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February 2, 2026

How the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faced the challenge of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires

UCLA Fielding faculty, staff, and students have led the way to understanding the public health impact of the blazes, supporting recovery, and working to prevent future disasters.

January 30, 2026

Teams from California, Maryland, Minnesota, and Ohio take home wins in UCLA Fielding School-UCLA Health competition

Teams from across the U.S. competed in the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition” at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which brought healthcare management graduate students together to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health.

January 30, 2026

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate student Mahenaz Mahida awarded scholarship

Mahenaz Mahida, a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration program at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been awarded the Winter, 2026 New Student Scholarship.

January 29, 2026

Creation and growth of Latino-owned businesses fuel employment and economic prosperity for US

The latest report from the Latino GDP Project, co-authored by UCLA Fielding's Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, looks at Latino business creation from 2007 to 2023, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 28, 2026

Professor Yifang Zhu will deliver the 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture

January 27, 2026

KPCC-FM | "Pali High students return; despite testing, concern over fire toxins lingers"

KPCC-FM (LAIst/The Brief) quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her volunteer work supporting the re-opening of Palisades High School in Los Angeles after the 2025 wildfires.

January 23, 2026

The Atlantic | "The dangers that scientists found inside L.A.’s smoky homes"

Dr. David Eisenman, with the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Dr. Yifang Zhu, with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, were interviewed by The Atlantic about their research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

January 23, 2026

NPR | "Tracking the toxic fallout of the LA fires"

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed for NPR's Science Friday about her research into the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.

January 22, 2026

UCLA volunteers join community members and policymakers in Westwood Homeless Count

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Randall Kuhn, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was among the faculty volunteers for the 2026 Westwood Homeless Count; 16 of his students joined as well.

January 22, 2026

Los Angeles Daily News | "High-protein craze is reaching new heights in 2026"

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. Kayla de la Haye, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about Americans' diets, including what are healthy amounts of protein.

January 22, 2026

Los Angeles Times | "A pesticide that has been banned for a decade is still showing up in Long Beach"

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her research into the use of the pesticide methyl bromide in California, including the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

ABC (KABC-TV) | “Long-term Health Impacts From the L.A. Fires"

January 16, 2026

ABC News (KABC-TV) | "Long-term health impacts from the L.A. fires"

Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by ABC News (KABC-TV) at the inaugural LA Fire Health Research Conference about new research into the health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.