public health

UCLA hosted the first annual LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question, convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies and survivors.

The use of pesticides on farms in California largely ended in 2015, but exceptions have been allowed for fumigating freight containers and similar shipping needs.

Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms.

Keel brings his expertise in the history of science, critical forensic analysis, public health research and legal studies to bear in seeking accountability for in-custody deaths. 

After a tumultuous 2025, what’s in store for next year? Six UCLA faculty members weigh in on what the future holds.

Learn more about the legendary actor, director and political activist's decades-long connection to and support for the university.

From preserving memory and generating clean water to revolutionizing modern communications, UCLA researchers have transformed nearly every aspect of modern life.

California Health Interview Survey data show many lack the therapeutic, legal or workplace support they desired.

The UCLA study quantifies the benefits of federal programs that fund contraception for low-income Americans.

Peer-reviewed studies detail use of techniques to better track the spread of disease and highlight UCLA Fielding’s work on public health methodology.

The wildfires that devastated Los Angeles last January continue to raise profound questions. Bruin researchers are leading the way to mitigate future fire risk.

Listen to Knaul, associate of the UCLA chancellor and a distinguished professor of medicine, on UCLA Health’s “Medically Speaking” podcast.

The scholars, cited most often by others in their fields, are "inspiring the global research community to tackle society’s greatest challenges."

The study calls for inclusion of unseen but real health risks in understanding the effects of disasters.

High-level COP30 events will gather leaders for policy meetings on finance, preservation and the ‘new forest economy.’

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Native American voices, histories and research.

A UCLA-led research team has reconstructed how the shape and reach of the methane plumes from the 2015–16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout evolved over 112 days.

The annual research awards honor those translating discoveries into measurable benefits for society.

The annual data release also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics.

New California Health Interview Survey data help shed light on who experiences hate acts and what motivates them.

UCLA study suggests the increase can be attributed to the disaster.

A new UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality and resilience.

Beachgoers may see the dye tracer experiment Sept. 15, 22–24 and 30, weather permitting.

UCLA Fielding School’s Kirsten Schwarz co-leads a study to analyze, redesign and cool school landscapes.

Professor Patrick Allard amplifies the voices of young researchers in limbo with the suspension of federal funding.