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"Delta Variant Fuels Anxiety as U.S. Students go Back to School"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
August 7, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the potential risks to K-12 students going back to school this fall.
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"Why COVID Took off in California, Again"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
August 4, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about whether the number of hospitalizations and deaths in the current surge will be lower than previous surges because more than 21 million Californians are vaccinated.
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"Delta Waves in India and the U.K. Have Already Receded"

Source:
Fortune
Date:
August 3, 2021
Fortune interviewed Dr. Christina Ramirez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, about whether the current Delta-driven wave in the United States may dissipate as fast as it emerged.
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New Issues in Mental Health and Wildland Urban Interface Fires

Source:
University of California Wildfire Symposium: Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
Date:
July 28, 2021
Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, presented his research on new issues in mental health and fires in the Wildland Urban Interface (WIU), defined as the area where wildfires pose the greatest risk to people, at a July 28 symposium sponsored by the University of California.
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Who Lives, Who Dies, and How and Why?

Source:
American Journal of Public Health
Date:
July 27, 2021
When Dying Really Counts, a special edition of the American Journal of Public Health, guest-edited by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Dr. Vickie Mays and Dr. Susan Cochran, finds the current U.S. system for tracking deaths suffers from organizational, political and procedural flaws that actually put public health and safety at risk.
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"Health Care for Older Immigrants Sees Momentum Among States"

Source:
The Associated Press
Date:
July 23, 2021
The Associated Press referenced Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management, in a report on his research that shows healthcare systems in the U.S. are largely unprepared to deal with aging immigrants.
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"Is J&J's COVID-19 shot Good Enough? Experts say yes but Want More Data"

Source:
USA Today
Date:
July 22, 2021
USA Today interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and whether recipients should get additional boosters.
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"Why Extreme Heat Should be Treated Like Other Natural Disasters"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
July 16, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about extreme heat disasters and how they are made worse by concurrent wildfires
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Grad Provides COVID-19-Related Information on Social Media

Date:
July 12, 2021
Class of 2021 graduate Nathalye Lopez works to ensure accurate information gets out to limited-English-speaking communities in Los Angeles
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"Why Record-Breaking Overnight Temperatures are so Concerning"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
July 9, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Lara Cushing, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of environmental health sciences, about why nights are warming faster than days across most of the U.S., and the potential consequences.
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