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Opinion Piece: "We Need a National Institute of Climate Change and Health"

Source:
Scientific American
Date:
November 22, 2020
Scientific American published a commentary by Dr. Richard Jackson, FSPH professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, and Dr. Howard Frumkin, professor emeritus of public health at the University of Washington, on the need for federally-funded “National Institute of Climate Change and Health” as part of the National Institutes of Health division.
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Anatomy of a Vaccine

Source:
UCLA Magazine
Date:
November 20, 2020
No challenge has gripped the world’s attention more forcefully over the past year than the search for a COVID-19 vaccine. UCLA Magazine interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences for the report.
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Virus Hunters Call for Early-Warning System

Source:
Bloomberg News
Date:
November 19, 2020
Bloomberg News 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, about the need for a strong and well-funded international effort to prevent disease outbreaks. Rimoin spoke as a panelist at the annual Bloomberg New Economy Forum; Dr. Zunyou Wu, Fielding School professor of epidemiology, spoke on a separate panel.
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"UCLA Study Identifies Los Angeles County Neighborhoods for Vaccine Priority"

Source:
KABC-TV
Date:
November 19, 2020
KABC-TV interviewed Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about research that pinpoints which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
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"UCLA Researchers Identify Priority Neighborhoods for Coronavirus Vaccine"

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
November 19, 2020
The Washington Post quoted Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about research that pinpoints which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
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"Tents, Igloos and Barriers, Here's how the Virus can Spread From Table-to-Table"

Source:
ABC
Date:
November 13, 2020
ABC News interviewed 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, for the “Good Morning America” program on the risks of dining outside.
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"Women who Work for pay Have Slower Memory Loss as They age, Study Finds"

Source:
NBC
Date:
November 11, 2020
NBC Today quoted Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, assistant professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, about her study in the journal Neurology that found having a paid job keeps women's memory sharp as they get older.
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"Pandemic on Course to Overwhelm U.S. Health System Before Biden Takes Office"

Source:
Politico
Date:
November 9, 2020
Politico interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, FSPH professor of community health sciences and director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the risks of the current upsurge in confirmed cases of COVID-19, including nearly 1,100 deaths on Nov. 7 alone.
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"U.S. Shattered Records for New Coronavirus Cases as Hospitalizations Climb"

Source:
National Public Radio
Date:
November 6, 2020
NPR interviewed 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, about the second week in a row of record-breaking confirmed cases in the U.S.
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A Message from Dean Ron Brookmeyer | 2020 Election: Navigating this time of uncertainty together

Date:
November 4, 2020
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