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August 3, 2022

"Southern California turning the corner on latest COVID-19 wave"

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about an apparent drop in COVID-19 cases in southern California.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

July 27, 2022

"Monkeypox and mental health"

The Los Angeles Blade reported comments by Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, at a town hall about the monkeypox outbreak.

Source: The Los Angeles Blade

July 25, 2022

"An infection anywhere can be an infection everywhere"

CNN interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the threats posed by COVID-19, monkeypox, Marburg, and other zoonotic diseases.

Source: CNN

July 15, 2022

"Most of U.S. population now in areas with high levels of COVID-19 subvariant BA.5"

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor, about the current COVID-19 surge of subvariant BA.5 in the United States.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

July 14, 2022

"China makes tweaks, but tough COVID policy still drags on economy"

Reuters interviewed Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health chair and distinguished professor of epidemiology, about China’s response to the pandemic.

Source: Reuters

July 13, 2022

"The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money"

The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, about the mental health impact of telephone and online scams.

Source: The Washington Post

July 2, 2022

"New ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Paul Simon, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and chief science officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, about the growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants among COVID-related infections.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

July 2, 2022

"Health officials keeping eye on rising monkeypox cases"

CNN 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 need for a vaccine and testing campaign focused on monkeypox.

Source: CNN

June 27, 2022

UCLA Fielding School professor honored with Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award

Dr. Roger Detels, distinguished research professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School receives the Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award in recognition for outstanding research, teaching, and service.

Source: UCLA, Office of Academic Personnel

June 23, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors named to WHO monkeypox panel

UCLA FSPH professors of epidemiology, Dr. Anne Rimoin and Dr. Zunyou Wu, to serve on an emergency World Health Organization (WHO) panel as part of the WHO’s response to the current monkeypox outbreak.

Source: World Health Organization

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.

Source: Los Angeles Times

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.

Source: NBC News (NBCLX)