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Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health sign outside of school
April 9, 2024
UCLA Fielding ranked #1 in California by peers in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Public Health Schools
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electriv vehicle
December 13, 2023
Electric vehicles improve air quality for everyone but have less impact in more polluted areas

Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found.

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Clarivate+researchers
November 16, 2023
UCLA Fielding faculty listed among world’s most influential researchers
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Dr. Haoxuan Chen
October 13, 2023
UCLA Fielding Postdoctoral Scholar Haoxuan Chen Wins Prestigious National Award

Chen, whose research focuses on the complex interaction between the human respiratory system and the external environment, received the prestigious Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research.

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wildfire
September 5, 2023
"California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: four things to know"
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August 30, 2023
UCLA Fielding-led climate projects receive state-funded grants from University of California

Projects led by FSPH investigators received grants through a partnership between UC and the state, intended to spur research and real-world solutions that tackle the threat of climate change throughout California.

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Wildfire
August 21, 2023
“Why does the wildfire smoke sometimes smell like burning plastic?”
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graduates
June 17, 2023
2023 UCLA Fielding Commencement

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 279 graduating MPH, MS, and MHA students, and 39 PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall.

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student and faculty member
June 14, 2023
2023 Student Academic Honors & Awards

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognized 12 outstanding students in a ceremony at UCLA attended by family, friends, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Dr. Ramos
May 2, 2023
Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General, to deliver 2023 UCLA Fielding Commencement address

For Dr. Diana Ramos (MPH’ 04), who was appointed California Surgeon General by the state’s governor in September 2022, priorities for the role include addressing mental health, reproductive health, adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. The UCLA Fielding Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 16, at 5:30pm PDT in UCLA's Royce Hall and via live stream.

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sewage treatment plan
May 2, 2023
"Hundreds of hazardous sites in California are at risk of flooding as sea level rises, study finds"
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sewage treatment site by California coast
May 2, 2023
As rising seas threaten hazardous sites, California's socially vulnerable communities face highest risks

As climate change increases coastal flood risks at hazardous sites in California, the potential exposure to flood-related contamination falls disproportionately on marginalized communities, research by an FSPH faculty member found.

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