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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides $2 million grant to support UCLA’s effort to expand community health communications

August 23, 2026

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides $2 million grant to support UCLA’s efforts to expand community health partnerships

University team’s leaders include UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty Drs. Wendelin Slusser, Michael Ong, and Burt Cowgill.

August 22, 2026

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health alum Mia Giordano joins staff of UCLA Bixby Center

Mia Giordano (MPH ’23) has joined the professional staff at UCLA’s Bixby Center to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity, which supports research into issues ranging from maternal mortality to reproductive rights to HIV prevention.

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August 21, 2026

Los Angeles Times | "Doctora Instagram, enfermera Facebook: Latinos are turning to social media for health info”

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy Management, about new research into Latinos' use of social media for health-related information.

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August 20, 2026

UCLA Fielding and international partners receive $2 million grant for research on Bundibugyo virus

The studies will analyze blood samples from thousands of people who have already been vaccinated against Zaire ebolavirus, with first results from the team, led by UCLA Fielding faculty, expected within months.

August 19, 2026

New Microbiome Vaccine Program at UCLA aims to harness gut microbes and immune system against cancer-promoting bacteria

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, leading study under UCLA's new Microbiome Vaccine Program (MVP).

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August 18, 2026

Wall Street Journal | "Scientists scramble for private cash in response to fresh funding turbulence”

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about how she has raised funds for her work analyzing soil contamination after the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

August 17, 2026

Anne Rimoin appointed Associate Dean of Global Health at UCLA Fielding

Internationally recognized epidemiologist will lead and elevate the school’s global health enterprise.

August 17, 2026

New York Times | "What the newest research on wildfire smoke tells us”

The New York Times interviewed Dr. Kari Nadeau, dean of the UCLA Fielding School, about the latest research into the impact to human health of exposure to wildfire smoke.

PBS interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, associate dean of global health and professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the scale and size of the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa where at least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the outbreak over a decade ago.

August 14, 2026

PBS News Hour | "Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history”

PBS interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the scale and size of the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, where at least 2,100 people have died.

August 12, 2026

Marta A. Segura named director of UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

Segura (MPH ’91), Los Angeles' first chief heat officer, has been named director of the center, which conducts research and advances policy at the intersection of climate and health

August 12, 2026

American Journal of Public Health | “COMMENTARY: AJPH as a trusted source for adult vaccination recommendations”

The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) published a commentary co-authored by Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, on a partnership between the AJPH and the American Academy of Family Physicians to help widely disseminate vaccination schedules for adults aged 19 years and older.

August 10, 2026

CNN | “President Biden’s son says his dad’s prostate cancer is getting worse”

CNN interviewed Dr. Mark Litwin, a physician and distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about prostate cancer.