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April 6, 2026

UCLA Fielding rises in national rankings to #6 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Public Health Schools

April 3, 2026

UCLA Fielding's 2026 "Admitted Students Day" brings together faculty, staff, and students

More than 90 new students attended the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's 2026 "Admitted Students Day" events.

April 3, 2026

UCLA faculty part of international effort to advance “life course approach” to human health, from birth to death

Scholars from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA support World Health Organization research in advance of World Health Day, April 7.

UCLA Fielding Kicks-Off Student-Led National Public Health Week Programs

April 2, 2026

UCLA Fielding hosts student-led National Public Health Week programs

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host a series of events tied to National Public Health Week, April 6-12.

April 1, 2026

UCLA Fielding's Dr. John Clemens, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, honored for research on cholera and cholera vaccines

Dr. John Clemens named 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award laureate with co-honoree, Dr. Jan Holmgren, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

March 31, 2026

NPR | "Babies are an afterthought in the birthright citizenship case, advocates say"

NPR interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, for the "Morning Edition" program.

March 30, 2026

Associated Press | "EPA watchdog finds nation’s most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires”

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Lara Cushing, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about federal Superfund sites that are vulnerable to flooding and wildfires.

UCLA researchers lead study that suggests new methods of analysing existing records could provide evidence of risk before a suicide

March 30, 2026

UCLA researchers lead study that suggests new methods of analyzing existing records could provide evidence of risk before a suicide

Use of a large language model (LLM) for analysis of state and local emergency response and similar records may offer opportunities to intervene before a suicide attempt or death.

March 27, 2026

Science | "These small African antelopes may help Mpox spread"

Science interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about research into game animals and the spread of Mpox infections in Central Africa and West Africa.

March 27, 2026

Los Angeles Daily News | “What's in dirt? UCLA scientists testing soil in fire zones for lead, offer inexpensive fixes”

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about soil contamination in southern California.

March 27, 2026

KTLA-TV | "New, Highly-Mutated Covid-19 variant known as 'Cicada' spreading across the U.S.”

KTLA-TV in Los Angeles interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology, about COVID-19 variants.

March 24, 2026

New York Times | "How to reduce your exposure to pesticides"

The New York Times interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about how individuals can reduce the risks of exposure to pesticides.