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A study led by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the DRC’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, published in The Lancet, provides new human evidence supporting clinical evaluation of an already-licensed Ebola vaccine against the virus driving the ongoing Bundibugyo outbreak.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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, 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.

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.

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

The Canadian Press interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the sources of the 2026 summer wildfires in Canada.