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April 3, 2023

Higher lithium levels in drinking water may raise autism risk

For the first time, researchers report possible link between autism and lithium in water supply.

Grand Hope Park with skyline of downtown Los Angeles in background

April 3, 2023

Would more parks and trees help L.A. County residents live longer?

UCLA-led study predicts that an equitable ‘greening’ plan could add up to a million years in collective life expectancy.

March 23, 2023

Looking for a carbon-friendly diet? The answer is here

Twenty-six percent of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions comes from food production and consumption. So what people choose to eat matters — to personal health and to the global climate.

Source: University of California

November 15, 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, Dr. Carol Mangione, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2022.

November 8, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored by National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Richard Jackson recognized by the National Academy of Medicine for outstanding service to health and medicine

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 1, 2022

UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 20, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 17, 2022

UCLA-led study finds California’s greenhouse gas reductions could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

Source: Environmental Pollution

October 10, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to National Science Foundation position

Source: UCLA Newsroom

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.

September 13, 2022

These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children

UCLA-led research by a team including Dr. Julia Heck, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences, links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

September 13, 2022

‘Glass bubble’ nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer

Source: UCLA Newsroom