed Dr. May Sudhinaraset, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of community health sciences, about a $3 million, 5-year-long study of the reproductive health of Asian immigrant women.

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October 3, 2022
"‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about how the World Health Organization decides if a pandemic has ended.

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October 3, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team awarded NIH grant for work on sexual and reproductive health
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October 3, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes 10 new faculty members

The researchers' areas of expertise include health disparities, industrial hygiene, medical care and health economics, statistical genomics, mental health, and more.

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September 19, 2022
Graduation ceremony and celebration held for UCLA Fielding Classes of 2020 and 2021
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September 15, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Howard University researchers team up with University of Arkansas
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September 2, 2022
"The push for greener schools: How community groups are fighting extreme heat inequities"
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Mother and daughter in front of COVID-19 virus
August 3, 2022
COVID-19: Advice for parents on navigating back-to-school

Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, provides insight about the current status of COVID-19 and provides tips for parents.

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August 3, 2022
"Southern California turning the corner on latest COVID-19 wave"

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about an apparent drop in COVID-19 cases in southern California.

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August 2, 2022
"How to protect yourself against foodborne illness"

U.S News & World Report interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about how to protect against foodborne illnesses.

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Dr. Jessica Gipson
August 2, 2022
Dr. Jessica Gipson named director of UCLA Fielding Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health

Dr. Jessica Gipson, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has been appointed director of the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health (Bixby Center) and the Fred H. Bixby Chair in Population and Reproductive Health Science (Bixby Chair), effective July 1.

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