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The MDSH degree program currently has 92 students, with 39 in the class of 2026.

A new study by UCLA Fielding researchers finds no clear evidence that hospital admission either increases or reduces mortality among persons with dementia.

The peer-reviewed research stems from work led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Chelsea Shover, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

CNN interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, on how consumers can best clean fruits and vegetables to protect themselves from pesticides.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research shows biological effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, commonly produced from vehicular and other combustion.

The BBC interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the course of the current Ebola disease outbreak in Central Africa.

Dr. Catherine Sugar, professor in the Department of Biostatistics, has been elected to serve as vice chair for 2026-27 and is expected to serve as chair in 2027-28.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu about research into the presence of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in the air after the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and director of the UCLA Fielding School's UCLA’s Center for Public Health and Disasters, about a Los Angeles County project to track the impact of heat-related emergency room visits and deaths.

The new issue of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Magazine is now available. This edition — Protecting Tomorrow Today — focuses on taking collective action to ensure healthier days lie ahead.

UCLA's Blueprint profiles Dr. May Sudhinaraset, who led a $3 million study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that is the first to assess the health status and healthcare use of undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander young adults.

The journal Health Affairs published research co-authored by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, that found a 5-year wait period for Medicaid only provides a brief, temporary bump in health coverage before rates dropped sharply again.