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July 1, 2025
NPR | "Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to aid cuts"

Dr. James Macinko, professor in the UCLA Fielding School departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, was interviewed about his research into the impact of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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July 1, 2025
Research finds more than 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 if USAID defunding continues, including more than 4 million children under five

USAID funding helped save 91 million lives over the past 20 years—new analysis warns that recent U.S. aid cuts could now put that progress at risk

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June 26, 2025
More online resources needed for Californians with disabilities requiring help making critical decisions

Analysis by UCLA team led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kristen Choi calls for providing supported decision-making materials tailored for more languages, cultures, employment sectors, and disability types.

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June 24, 2025
Los Angeles Times | "The profound environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A."

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times.

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June 19, 2025
Washington Post | "Administration will shut LGBTQ youth-focused suicide prevention line"

Dr. Kristen Choi, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Washington Post.

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June 14, 2025
2025 UCLA Fielding Commencement

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 390 graduating students in a ceremony at Royce Hall.

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June 12, 2025
2025 Student Academic Honors & Awards

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 16 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Academic Excellence Award

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Kim-Farley Family Award for Academic Excellence

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Naomi Hammonds awarded fellowship

Naomi Hammonds, a first-year student in the master of public health program, received the Abdelmonem A. Afifi Student Fellowship.

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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Kelvin Nguyen receives fellowship

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Kelvin Nguyen received the E. Richard Brown Social Justice Fellowship

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June 9, 2025
Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

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June 7, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognizes first class of graduates in Master of Data Science Program

The MDSH degree program’s class of 2027 currently has 73 students, the largest group yet.

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