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UCLA Fielding welcomes more than 200 new graduate and undergraduate students

UCLA Fielding welcomes new students to the academic year


The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is welcoming almost 500 new undergraduate and graduate students this fall.

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UCLA-led team secures $17.3 million grant to expand research within a landmark HIV Cohort Study

UCLA-led team secures $17.3 million grant to expand research within a landmark HIV study


Research led by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Matthew Mimiaga will include analysis of the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires on those living with HIV, among other areas of study.

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UCLA Fielding researcher co-authors study that suggests new federal and state policies could lead up to 1 million Latino Medi-Cal enrollees to disenroll in California

UCLA Fielding researcher co-authors study that suggests new federal and state policies could lead up to 1 million Latino Medi-Cal enrollees to disenroll in California


Analysis co-authored by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante shows how immigration-related fears, eligibility restrictions, and administrative requirements create multiple paths to losing health coverage and food assistance.

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UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Dan Uslan on how to prevent West Nile virus

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Daniel Uslan on how to prevent West Nile virus


Most West Nile infections - which occur commonly in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America - are asymptomatic, but cases are climbing in Los Angeles, said Dr. Dan Uslan, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences.

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UCLA receives $25 million grant to advance AI-centered research for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients

UCLA receives $25 million grant to advance AI-centered research for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients


Team including UCLA Fielding's Dr. Joann Elmore, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, will test and evaluate AI tools geared towards treating patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduates lead transformative work — building a healthier future for all — here in Los Angeles, in all 50 U.S. states, and in 71 countries around the globe.

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    UCLA Fielding's alumni network is comprised of more than twelve thousand public health changemakers

UCLA Fielding Magazine | Our Future Under Fire


Beginning in the first hours of the L.A. County wildfires, Fielding faculty, staff, and students fanned out across the region, rallying to respond.

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