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June 4, 2018

Hot classrooms in the US negatively impact learning

Most teachers will tell you hot school days equal sluggish students, but a new study co-authored by R. Jisung Park of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health puts data behind this widely held assumption.

February 28, 2018

Being raised in greener neighborhoods may have beneficial effects on brain development

A study by ISGlobal, in collaboration with Hospital del Mar and UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health, shows for the first time that exposure to green space during childhood is associated with beneficial structural changes in the developing brain.

March 23, 2017

When air pollution is bad, know how to protect yourself

August 17, 2016

Dean Emeritus Linda Rosenstock to receive 2016 New York Academy of Medicine Award

Dr. Linda Rosenstock -- professor of health policy and management as well as environmental science at the Fielding School -- will receive the New York Academy of Medicine's 2016 Stephen Smith Award for Distinguished Contributions in Public Health.

Source: The New York Academy of Medicine

August 9, 2016

Plastic manufacturing chemical BPS harms egg cells, study suggests

In a new study, UCLA researchers have found that BPS is just as harmful to the reproductive system as the chemical it replaced. BPS damages a woman’s eggs and at lower doses than BPA.

June 27, 2016

E-cigarette vapors could be toxic to oral cavity, UCLA study finds

Researchers find that vapors kill cells in the mouth, which could lead to health problems.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

May 13, 2016

Fielding School PhD candidate earns UC President's leadership award

Tyler Watson, PhD candidate in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has been honored by University of California President Janet Napolitano with the President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership on account of his work to help make our campus healthier.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

April 13, 2016

UCLA research suggests that gut bacteria could help prevent cancer

Researchers have shown that various types of intestinal bacteria might be factors in both causing and preventing obesity, and in other conditions and diseases.

March 17, 2016

Expanding use of recycled water would benefit the environment and human health

UCLA Fielding School researchers propose conservation strategy for California that could have global applications.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

February 17, 2016

Pesticide mixtures may increase health risks but are still unregulated by California, UCLA report says

A UCLA study has found that the state agency responsible for protecting Californians from the dangers of pesticides is failing to assess the health risks likely posed by pesticide mixtures, which are believed to be more harmful than individual pesticides.

January 22, 2016

Long-term exposure to ozone may increase risk of lung and cardiovascular deaths

Dr. Michael Jerrett, FSPH Environmental Health Sciences chair, co-authored a study on long-term ozone exposure and mortality, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

October 19, 2015

Studies reveal CicLAvia’s air quality, public health and social impacts

UCLA, RAND Corporation report follows yesterday’s 5th Anniversary CicLAvia route.

Source: CicLAvia