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December 11, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to host international competition for healthcare scholars

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition,” in January, 2026, pitting teams of healthcare management graduate students against each other to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health. It is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in UCLA Fielding’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

December 9, 2025

Victims of hate acts in California are not getting the support they need

California Health Interview Survey data show many lack the therapeutic, legal, or workplace support they desired. Dr. Alex Bates, senior data analyst, is the lead author.

Dr. Kirsten Schwarz leads a UCLA team providing free soil testing for residents affected by the 2025 Altadena wildfire

December 6, 2025

UCLA Fielding-led team supports Altadena fire recovery through free soil testing

The team, led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, is made up of students and faculty from across the university and community partners.

November 19, 2025

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Ninez Ponce elected to the board of directors of the California Health Care Foundation

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, has been elected to the board of directors of the California Health Care Foundation.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 3, 2025

Team awarded $3.4 million NIH grant to research effectiveness of strategies dealing with homelessness in Los Angeles County

Faculty from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to examine impact of assistance efforts.

October 30, 2025

UCLA Fielding and UCI Wen host national gathering of leaders of public health undergraduate programs

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s “2025 Undergraduate Network Leaders” conference brings together faculty and staff from more than 40 colleges and universities.

October 27, 2025

Los Angeles Daily News | "Porter Ranch community marks 10 years since the Aliso Canyon gas blowout"

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. Christina Batteate, a researcher with the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the UCLA Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study, about the team's findings.

October 27, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health at the 2025 APHA Meeting & Expo: "Making the Public’s Health a National Priority"

Participation by UCLA Fielding School in the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo.

October 25, 2025

NBC News | “Is it time for your flu shot? What to know about effectiveness and how long it lasts”

NBC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Robert Kim-Farley, professor in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, about the safety of flu shots.

October 23, 2025

UCLA researchers support Altadena fire recovery through free soil testing with community partners

The team, led by Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, is made up of students, staff, and faculty from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, Samueli School of Engineering, and Luskin School of Public Affairs and screened more than 200 soil samples.

October 14, 2025

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Mark Peterson receives inaugural APSA Career Achievement Award in Health Politics and Policy

UCLA's Dr. Mark Peterson, professor in the Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, receives inaugural APSA Career Achievement Award in Health Politics and Policy.

October 13, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health epidemiology professor honored with Harvard “Alumni Award of Merit”

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Matthew Mimiaga receives highest honor presented to alumni of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.