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January 1, 2025
"Growing concerns about bird flu" | KTLA
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December 12, 2024
Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study
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December 10, 2024
New York Times | "Here’s how much cleaner energy could save America, in lives and money"
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December 5, 2024
NBC News | "Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report"
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Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health sign outside of school
April 9, 2024
UCLA Fielding ranked #1 in California by peers in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Public Health Schools
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tents
December 14, 2023
"Homeless camp sweeps result in police citations as often as housing offers, survey finds"

In an interview for The Los Angeles Times, Dr. Randall Kuhn, UCLA professor of community health sciences, states that police were more likely than outreach workers to be the initial contact for unsheltered homeless people.

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tents
October 4, 2023
"Opinion: People think drug use causes homelessness. It’s usually the other way around"

In an op-ed for The Los Angeles Times, Ryan Assaf, UCLA FSPH alum, states that individuals who are homeless for longer lengths of time are more likely to use drugs.

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September 7, 2023
"COVID is here. We have to continue to live with it."

CNN Newsroom interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about continuing to live with and prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its subsequent variants.

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wildfire
September 5, 2023
"California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: four things to know"
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Wildfire
August 21, 2023
“Why does the wildfire smoke sometimes smell like burning plastic?”
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Dr. Anne Rimoin
August 11, 2023
"Are COVID-19 cases on the rise again?"

Inside Edition interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about a rise in COVID-19 cases across the United States caused by the new "EG.5" variant.

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Dr. Anne Rimoin
August 11, 2023
"Dr. Anne Rimoin discusses the rise of COVID"

KTLA interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, for a segment about the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases related to the "EG.5" variant and information on the new round of COVID vaccine boosters coming this fall.

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