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High-Resolution Snapshot of Zika Virus Reveals Clues to Fighting It

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
June 26, 2018
Dr. Peter Katona, an adjunct professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a clinical professor of medicine in infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was quoted in The New York Times about research capturing the clearest and most detailed images yet of Zika.
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FSPH professor & colleagues awarded grant to study sexual violence in Kenya

Date:
June 21, 2018
Paula Tavrow, associate adjunct professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and colleagues have been awarded an 18-month grant of $25,000 to measure and address sexual violence at a large public university in Kenya
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The Hill: "Fighting pandemics abroad is in our own best interest"

Source:
The Hill
Date:
June 21, 2018
In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, shares that the United States needs to increase funding for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services to help those agencies contain the spread of epidemics.
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A Milestone for the Americas: Paraguay Is Malaria Free

Source:
Univision
Date:
June 17, 2018
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor-in-residence of epidemiology and community health sciences, was quoted by Univision in an article about the World Health Organization certifying Paraguay as malaria free.
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2018 UCLA FSPH Commencement

Date:
June 16, 2018
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated more than 180 graduating MPH, MS and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends,students, alumni, faculty and staff.
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Scant Abortion-Related ER Visits Suggest There's No Medical Basis for Restrictive Laws, Study Says

Source:
The Los Angeles Times
Date:
June 15, 2018
Jeanne Miranda, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in an article from The Los Angeles Times about a new study reporting that abortions send women to hospital emergency rooms at lower rates than routine procedures such as colonoscopies and wisdom tooth removal.
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Which Countries Guarantee That New Dads Get Paid Paternity Leave?

Source:
NPR
Date:
June 14, 2018
NPR featured research by the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health showing that the United States is one of 92 countries that does not have a national law guaranteeing paid paternity leave. Jody Heymann, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center, is quoted.
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The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready?

Source:
The Atlantic
Date:
June 14, 2018
Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is quoted in a feature from The Atlantic about the possibility, given population growth and greater ease of travel, of the world experiencing another pandemic. The author, Ed Yong, spent time with Professor Rimoin in the Democratic Republic of Congo where she has conducted infectious disease research for the last 16 years.
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2018 Student Honors and Awards Reception

Date:
June 13, 2018
FSPH students were honored for their outstanding achievements at the annual awards ceremony.
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UCLA Public Health Training Program on Population Health Advocacy

Date:
June 11, 2018
Through FSPH's UCLA Public Health Training Program on Population Health Advocacy, students have the opportunity to be embedded in community-based organizations for on-the-ground training designed to build their advocacy skills and advance the health of Los Angeles communities.
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