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June 2, 2014

Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink

Source: Center for Health Policy Research

May 19, 2014

Love at first bite? Not for school kids and their vegetables

A new study from FSPH professor William McCarthy reveals that many school-provided fruits and vegetables are being discarded by LAUSD students.

May 6, 2014

FSPH Professor Emeritus named Chief Science Officer at AHRQ

Professor Emeritus Robert M. Kaplan has been named the new Chief Science Officer for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

April 9, 2014

UCLA/RAND community research team wins prestigious translational science award

FSPH Professor-in-Residence Kenneth Wells leads the team recognized for its 10-year commitment to translating research into clinical applications for the treatment of depression.

January 13, 2014

New research shows children of melanoma survivors need better protection from sun's harmful rays

Children of Latino melanoma survivors are just as likely as children of non-Latino white survivors to have experienced sunburn in the past year, according to a study led by FSPH associate professor Dr. Beth Glenn.

September 10, 2013

A System in Crisis: Cancer care in America needs an overhaul, national report says

An IOM committee, chaired by Dr. Patricia Ganz, UCLA FSPH professor of health policy and management, says urgent changes are needed to improve cancer care.