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New study led by Dr. Jesus Araujo and co-authored by Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, suggests mitochondria may be the missing link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease.

NBC (KNBC-TV) interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her research into water quality in the aftermath of a warehouse fire in Boyle Heights in 2026.

Most West Nile infections - which occur commonly in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America - are asymptomatic, but cases are climbing in Los Angeles, said Dr. Dan Uslan, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences.

USA Today interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about a rise in COVID-19 cases across the United States.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is welcoming almost 500 new undergraduate and graduate students this fall.

Dr. Katherine Ho, a post-doctoral researcher at UCLA Fielding, studies how community support affects breast cancer survival rates.

Dr. Andrew Holbrook’s research will be supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The Los Angeles Times quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about electric vehicle chargers.

Dr. Kekoa Taparra, a physician and assistant professor at UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, served on a research team examining cancer in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities that found Native Hawaiian women in the U.S. have highest breast cancer incidence of any group.

SF Gate interviewed Dr. Kayla de la Haye, a professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about plant-based food and the challenges faced by vegan restaurants.

Postdoctoral scholar Dr. Yuan Yao been recognized by the ISES as a "2026 Young Investigator," in part because of her research into the impact on human health of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.