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In Memoriam: Dr. William Hinds, First Chair of Environmental Health Sciences

Date:
May 24, 2021
Professor emeritus Dr. William Hinds was an internationally renowned scholar on airborne contaminants and respiratory protection, as well as founding chair of the Fielding School's Department of Environmental Health Sciences and a beloved colleague, leader, and mentor.
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"Vaccinating Young Teenagers Seen as Vital to Vanquishing COVID-19 in California"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
May 20, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the importance of extending the state’s vaccination campaign to teens and adolescents.
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Opinion: "Structural Racism - The Rules and Relations of Inequity"

Source:
Ethnicity & Disease
Date:
May 20, 2021
Ethnicity & Disease published a commentary co-authored by Dr. Gilbert Gee, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the differences of structural and institutional racism, especially in regards to health and health equity.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Dr. Anne Rimoin Recognized with Global Achievement Award

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
May 19, 2021
Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, will be honored by Johns Hopkins University for her work as a public health scientist, including during the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder"

Source:
Scientific American
Date:
May 19, 2021
Scientific American interviewed Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the impact of the pandemic on mental health in the United States after some 586,000 COVID-19-deaths.
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"L.A. Employers are Preparing for Your Return. Here’s how"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
May 19, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Pouran D. Faghri, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about how employers should involve their workers in return-to-work decisions. Also quoted was Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs.
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"Why Scientists Are Studying the Genetic Tricks of the Longest-Lived Animals"

Source:
Smithsonian
Date:
May 18, 2021
Smithsonian quoted Dr. Steven Horvath, UCLA Fielding School professor of human genetics and biostatistics, about epigenetic analysis, which allows researchers to determine an individual’s age relative to the maximum lifespan of its species.
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"Kids' New Ticket to Freedom"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
May 17, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about answering individuals’ questions about the vaccines.
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“An Infection Anywhere is a Potential Infection Everywhere"

Source:
PBS "Common Ground With Jane Whitney"
Date:
May 16, 2021
PBS interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, for the flagship “Common Ground” program as part of a panel that included Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden
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"Chilean Constitution Could Set New Gender Equality Standard"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
May 14, 2021
The Guardian interviewed Aleta Sprague, a legal analyst with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's WORLD Policy Analysis Center, about prospects for increased gender equity being approved by a pending constitutional assembly in Chile.
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