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November 6, 2025

FEDSCOOP | Commentary: "If you are reading this online, you can thank universities"

FEDSCOOP published a commentary by UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk, distinguished professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management.

Research into veterans’ health issues by UCLA Fielding faculty, students, and alumni cover wide range of illnesses, patients, and treatment strategies

November 4, 2025

Study of veterans’ health issues by UCLA Fielding-affiliated researchers cover wide range of illnesses, patients, and treatment strategies

Peer-reviewed studies on the prevention and treatment of cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases demonstrates school’s position as a center of excellence in veterans’ health research.

November 3, 2025

Team awarded $3.4 million NIH grant to research effectiveness of strategies dealing with homelessness in Los Angeles County

Faculty from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to examine impact of assistance efforts.

October 31, 2025

ABC News (KGTV-TV, San Diego) | "Navigating the costs of health coverage as open enrollment begins"

KGTV-TV, the ABC News affiliate in San Diego, interviewed Dr. Naomi Zewde, assistant professor in the UCLA Fielding Department of Health Policy and Management, about health insurance open enrollment.

October 30, 2025

UCLA Fielding and UCI Wen host national gathering of leaders of public health undergraduate programs

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s “2025 Undergraduate Network Leaders” conference brings together faculty and staff from more than 40 colleges and universities.

October 30, 2025

UCLA Fielding faculty drive improved methods to research spread of infectious viral diseases

Peer-reviewed studies detail use of techniques to better track the spread of disease and highlight UCLA Fielding’s excellence in public health methodological research.

October 29, 2025

Los Angeles Times | "Most of California’s public K-12 students go to school on campuses with virtually no shade"

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her research into shade at California public schools.

October 28, 2025

Remote sensing helps confirm Aliso Canyon methane plumes traveled at least 6.2 miles downwind during blowout

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Miriam Marlier and Dr. Michael Jerrett, both professors in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored a study of the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout using satellite imagery.

October 27, 2025

Los Angeles Daily News | "Porter Ranch community marks 10 years since the Aliso Canyon gas blowout"

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Dr. Christina Batteate, a researcher with the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the UCLA Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study, about the team's findings.

October 27, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health at the 2025 APHA Meeting & Expo: "Making the Public’s Health a National Priority"

Participation by UCLA Fielding School in the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo.

October 25, 2025

NBC News | “Is it time for your flu shot? What to know about effectiveness and how long it lasts”

NBC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Robert Kim-Farley, professor in the departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, about the safety of flu shots.

October 24, 2025

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor part of national effort to improve risk assessment during public health crises

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, served on the federal panel that reported this month, using Los Angeles County wildfires as a case study.