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January 29, 2026

Creation and growth of Latino-owned businesses fuel employment and economic prosperity for US

The latest report from the Latino GDP Project, co-authored by UCLA Fielding's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, looks at Latino business creation from 2007 to 2023, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 28, 2026

Professor Yifang Zhu will deliver the 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture

January 27, 2026

KPCC-FM | "Pali High students return; despite testing, concern over fire toxins lingers"

KPCC-FM (LAIst/The Brief) quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her volunteer work supporting the re-opening of Palisades High School in Los Angeles after the 2025 wildfires.

January 23, 2026

The Atlantic | "The dangers that scientists found inside L.A.’s smoky homes"

Dr. David Eisenman, with the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Dr. Yifang Zhu, with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, were interviewed by The Atlantic about their research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

January 23, 2026

NPR | "Tracking the toxic fallout of the LA fires"

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed for NPR's Science Friday about her research into the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

January 22, 2026

UCLA volunteers join community members and policymakers in Westwood Homeless Count

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Randall Kuhn, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was among the faculty volunteers for the 2026 Westwood Homeless Count; 16 of his students joined as well.

January 22, 2026

Los Angeles Daily News | "High-protein craze is reaching new heights in 2026"

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. Kayla de la Haye, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about Americans' diets, including what are healthy amounts of protein.

January 22, 2026

Los Angeles Times | "A pesticide that has been banned for a decade is still showing up in Long Beach"

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her research into the use of the pesticide methyl bromide in California, including the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

ABC (KABC-TV) | “Long-term Health Impacts From the L.A. Fires"

January 16, 2026

ABC News (KABC-TV) | "Long-term health impacts from the L.A. fires"

Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by ABC News (KABC-TV) at the inaugural LA Fire Health Research Conference about new research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

January 16, 2026

How can we chart a safer path forward in the wake of the historic LA fires?

UCLA hosted the inaugural LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question — convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies, and survivors.

January 14, 2026

NPR | "The long-term health impacts from the LA wildfires are just becoming clear"

UCLA Fielding's Dr. David Eisenman and Dr. Yifang Zhu were interviewed by NPR about their work studying the public health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires. Both are lead researchers for the LA Fire HEALTH Consortium, a decade-long study of the blazes; UCLA hosted the effort's inaugural research conference Jan. 14, 2026.

University of California researchers find that pesticide recommended for phase out in 2005 is still in widespread use across state

January 14, 2026

Methyl bromide remains in use in 36 of 58 California counties, and in both urban and rural areas

In a new study of the continuing use in California of the pesticide methyl bromide, researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine found the compound is still in widespread use across the state, from San Diego and Los Angeles counties north through the Central Valley.