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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.

April 3, 2023

"Communities of color take the ‘biggest hit’ in Los Angeles’ unequal spread of greenery"

Source: The Guardian

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

January 17, 2023

"Can your gas stove make you sick?"

Source: Los Angeles Times

January 11, 2023

"Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s"

Source: STAT News

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 9, 2022

Aliso Canyon gas blowout: UCLA to study health impacts of one of the worst environmental disasters in Southern California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a UCLA team to conduct the $21 million Aliso Canyon Health Research Study

Source: UCLA Health

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 4, 2022

UCLA FSPH at the 2022 APHA Meeting

Attend presentations by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, students, staff, and graduates at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Source: American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo

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

"They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence"

NPR interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental health practices

Source: NPR