Mahenaz Mahida, a student in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) executive program at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been awarded the Winter, 2026 New Student Scholarship. The MHA program is led by Dr.
The growth and creation of Latino businesses helped bolster the U.S. economy even amid adversity, according to a new report by the Latino GDP team at UCLA and Cal Lutheran University.
More than 160 volunteers - including a large contingent of UCLA students, faculty and staff - fanned out across the streets of Westwood Jan. 22 as part of the Westwood Homeless Count, an annual effort to accurately tally the number of unhoused people living in the local community.
Julian Brunner, PhD, MPH, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He is a core investigator in the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation Implementation and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, where he leads evaluations of health information technology and clinical innovations.
Education
- PhD, Health Policy and Management; UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, USA
- MPH, Biostatistics & Informatics; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
- BA, Psychology; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, USA
When hundreds of researchers studying everything from fire-related contaminants to survivor health and recovery gathered at UCLA this week, they were not there to relive the Palisades and Eaton blazes. They were there to confront a harder question: how to respond to the growing reality of urban wildfires and to protect public health before, during and long after these disasters.
UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk, distinguished professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management, shared his perspective on the importance of research by the university on the one-year anniversary of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires in a commentary published by the Daily Bruin.
Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for the 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, February 24 from 12pm – 1pm 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. Yifang Zhu delivering her lecture, "From Invisible to Visible: How air pollution research informs action in a changing climate."
UCLA Fielding's Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the impact of federal Medicaid reductions over the next decade in California, especially in rural counties.
The California Health Interview Survey's (CHIS) Making an Impact 2025 report highlights the survey's latest research and data.
The National Hispanic Health Foundation has honored UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk with a Hispanic Health Leadership Award. The award recognizes a distinguished leader who is an inspiration to students, families and health care professionals.