UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

04/18/2026

Ready to take the next step in healthcare leadership?

Join the UCLA Master of Healthcare Administration Online Information Webinar to learn how UCLA’s online MHA can help you enter or advance in the healthcare administration field.

📅 April 21, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM ET

Stick around for a live Q&A to get your questions answered.

Save your spot today: https://bit.ly/4cFwmuu

04/08/2026

Join UCLA Fielding for Research, Innovation & Impact Day on Friday, April 24, 8:30am-4:00pm at .

The event agenda will include a keynote address from Dr. Erica Pan, director and state public health officer for the California Department of Public Health; faculty experts sharing their research and practice innovations; the Student Impact Poster Showcase, which highlights work led by master’s and doctoral students; and dedicated time throughout the day to c***ect with colleagues.

We hope to see you there!

Register at the link in bio.

04/07/2026

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is now ranked #6 (tied) in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Public Health Schools rankings. This represents a rise from #11 to #6 over the past seven years.

Read the full announcement linked in our bio.

Congratulations, Bruins!

04/06/2026

Dr. , director and state public health officer for the California Department of Public Health, will deliver the keynote address for UCLA Fielding’s 2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day on Friday, April 24. Learn more about Dr. Pan and RSVP today!

Link in bio.

03/30/2026

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health looks forward to welcoming our admitted students to campus on April 2-3!

The days will offer essential opportunities to engage with faculty, explore our research centers, and c***ect with the UCLA Fielding community.

Review the full itinerary here: https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/events/2026-admitted-students-weekend

03/18/2026

Los Angeles is under an extreme heat warning. Here’s what you need to know.

Dr. David Eisenman, professor at , shared that heat is a “quiet killer.” Deaths are often misattributed to other causes—such as heart failure—rather than the extreme heat stress that triggered it.

🔗 Click the link in our bio for the full Q&A with Dr. Eisenman.

02/25/2026

What happens when the smog clears in Los Angeles? UCLA (You See LA).

Dr. Yifang Zhu’s 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture explored how air pollution research can drive real-world change.

Missed it?

Watch the full lecture on the UCLA Fielding YouTube channel:

Dr. Yifang Zhu’s lecture, “From Invisible to Visible: How air pollution research informs action in a changing climate" focused on her research into the c***e...

02/09/2026

Join Dr. Yifang Zhu for the 51st Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture as she explains how air pollution research drives real-world solutions in a changing climate.

🗓 Feb 24, 2026
⏰ 12–1 PM PT
📍 Virtual (Zoom)
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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 ev...

02/03/2026

Last Friday, teams from across the U.S. competed in the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition” at UCLA Fielding— which brought healthcare management graduate students together to solve a real-world challenge faced by .

To learn more about how students utilized AI to problem solve for real healthcare challenges, read the full story linked in our bio.

02/03/2026

Last Friday, teams from across the U.S. competed in the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition” at UCLA Fielding— which brought healthcare management graduate students together to solve a real-world challenge faced by UCLA Health.

To learn more about how students utilized AI to problem solve for real healthcare challenges, read the full story linked here:

Teams from across the U.S. competed in the 7th annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition” at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which brought he...

02/02/2026

Even after wildfires are extinguished, smoke damage may continue to pose risks indoors.

Research led by Drs. Michael Jerrett and Yifang Zhu in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences shows the need to minimize indoor exposure following wildfires.

Read more in Fielding Notes:

Dr. David Eisenman, with the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Dr. Yifang Zhu, with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, were interviewed by The Atlantic about their research.

01/22/2026

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Yifang Zhu discusses how, in the wake of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, smoke-damaged indoor items like pillows and stuffed animals can continue to emit toxic chemicals — and what residents can do to remain safe.

Air-quality researcher Yifang Zhu’s research team was preparing for a field study on January 7, 2025, when the Los Angeles wildfires started in the Palisades...