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September 24, 2021
UCLA-led research finds ozone exposure contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives Read Full Article
September 24, 2021
UCLA-led research finds ozone exposure contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives Read Full Article
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August 3, 2021
Stress at work and at home increases risk of depression in U.S. workers

UCLA researchers, including Dr. Wendie Robbins and Dr. Jian Li, led an international team that found job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research Read Full Article
July 22, 2021
UCLA Fielding School professor receives inaugural Google Research Award
Source: Google Research Scholar Program Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article
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June 15, 2021
UCLA FSPH-led research finds connections between air quality and COVID vulnerability

UCLA FSPH-led Research Finds Connections Between Air Quality and COVID Vulnerability. Researchers also found that facemask mandates and stay home orders reduced the risk of COVID-19 by 15% and 8%, respectively.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Read Full Article
May 17, 2021
WHO: Long working hours increase deaths from heart disease and stroke

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor Dr. Jian Li is a key contributor to international team that found long working hours increase deaths from heart disease and stroke.

Source: Environment International Read Full Article
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May 17, 2021
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Dr. Anne Rimoin to keynote at LABest 2021 on “The Next Pandemic”

Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, will speak on “COVID-19 and Beyond: Preventing the Next Pandemic Before it Starts” at the annual LABest 2021 conference, May 25-27.

Source: LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021 Read Full Article
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April 14, 2021
COVID-19 mortality rates in Los Angeles County higher in communities with poor air quality

A UCLA-led study found COVID-19 mortality rates in Los Angeles County are higher in communities with poor air quality.

Source: Environment International Read Full Article
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April 2, 2021
Childhood brain tumors linked to mother’s exposure to pesticides

A UCLA-led study is the first-ever to estimate this risk for a large number of specific pesticides; the team includes Dr. Beate Ritz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and of environmental health sciences, and Dr. Julia Heck, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School.

Source: Environmental Research Read Full Article
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March 16, 2021
The first COVID-19 lockdowns improved air quality. Where are we a year later?

Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, was interviewed about the state of air quality in southern California and its relationship to the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article
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March 8, 2021
More than 500,000 Americans live within three miles of natural gas flares

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher Dr. Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, has co-authored a nationwide assessment of the U.S. population facing exposure risks from the burning off of excess natural gas at oil and gas production sites.

Source: Environmental Research Letters Read Full Article
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January 6, 2021
UCLA professors win $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles communities

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Dr. David Eisenman and Kirsten Schwarz bring public health expertise to team that won a $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles.

Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full Article