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July 8, 2021

UCLA Fielding School professor’s team awarded more than $5.2 million in grants for HIV prevention

A team of researchers co-led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health epidemiology professor Dr. Matthew Mimiaga has received more than $5.2 million in grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test HIV interventions in the U.S. and Brazil.

July 7, 2021

Women who vape are more likely to have low-birthweight babies, study shows

Dr. Annette Regan, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, led the research, which found that e-cigarettes are not a healthier alternative to smoking for expectant mothers.

Source: Obstetrics & Gynecology Source: UCLA Newsroom

July 2, 2021

UCLA team awarded nearly $3 million for “safe return to school” effort

National Institutes of Health-funded project is researching how to increase COVID-19 testing access and uptake for children in underserved and vulnerable populations.

Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Source: UCLA Newsroom

June 30, 2021

Research shows California Latinos hit hard by COVID

Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have found the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has consistently hit Latino Californians with case rates roughly three times that of whites in all age groups.

Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

June 29, 2021

COVID-19 casts stark light on structural inequalities in California

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that Latino Californians are among the hardest hit by the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

June 23, 2021

People who have had COVID-19 may require only single dose of two-dose vaccines

Research by a UCLA team that includes Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, has found individuals who have already been infected with the coronavirus may only need one dose of the vaccine.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

June 15, 2021

UCLA FSPH-led research finds connections between air quality and COVID vulnerability

UCLA FSPH-led Research Finds Connections Between Air Quality and COVID Vulnerability. Researchers also found that facemask mandates and stay home orders reduced the risk of COVID-19 by 15% and 8%, respectively.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

June 1, 2021

Research shows plunge in childhood vaccination rates in Texas during pandemic

Researchers from universities in California and Texas, including Dr. Annette Regan, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology, has found immunization rates for children in Texas for a wide range of diseases, including polio and measles, have dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Vaccine

May 17, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Dr. Anne Rimoin to keynote at LABest 2021 on “The Next Pandemic”

Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, will speak on “COVID-19 and Beyond: Preventing the Next Pandemic Before it Starts” at the annual LABest 2021 conference, May 25-27.

Source: LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021

April 2, 2021

Childhood brain tumors linked to mother’s exposure to pesticides

A UCLA-led study is the first-ever to estimate this risk for a large number of specific pesticides; the team includes Dr. Beate Ritz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and of environmental health sciences, and Dr. Julia Heck, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School.

Source: Environmental Research

March 15, 2021

UCLA Fielding School researchers find Latino Californians among hardest hit by pandemic

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that Latino Californians are among the hardest hit by the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

March 9, 2021

Fielding School professor’s team awarded $8.8 million grant for HIV prevention project

Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), leads $8.8 million HIV prevention project funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom