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Doctor giving a vaccine to a child
June 22, 2022
"Two million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the recent decision by federal health officials to authorize children as young as six months to receive either the Moderna or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Dr. Roch Nianogo
June 21, 2022
"Obesity is one of the main risk factors for dementia"

NBC News interviewed Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, for NBCLX about research that found the top threats to Americans today regarding dementia in old age are obesity, physical inactivity, and lack of a high school diploma.

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Dr. Beate Ritz with her fellow Society for Epidemiologic Research’s award recipients
June 17, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored with career accomplishment award

Dr. Beate Ritz received the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)'s Rothman Career Accomplishment Award for her work as a teacher and researcher.

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Vaccine scar on arm
June 14, 2022
"Monkeypox vaccines are too gnarly for the masses"

The Atlantic interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the risks of the current monkeypox outbreak.

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Emergency doctors rushing with operating bed
June 13, 2022
"COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations tick up"

NPR interviewed Dr. Peter Katona, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, for the “Morning Edition” and “Air Talk” programs about the state of the pandemic response.

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Graduating students in caps and gowns
June 11, 2022
2022 Commencement Ceremony and Celebration

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 245 graduating MPH, MS, and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Hands holding each other
June 9, 2022
UCLA Fielding School-led study finds three factors that raise the odds for Alzheimer's

Research by study lead author, Dr. Roch Nianogo, finds modifiable risks are linked to more than one in three cases of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the U.S.

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Student accepting an award from a professor
June 8, 2022
2022 UCLA FSPH Student Academic Honors and Awards Ceremony

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 15 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Dr. Anne Coleman
June 2, 2022
Dr. Anne Coleman to lead UCLA Stein Eye Institute

Dr. Anne L. Coleman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been named director of the UCLA Stein Eye Institute.

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LGBTQ+ Youth Town Hall
June 1, 2022
"LGBTQ+ youth health and mental health"

KABC-TV interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), about mental health issues related to LGBTQ+ youth.

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African doctor
June 1, 2022
"Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against"

Science interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about where the current monkeypox outbreak started.

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Dr. Zunyou Wu at the 75th World Health Assembly
May 27, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored with World Health Organization award

Dr. Zunyou Wu has been honored with the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion on May 27 by the World Health Organization for his work to prevent HIV/AIDS in China.

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