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Dr. Beate Ritz received the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)'s Rothman Career Accomplishment Award for her work as a teacher and researcher.

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.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate Dr. Liqiao (Vicky) Li was recognized for academic excellence with Dean's Outstanding Student Award.

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.

Research led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars finds strong associations between drug misuse and employment status.

USA Today interviewed Dr. Linda Rosenstock, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and environmental health sciences, about why the number of abortions in the United States have dropped by more than 60% since 1981.

Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, was recognized by the California Department of Public Health with the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health on April 22.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, and Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the risks in dropping mask requirements aboard U.S. airliners.

Dr. Lara Cushing, the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity, will lend scientific expertise to state committee that monitors chemical exposures.

UCLA Chancellor Dr. Gene Block cited research by Dr. Liwei Chen, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Jian Li, Fielding School professor of environmental health sciences, in a column in the April, 2022 edition of UCLA Magazine.

Professor Hamid Arabzadeh honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association with President’s and Social Responsibility awards.

The Global Times (China) interviewed Dr. Jared Diamond, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about the themes of his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and the COVID-19 pandemic.