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Research into SARS-CoV-2 mutation “hotspots” raises implications for vaccines and therapeutics

Date:
September 29, 2020
Christina Ramirez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, co-led study that found at least 10 distinct “hotspot” mutations in more than 80% of samples of the viruses’ genomes
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UCLA FSPH researchers investigate COVID-19-associated deaths among citizens and non-citizens in California

Date:
September 17, 2020
David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that non-citizen Latino workers in California are among the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic because of their concentration in essential employment, including the state’s agricultural industry.
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Are people who vote healthier than those who don’t?

Date:
September 17, 2020
A new policy brief by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that California adults who in are good health with little psychological distress are more likely to consistently vote in local, state and national elections than those with physical or psychological health issues.
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UCLA and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities to co-host event on crisis management and the pandemic

Date:
September 17, 2020
On Sept. 29, UCLA and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities will co-host an event on crisis management and the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, “Perspectives of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiology, Prevention and Control in Pacific Rim Region,” (which will begin at 5:00 PM PDT), has been organized in coordination with Peking University, National University of Singapore, and University of Sydney, and will include presenters from all four universities,
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Dashboard reveals COVID-19’s impact on Californians’ jobs, mental health

Date:
September 10, 2020
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COVID-19 may have been in L.A. as early as last December, UCLA-led study suggests

Date:
September 10, 2020
Researchers detected an unexpected 50% increase in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses at UCLA Health facilities in the months before the pandemic.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health joins consortium to address environmental change and its health impacts

Date:
September 4, 2020
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH) has joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), a consortium of more than 200 universities, research institutes, and government agencies committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.
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Fighting the health effects of climate change is the mission for new UCLA center

Date:
September 2, 2020
In response to the escalating health emergency that is already inflicting substantial damage on people in Southern California and around the world, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has created the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.
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UCLA FSPH researchers investigate COVID-19-associated deaths in working-age Latinos

Date:
August 27, 2020
David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that over the past three months, there was a nearly five-fold increase in death rates among working-age Latinos in California.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health team leading COVID-19 epidemiology study among animal health care professionals

Date:
August 24, 2020
A team led by Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, has just launched an epidemiologic study to understand occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens in high-risk populations, including veterinary medicine and animal care/welfare workers.
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