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The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition,” in January, 2026, pitting teams of healthcare management graduate students against each other to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health. It is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in UCLA Fielding’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

California Health Interview Survey data show many lack the therapeutic, legal, or workplace support they desired. Dr. Alex Bates, senior data analyst, is the lead author.

The team, led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, is made up of students and faculty from across the university and community partners.

Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk, distinguished professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, authored a commentary for UCLA Magazine on how the university has responded to the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Miriam Marlier and Dr. Michael Jerrett, both professors in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored a study of the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout using satellite imagery.

Participation by UCLA Fielding School in the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo.

NBC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Robert Kim-Farley, professor in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, about the safety of flu shots.

Fifteen student teams presented their data-driven research projects in areas ranging from improving oral health for school-age children in Los Angeles to providing better support to caregivers in Long Beach.

Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, professor and vice chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is the study's lead co-author.

A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (UCLA Fielding) researchers has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve risk assessment for those suffering from diabetes and related complications.

Co-authors include UCLA Fielding School's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu.