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Dr. Yifang Zhu
September 4, 2018
Yifang Zhu appointed acting dean of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed acting dean by UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott L. Waugh, effective September 1.

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September 4, 2018
Affordable Care Act reduced disparities in health care between Mexican-heritage Latinos and other Latinos in California, study finds

Analysis shows that legal status plays a significant role in a person’s ability to access services.

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August 9, 2018
Race and research: How public health experts can reduce racial bias in their work

As a journal guest editor, UCLA FSPH professor Chandra Ford writes about how study results may be influenced by conscious or unconscious assumptions.

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August 6, 2018
Health systems in low- and middle-income countries not prepared to diagnose and treat common diseases

UCLA FSPH's Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers, ensuring access to essential medicines.

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July 16, 2018
FSPH signs MOU with major Chinese medical school

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health formed a supplemental research partnership and training collaboration with the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China.

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June 20, 2018
UCLA researchers awarded $9.5 million to investigate how substance use may impact HIV transmission and progression

In March 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $9.5 million over five years to continue their work on possible connections between substance abuse and HIV infection. The work, which has officially begun this June, is a continuation of a study that launched in 2013 with a $7 million NIDA grant.

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June 4, 2018
Hot classrooms in the US negatively impact learning

Most teachers will tell you hot school days equal sluggish students, but a new study co-authored by R. Jisung Park of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health puts data behind this widely held assumption.

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June 4, 2018
Nonprofit leader Carol S. Larson named UCLA Fielding School of Public Health commencement speaker

Carol S. Larson, president and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, will deliver the 2018 keynote commencement address for graduates of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on June 15.

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May 21, 2018
Study predicts most people with earliest Alzheimer’s signs won’t develop dementia associated with the disease

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers determine risks based on age, gender and biomarker screening.

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Dr. Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez
May 1, 2018
Fielding School professor receives award for work on population research

Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, assistant professor of community health sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, recently received the Early Achievement Award from the Population Association of America.

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April 23, 2018
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to honor LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl for her efforts to reduce homelessness

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will bestow Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl with its 8th annual Ruth Roemer Social Justice Leadership Award at a symposium taking place May 3rd at 6 pm at the UCLA Faculty Center.

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April 17, 2018
Child marriage occurs in the US and threatens the well-being of girls and boys nationwide, UCLA researchers report

According to a new report by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, approximately 78,400 children in the U.S. are or have been married.

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