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June 11, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Academic Excellence Award

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health student Grace Chang receives Kim-Farley Family Award for Academic Excellence

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June 9, 2025
Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

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June 7, 2025
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognizes first class of graduates in Master of Data Science Program

The MDSH degree program’s class of 2027 currently has 73 students, the largest group yet.

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June 4, 2025
Julio Frenk and UCLA: Building a better, more equitable future through public health

The chancellor — who is also a faculty member at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health — discusses how he found his academic calling and why public health matters now more than ever.

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June 2, 2025
Science | "Explosive mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelms health systems"

Dr. Anne Rimoin, an epidemiologist at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health who has studied mpox for decades, was interviewed by Science about a new outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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June 1, 2025
Just one adverse childhood event can nearly double health-related school absences

Dr. Kristen Choi, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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June 1, 2025
People with COVID-like symptoms took up to nine months post-infection to regain mental well-being

Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School professor in the Department of Health Policy and Medicine, co-authored the research.

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June 1, 2025
Expanded child tax credit helped middle-class families pay energy bills, but not the poorest

Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences, co-authored the study.

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June 1, 2025
How are pesticides and Parkinson’s disease linked? One doctor's research spans 25 years

Dr. Beate Ritz’s research in California’s Central Valley highlights the role of the environment in the neurodegenerative disorder.

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May 31, 2025
Politico | "Targeting of legal immigrants threatens health sector"

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by Politico about the demographics of the U.S. healthcare workforce.

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May 30, 2025
Self-employed women may be at significantly lower heart attack risk compared with women employed for salary or wages

Dr. José J. Escarce, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored the research.

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May 30, 2025
It's hot out there: Tips for avoiding heat-related illness

Do you know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion?

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