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Dr. Yu Yu is a physician and senior research analyst at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) whose work focuses on the health impacts of weather and climate with an emphasis on wildfires.

UCLA Fielding also ranked top ten in all specialty areas.

UCLA Fielding School's Dr. Donatello Telesca co-authors research to predict and prevent the adverse effects of radiation therapy before treatment starts.

Dr. Dana Hunnes, a UCLA dietician and nutrition expert and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School, on the differences between soy and almond milk.

Scientific American quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into how best to measure toxins released into the air during urban wildfires, including the recent blazes in Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles Times cited research conducted as part of the longer-term LA Fire Health Study.

Science interviewed Dr. Rachael M. Jones and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about their work on the L.A. Fire HEALTH Study.

KPCC-FM interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and of Medicine, and a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

CalMatters cited a report by researchers with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that found students at California's public universities and colleges face problems accessing federal and state food assistance programs.

The Associated Press quoted Aleta Sprague, director of legal analysis and communication with the UCLA Fielding School's WORLD Policy Analysis Center, about how the U.S. compares to the rest of the world in terms of paid medical or sick leave.

WTTW-TV (Chicago) interviewed the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor of health policy and management and associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, on changes to asthma coverage by an Illinois-based insurer.