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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.

U.S. News & World Report quoted Dr. Annette Regan, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, about the risks of rotavirus, an infectious disease that spreads quickly and poses a serious threat to infants and small children.

Research led by UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Olivia Jung has been recognized with the “2025 Best Theory to Practice Award” by the Academy of Management; the work focuses on how external experts help interdisciplinary innovation teams in healthcare.

UCLA Fielding graduate student Trishna Singh to receive the 2026 EMPH Lee Thomassen Healthcare Finance Fellowship.

Dr. Rebecca Delafield, whose research aims to fill the substantial gaps in maternal and perinatal health research in order to improve health and healthcare outcomes for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, has been appointed the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

The New York Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about reductions in federal funding for research into preventing school shootings.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Dr. Randall Kuhn, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about their research into climate change and homelessness, including during the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

Four recently published studies, led by UCLA Fielding researchers Dr. Kathryn Leifheit and Dr. Randall Kuhn, highlight the role of climate change and displacement on homeless populations across the United States, including in Los Angeles County.