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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.

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.

August 20, 2018

There's a lack of US leadership on breastfeeding

In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, states that U.S. leadership needs to actively support breastfeeding, both in domestic and international health policy making.

Source: The Hill

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.

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.

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.

Silhouettes of people against the border wall

July 2, 2018

The Hill: "Chickenpox shows how unprepared we are at the border"

In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, shares his thoughts about "our government’s responsibility toward those whom they detain or deport and all those with whom they interact."

Source: The Hill

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.

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.

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.

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.

May 14, 2018

"Treat owning and using a gun like owning and using a car"

"In spite of the growing chorus demanding action, it’s difficult to imagine Congress moving soon on firearm safety. Our inability to identify safety measures acceptable to all ideologies assures gridlock, but with Americans 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, we simply cannot wait." - Dr. Jonathan Fielding

Source: The Hill