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Dr. Matthew Coates (PhD '26) is the 2026 recipient of the Carolbeth Korn Scholar Award.

Dr. Hasibe Caballero-Gomez (PhD '26) is a 2026 recipient of the Dean's Outstanding Student Award.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 388 graduating students in a ceremony at Royce Hall. UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk gave the commencement address.

UCLA Fielding recognized the accomplishments of its exceptional students in a ceremony attended by family, friends, students, faculty and staff.

The MDSH degree program currently has 92 students, with 39 in the class of 2026.

A new study by UCLA Fielding researchers finds no clear evidence that hospital admission either increases or reduces mortality among persons with dementia.

The new issue of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Magazine is now available. This edition — Protecting Tomorrow Today — focuses on taking collective action to ensure healthier days lie ahead.

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Jesus Araujo and Dr. Beate Ritz on team awarded $9 million to study possible link between Parkinson's disease and pesticide use in California.

UCLA Magazine profiled the work of UCLA faculty and staff overseas, including the work of UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin and Dr. Nicole Hoff, who study the ebola virus in Central Africa.

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.

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.