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August 8, 2022

Meet Dr. Anne Coleman, director of the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology

Dr. Anne L. Coleman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and a graduate (PhD, '97) has been named director of the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology; Coleman addresses the intersection between research and clinical care in ophthalmology, her medical specialty.

Source: UCLA Health

August 4, 2022

In memoriam: Dr. John Froines, visionary UCLA Fielding environmental health researcher and advocate

Dr. John Froines, professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, died on July 13 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was 83.

August 4, 2022

With $12 million in federal funding, UCLA to expand reach of its depression treatment

Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, to lead research into the mental health of community college students as element of $12 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

Mother and daughter in front of COVID-19 virus

August 3, 2022

COVID-19: Advice for parents on navigating back-to-school

Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, provides insight about the current status of COVID-19 and provides tips for parents.

Source: UCLA Health

August 3, 2022

"Southern California turning the corner on latest COVID-19 wave"

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about an apparent drop in COVID-19 cases in southern California.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

August 2, 2022

"How to protect yourself against foodborne illness"

U.S News & World Report interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about how to protect against foodborne illnesses.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

August 2, 2022

Dr. Jessica Gipson named director of UCLA Fielding Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health

Dr. Jessica Gipson, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has been appointed director of the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health (Bixby Center) and the Fred H. Bixby Chair in Population and Reproductive Health Science (Bixby Chair), effective July 1.

Screen with California Health Interview Survey COVID-19 estimates

July 28, 2022

New estimates show unvaccinated adults least likely to wear a mask, engage in risk reduction behaviors

The California Health Interview Survey, led by principal investigator Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has found that adults who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are the most likely to engage in risky behavior.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

July 27, 2022

"Monkeypox and mental health"

The Los Angeles Blade reported comments by Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, at a town hall about the monkeypox outbreak.

Source: The Los Angeles Blade

July 26, 2022

"New studies say market is the only ‘plausible’ source of pandemic"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, about his research that indicates the COVID-19 pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans in a live animal market in Wuhan, China.

Source: Los Angeles Times

July 26, 2022

UCLA researcher’s team finds COVID-19 tied to wildlife sales at Chinese market

Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, co-authored research that indicates pandemic started with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

Trainees from GRID Alternatives install solar panels on a roof in Los Angeles.

July 25, 2022

UCLA teams up with LADWP for equitable solutions to reach 100% renewable energy

Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, will lead a team examining air quality in the City of Los Angeles in a project funded by a $2.6 million award to the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.

Source: UCLA Newsroom