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Dr. Hasibe Caballero-Gomez, who received her doctoral (PhD) degree in public health with the class of 2026 on June 12, earned the Dean's Outstanding Student Award, conferred at the 2026 Student Academic Honors and Awards Ceremony.

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.

CNN interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, on how consumers can best clean fruits and vegetables to protect themselves from pesticides.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research shows biological effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, commonly produced from vehicular and other combustion.

The BBC interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the course of the current Ebola disease outbreak in Central Africa.

Dr. Catherine Sugar, professor in the Department of Biostatistics, has been elected to serve as vice chair for 2026-27 and is expected to serve as chair in 2027-28.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu about research into the presence of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in the air after the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and director of the UCLA Fielding School's UCLA’s Center for Public Health and Disasters, about a Los Angeles County project to track the impact of heat-related emergency room visits and deaths.

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.