A 2026 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate has been recognized for academic excellence, service, and leadership at the school, ranked among the top public health graduate schools in the United States.
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated 388 graduating students at the 2026 Commencement ceremony in Royce Hall on Friday, June 12.
The 2026 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Student Academic Honors & Awards ceremony — a celebration of students' outstanding achievements — was held on Wednesday, June 10, and awards were conferred by Dr. Ron Brookmeyer, dean of UCLA Fielding, as well as faculty from across the school.
Three years after creating a master’s program designed to meet the ever-increasing need of the health industry for data analysis experts, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated the achievements of the program’s students.
A new study by UCLA Fielding researchers finds no clear evidence that hospital admission either increases or reduces mortality among persons with dementia, while finding that admission is associated with higher health care spending.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr.
The BBC interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the course of the current Ebola disease outbreak in Central Africa.
CNN interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, on how consumers can best clean fruits and vegetables to protect themselves from pesticides.
Dr. Catherine Sugar, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, has been elected to serve as vice chair of the UCLA Academic Senate for the 2026-27 academic year and is expected to serve as chair in 2027-28.
Exposure to a common environmental pollutant contributes to inflammation among pregnant women, which is thought to play a role in adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth, low birth weight, and developmental issues in children, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led study has found.