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The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her team's work to install air quality sensors in Los Angeles County in the aftermath of the 2025 wildfires.

Dr. Michael Ong, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School Department of Health Policy Management, was interviewed by CBS News about e-cigarettes and their associated health risks.

Data in the report, published by the UCLA Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, also showed that many are struggling with day-to-day activities and not receiving care.

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in a report on her work on the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

The project – the Community Action Project AIR – provides real-time information to residents about air quality and safety as reconstruction work progresses in Pacific Palisades and adjacent neighborhoods.

Gluten Free for Life: Celiac Disease, Medical Recognition, and the Food Industry, by UCLA Fielding School professor Dr. Emily Abel and published by New York University Press, is now available.

Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about research into colitis.

Dr. David Eisenman and Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, are among the co-authors of the study.

Dr. Neal Halfon, professor in the UCLA Fielding School Department of Health Policy and Management and of pediatrics in the David Geffen School of Medicine, was senior author of the research.

Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and researcher Dr. Yuan Yao were all quoted in U.S. News & World Report about their research into air quality and EV charging stations.

The study found pollutant concentrations were significantly higher closer to the charging facilities than the same pollutants were in urban areas generally in Los Angeles County

Dr. James Macinko, professor in the UCLA Fielding School departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, was interviewed about his research into the impact of the U.S. Agency for International Development.