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May 2, 2023

Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General, to deliver 2023 UCLA Fielding Commencement address

For Dr. Diana Ramos (MPH’ 04), who was appointed California Surgeon General by the state’s governor in September 2022, priorities for the role include addressing mental health, reproductive health, adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. The UCLA Fielding Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 16, at 5:30pm PDT in UCLA's Royce Hall and via live stream.

April 3, 2023

Higher lithium levels in drinking water may raise autism risk

For the first time, researchers report possible link between autism and lithium in water supply.

March 23, 2023

Looking for a carbon-friendly diet? The answer is here

Twenty-six percent of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions comes from food production and consumption. So what people choose to eat matters — to personal health and to the global climate.

Source: University of California

December 22, 2022

UCLA AIDS researchers receive $3 million in grants toward ending HIV in vulnerable populations

November 15, 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, Dr. Carol Mangione, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2022.

November 1, 2022

UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 20, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 19, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor's research into pandemic preparedness funded by $1 million National Science Foundation grant

Dr. Akihiro Nishi, UCLA Fielding School assistant professor of epidemiology, to serve as co-principal investigator on NSF-funded project

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 4, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research demonstrates the importance of influenza vaccination globally

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

October 3, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes 10 new faculty members

The researchers' areas of expertise include health disparities, industrial hygiene, medical care and health economics, statistical genomics, mental health, and more.

September 22, 2022

Researchers find Latino community hit hard by COVID, yet continues to contribute to U.S. economic growth

Research co-authored by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Paul Hsu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, found that by December 2020, the age adjusted death rate for Latinos from COVID-19 was 57% higher than the rate for non-Hispanic whites.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

September 19, 2022

UCLA researchers examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California

UCLA researchers including Dr. Julia Heck, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California.

Source: UCLA Health