A quarter-century ago, when environmental engineer Yifang Zhu flew into Los Angeles to begin her doctoral studies at UCLA, she saw something new.
NPR affiliate KCRW-FM interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, on how a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may impact Californians.
The Cancer Letter interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, professor and chair in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about her research into firefighters' use of protective equipment and cancer risks.
“The respirators are only as good as when you actually wear them when you have exposures,” said Jones, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Na He, professor of epidemiology and the dean of School of Public Health at Fudan University in Shanghai, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.
Dr. Manuel Roberto Calderon Pinzon, a public health leader with more than 30 years of service across more than 20 countries, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.
New research suggests that exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may be associated with increased likelihood of autism in children. The peer-reviewed study, by researchers at UC Davis Health and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was published in the February edition of the journal Environment International.
Dr. Patience Afulani, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.
Dr. Ritu Sadana, a global leader in public health who has shaped the World Health Organization’s strategies on ageing and equity for three decades, has been inducted into the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” for 2025.
Christina Kenoski, RN, has been recognized for research the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) for charting as her capstone project at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Kenoski completed her studies in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program at the end of the Fall (2025) Quarter. The MHA program is led by Dr.
Angela Savelli is a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program at the UCLA Fielding School. The MHA program is led by Dr. Laura Erskine, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM), and is administered by the Office of the Executive Programs in HPM.