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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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Dr. Anne Rimoin
May 26, 2022
What do we know – and need to know - about monkeypox?

Dr. Anne Rimoin as been studying monkeypox for two decades, including as director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health and founder/director of the affiliated UCLA-DRC Health Research and Training Program, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Scientist using a pipette
May 26, 2022
"Who is protected against monkeypox?"

The New York Times 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 whether the current monkeypox outbreak is likely to swell into a large epidemic.

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Opioids
May 23, 2022
Opioid addiction crisis in United States linked to poor working conditions and unemployment

Research led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars finds strong associations between drug misuse and employment status.

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Mask on sand
May 22, 2022
"COVID cases are surging again - Here's what to expect this summer, experts say"

CNBC interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the importance of vaccination and boosters as COVID-19 case reports rise.

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Gloved hand holding a pipette
May 18, 2022
"What is monkeypox, the rare virus now confirmed in the U.S.?"

The Washington Post 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 a rare and sometimes serious viral illness called monkeypox.

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