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UCLA Fielding School's Dr. Ninez Ponce, chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management, elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2025

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Ninez Ponce, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, received the honor in recognition of her work as a leader in advancing data equity and addressing health disparities.

October 17, 2025

NPR | "College students are reporting less depression. Researchers think they know why"

KPCC-FM (NPR) interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the findings of the national Healthy Minds Study of college students' mental health.

October 16, 2025

Los Angeles Daily News | “Residents still waiting for full results of Aliso Canyon disaster health study a decade later”

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon gas leak disaster.

October 14, 2025

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Mark Peterson receives inaugural APSA Career Achievement Award in Health Politics and Policy

UCLA's Dr. Mark Peterson, professor in the Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, receives inaugural APSA Career Achievement Award in Health Politics and Policy.

October 13, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health epidemiology professor honored with Harvard “Alumni Award of Merit”

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Matthew Mimiaga receives highest honor presented to alumni of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

PC Magazine piece on Dr. Joann Elmore's $16 million breast cancer AI study

October 13, 2025

PC Magazine | "Is AI Good at Detecting Breast Cancer? First Major Study Aims to Find Out"

PC Magazine quoted UCLA Fielding's Dr. Joann Elmore about a $16 million study of the effectiveness of AI and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment where she serves as a principal investigator.

ABC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Naomi Zewde about the Affordable Care Act

October 11, 2025

ABC News | "How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown"

ABC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Naomi Zewde, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the Affordable Care Act.

October 10, 2025

Lives and economies at risk from weak primary health care in Latin America and the Caribbean, research shows

Landmark report, co-authored by UCLA Fielding’s Dr. James Macinko, has been released by the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

October 9, 2025

Millions of Californians struggle with costs of housing, health care, latest California Health Interview Survey shows

The annual survey released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Ninez Ponce, also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, and hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics.

NPR (KPCC-FM) reported on the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's latest findings on mental health in the aftermath of wildfires.

October 9, 2025

NPR | “New wildfire health data: UCLA researchers surveyed how blazes hurt”

NPR (KPCC-FM) reported on the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's latest findings on mental health in the aftermath of wildfires, quoting scholar Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey.

Hate Acts in California: Using the 2024 California Health Interview Survey

October 9, 2025

Hate acts increased in California in 2024, new data show

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research reports that California Health Interview Survey data helps shed light on who experiences hate acts.

October 8, 2025

Telemundo | “One in five residents of the United States identifies as Latino"

Telemundo interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about research that found 1 in 5 U.S. residents identifies as Latino.