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Hand in hand across Africa: A new style of partnerships changes lives on the vast continent

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UCLA Magazine
Date:
June 22, 2020
UCLA Magazine interviewed Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and director of the FSPH UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, and one of hundreds of Bruin students, scientists, doctors and administrators who have worked hand in hand with with local colleagues across Africa for a feature on the university's ties to the continent.
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"California urges people to wear masks amid record Covid-19 hospitalizations"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
June 22, 2020
The Guardian interviewed David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the upsurge in confirmed cases in California.
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Doctoral student Heidi West recognized by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for academic excellence with Tibbitts Fellowship

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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Date:
June 18, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health doctoral student Heidi West has been recognized for academic excellence and commitment to public health as a 2020 recipient of the Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health expert shares expertise about racism and the pandemic with Los Angeles city human rights officials

Source:
City of Los Angeles Civil & Human Rights Commission
Date:
June 18, 2020
Professor Chandra Ford, director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, presented at the inaugural meeting of the new City of Los Angeles Civil & Human Rights Commission on the issue of structural racism and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctoral student Douglas Morrison recognized by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for academic excellence with Blann Fellowship

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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Date:
June 18, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health doctoral student Douglas Morrison has been recognized for academic excellence and commitment to public health as a 2020 recipient of the Celia G. and Joseph G. Blann Fellowship.
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"‘Things have gotten ugly’ — pandemic pushback drives health directors to quit"

Source:
CalMatters
Date:
June 16, 2020
CalMatters interviewed Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor-in-residence of health policy and management, about political pressure and harassment of public health officers over physical distancing restrictions that have led to their resignations across the United States.
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Why is COVID-19 mortality far lower in many countries with woman leaders?

Source:
New York Times
Date:
June 13, 2020
The New York Times quoted Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, in a piece by columnist Nicholas Kristof on whether women leaders have done better at fighting the pandemic.
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Celebrating the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of 2020

Source:
2020 Virtual Commencement Celebration
Date:
June 12, 2020
Nearly six thousand viewers have tuned in to watch the 2020 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Class of virtual commencement ceremony.
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Professor Thomas Rice recognized for mentorship by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Source:
UCLA Newsroom, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date:
June 12, 2020
Thomas Rice, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for mentoring his students.
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As oil prices crashed, tankers idled off California—with unknown consequences

Source:
National Geographic
Date:
June 12, 2020
National Geographic interviewed Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, about the potential impact of the quadrupling of the number of oil tankers anchored offshore from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in April because of the pandemic.
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