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Massey University’s Dr. Tupa’ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone brings expertise in disease prevention from her work in New Zealand and across the Pacific.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about risks to public health in the aftermath of an industrial fire in Los Angeles.

KABC-TV interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the health risks to nearby residents in the aftermath of large warehouse fire in Los Angeles.

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.

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 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. Kathryn Kietzman’s scholarship has focused on health policies affecting older adults and people with disabilities.

More than 90 new students attended the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's 2026 "Admitted Students Day" events.

Scholars from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA support World Health Organization research in advance of World Health Day, April 7.