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UCLA Fielding also ranked top ten in all specialty areas

Scientific American quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into how best to measure toxins released into the air during urban wildfires, including the recent blazes in Los Angeles County.

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

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.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health environmental science professors Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu were quoted in the New York Times about the potential long-term health risks to residents in the southern California communities destroyed by wildfires in 2025.

Dr. Jesus Araujo, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored the research.

Dr. Andre Nel, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored the research.

UCLA Fielding experts discuss physical, psychological and environmental recovery