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Data from the California Health Interview Survey, led by principal investigator Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, highlight needs of California’s fastest growing population groups.

Students who participated in the Harmony Project, established by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate Margaret Martin, showed higher test scores in reading and math.

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.

Dr. Jingyi (Jessica) Li, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of biostatistics, has been named a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute.

Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, addresses the health effects of air pollution.

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.

Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, addresses the dangers of heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

Dr. Beate Ritz received the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)'s Rothman Career Accomplishment Award for her work as a teacher and researcher.

UCLA Fielding research presents evidence of health consequences from harmful environmental exposures and the necessary policy changes.

The Atlantic 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 risks of the current monkeypox outbreak.

The Guardian interviewed Dr. Steven Horvath, UCLA Fielding School professor of human genetics and biostatistics, about the concept of “biological age” and the possibilities of new life-lengthening interventions.

NPR interviewed Dr. Peter Katona, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, for the “Morning Edition” and “Air Talk” programs about the state of the pandemic response.