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November 5, 2018
FSPH at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Don't miss presentations by FSPH faculty, students and staff at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

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Dr. Anne Rimoin
September 28, 2018
UCLA Fielding School infectious disease expert to lead Center for Global and Immigrant Health

Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed director of the Fielding School’s Center for Global and Immigrant Health.

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September 18, 2018
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members

The Fielding School is proud to announce Roch A. Nianogo, Hilary Aralis, Ilan Meyer and Elizabeth Yzquierdo as new faculty members.

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June 20, 2018
UCLA researchers awarded $9.5 million to investigate how substance use may impact HIV transmission and progression

In March 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $9.5 million over five years to continue their work on possible connections between substance abuse and HIV infection. The work, which has officially begun this June, is a continuation of a study that launched in 2013 with a $7 million NIDA grant.

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December 19, 2017
A Clear View on Cancer in Jiangsu

Calls for a far-reaching and verifiable research program on the incidence and mortality of cancer in China’s Jiangsu province have been answered.

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December 13, 2017
40 years after first Ebola outbreak, survivors show signs they can stave off new infection

UCLA-led study holds promise for development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs to fight the virus.

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Professor Pamina Gorbach
September 29, 2017
UCLA receives $5 million grant for sharing research on AIDS and substance abuse

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded $5 million to researchers at UCLA to develop a resource and data center for millions of pieces of research, lab samples, statistics and other data aimed at boosting research into the effects of substance abuse on HIV/AIDS.

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Dean Jody Heymann (right) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Luqi Huang of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
May 31, 2017
UCLA Fielding School launches official collaboration with China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

University representatives welcome delegates from Beijing to formalize commitment to joint research and training.

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January 10, 2017
FSPH scholar receives a 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research

Dr. Zeyan Liew, a postdoctoral scholar in the Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology, was one of four winners selected from 1,314 postdoctoral scholars across UCLA's campus.

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January 6, 2017
CDC guidelines for HIV prevention regimen may not go far enough, study suggests

Risk calculator developed by UCLA and Los Angeles LGBT Center may fill that void.

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Anne Coleman
October 17, 2016
UCLA public health professor named to National Academy of Medicine

Appointment honors achievements and service in medicine and health care.

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Ceremony of the Chinese Government Friendship Award 2016
September 29, 2016
FSPH Professor Roger Detels to receive 2016 Chinese Government Friendship Award

Detels will be honored for his more than 30 years of service in the role of training workers under the UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Research and Training Program, housed at the Fielding School of Public Health. As part of the program, Dr. Detels has contributed to the training of more than 100 students at UCLA and more than 3,300 short-term trainees in China over the past 30 years.

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