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The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition,” in January, 2026, pitting teams of healthcare management graduate students against each other to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health. It is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in UCLA Fielding’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

Dr. Jennifer Wagman, associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has received a UCLA Global Research Award to support her work examining how violence and adversity influence mental health and infectious disease among youth in Uganda.

California Health Interview Survey data show many lack the therapeutic, legal, or workplace support they desired. Dr. Alex Bates, senior data analyst, is the lead author.

The Santa Monica Daily Press reported on research into the health impact of the 2018 and 2025 California wildfires led by UCLA Fielding faculty and staff, including Dr. Claire Schollaert, Dr. Lara Cushing, Dr. Mike Jerrett, and Dr. Miriam Marlier.

The media covered the work of a team of UCLA researchers, led by Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, who staffed a series of free soil testing events for residents living near the Eaton burn area in Altadena, Pasadena, and the Crescenta Valley.

The team, led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, is made up of students and faculty from across the university and community partners.

Prof. Michael Galper, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, named to board of directors of UniHealth Foundation.

Dr. Julie Elginer, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, receives “Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement” Award.

The research, co-authored by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Gil Gee, Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, and Dr. May Wang, reveals supportive relationships influence weight through oxytocin pathways linking brain, gut microbiome and eating behaviors.

KTLA-TV (Los Angeles) interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School’s Department of Epidemiology and Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about vaccines and autism.

The third edition of “Hierarchical Modeling and Analysis for Spatial Data,” co-written by UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Sudipto Banerjee, professor in the Department of Biostatistics, is now available.

The Associated Press quoted Dr. Lara Cushing, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her research into the public health risks of sea level rise.