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November 1, 2022
UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

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October 24, 2022
How does racism make you sick?

Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, addresses how stress, racism and discrimination impact biology.

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October 24, 2022
Expanding care for sickle cell patients to extend lives

Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management, addresses improving quality of care and increasing life expectancies for patients with sickle cell disease.

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October 24, 2022
An ounce of prevention

Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, addresses the role of the task force in public health and medicine

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October 20, 2022
"They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence"

NPR interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental health practices

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October 20, 2022
"A single, devastating California fire season wiped out years of efforts to cut emissions"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Miriam Marlier, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health environmental health sciences professors, about the public health impact of wildfires.

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October 20, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

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October 19, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor's research into pandemic preparedness funded by $1 million National Science Foundation grant

Dr. Akihiro Nishi, UCLA Fielding School assistant professor of epidemiology, to serve as co-principal investigator on NSF-funded project

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October 18, 2022
California Health Interview Survey data show majority of California adults less likely to wear a mask
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October 17, 2022
UCLA-led study finds California’s greenhouse gas reductions could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires
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October 15, 2022
"Get your flu shot in 'sweet spot' season before mid-November"
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October 12, 2022
There’s a lot of hate in the world. UCLA’s scholars are asking why and what can be done

The university's new Initiative to Study Hate kicks off with 23 diverse projects, including three where UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty will lead research efforts.

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