The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of epidemiology at FSPH and a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, for a story on the outbreak of measles in the United States, including in Texas, New Mexico, and California.
March 11, 2025, marked five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. UCLA FSPH's Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and director of UCLA's Center of Global and Immigrant Health, was interviewed by KTLA-TV in Los Angeles about impact of the pandemic and the risks of infectious disease.
"A measles outbreak in a rural area of West Texas, has now grown to nearly 150 cases, the state's largest outbreak in nearly 30 years. This, just days after an unvaccinated child in Lubbock died of the disease, the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. Dr.
Welcome to the 2025 Commencement Page
The 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 13, at 5:30pm PT in Royce Hall. Please join us via live stream at 5:30pm PT to view the ceremony on the school's YouTube page.
WATCH THE WEBINAR ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANEL
Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for a webinar addressing the "L.A. Fires & Public Health: Where We Go From Here" on Tuesday, January 28, from 12:00pm – 1:15pm PT, via Zoom.
HOST
Dr. Anne Rimoin -- Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health -- addressed growing concerns surrounding the transmission of H5N1 bird flu with KTLA.
"Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to identify the cause of a mysterious, flu-like illness that has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead in that country."
NPR Los Angeles addressed some of what the future of public health might look like in an age of growing mistrust of science. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences Dr.
Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for the 50th Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, April 23, from 12 pm – 1 pm PT, via Zoom. The event will be hosted by the dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Dr. Ron Brookmeyer and feature Dr. Roshan Bastani delivering her lecture, "Building the Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice."
On October 23, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health hosted the Alumni Dinner and 2024 Hall of Fame Induction, honoring the dedication and collaboration of alums and friends of the school.
The evening celebrated an accomplished group of UCLA Fielding graduates who are committed to addressing the public health challenges of our times.