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Dr. Onyebuchi “Onyi” Arah, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology for more than 15 years, will serve as interim chair of the department beginning July 1, 2026.

ABC News interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the efforts of the World Health Organization's and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to monitor passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius.

TIME interviewed Dr. Dana Rose Garfin, associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about the mental health impact of public health crises.

Dr. Onyebuchi Arah, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, has received UCLA's 2026 "Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring."

Dr. Julio Frenk, chancellor of UCLA and a distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UCLA Fielding, is also a fourth-generation physician.

New peer-reviewed study, co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, also suggests possibility of use of similar techniques for non-student populations.

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, was quoted by EFE about his research into how U.S. Latinos weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and the scale of their contributions to the U.S. economy.

The "Latino GDP Report" - co-authored by UCLA Fielding's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu - finds that U.S. Latinos’ economic contributions grew to $4.4 trillion in 2024, even after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CNN interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the dangers of hantavirus, including public health experts’ investigation of a current incident aboard a cruise ship in the South Atlantic where three people have died.

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about her research into eviction moratoriums during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair in UCLA Fielding's Department of Health Policy and Management, to receive the organization’s Gail Wilensky Award on May 31 for her career of promoting health equity through improved data collection and analysis.