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Young students playing violin
June 22, 2022
After-school music program leads to improved academic performance in low-income communities, study finds

Students who participated in the Harmony Project, established by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate Margaret Martin, showed higher test scores in reading and math.

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Doctor giving a vaccine to a child
June 22, 2022
"Two million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the recent decision by federal health officials to authorize children as young as six months to receive either the Moderna or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Los Angeles skyline sunset
June 20, 2022
Know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion

Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, addresses the dangers of heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

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Graduating students in caps and gowns
June 11, 2022
2022 Commencement Ceremony and Celebration

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 245 graduating MPH, MS, and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Alyssa Arbolante
June 9, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Alyssa Arbolante named Lester Breslow Award Fellow

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate Alyssa Arbolante (MPH, '22) named a Lester Breslow Impact Award Fellow.

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Becca Woofter
June 9, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health doctoral student Rebecca Woofter awarded Blann Fellowship

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health doctoral student Rebecca Woofter has been recognized for academic excellence as a 2022 recipient of the Celia and Joseph Blann Fellowship.

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June 8, 2022
2022 UCLA FSPH Student Academic Honors and Awards Ceremony

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 15 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Dr. David Eisenman
June 3, 2022
"Los Angeles appoints first chief heat officer"

CBS interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about Los Angeles' appointment of UCLA FSPH graduate Marta Segura (MPH, ’91), as the city’s first-ever “chief heat officer."

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Sleeping patient in hospital bed
June 1, 2022
"Lives cut short: COVID-19's heavy burden on older Latinos"

U.S. News & World Report interviewed Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about how the pandemic has eaten away at the Latino edge in life expectancy.

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Blurry police car lights
May 26, 2022
"The difference in treating child victims of gun violence versus adults"

ABC News interviewed Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the realities of treating gunshot victims, including children and those shot multiple times.

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May 19, 2022
"Acts of racial violence don’t happen in a bubble — They happen in America"

The Sacramento Observer quoted Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about racism’s impact on public health.

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Dr. Martin J. Tucker and Dr. Kimberly Gregory
May 13, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Kimberly Gregory, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has been recognized by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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