sph.nov12.18-33_SPHmag.Nov04.14-35 10/19/12 11:52 AM Page 15
32
news briefs
faculty support FSPH students Following a naming gift from faculty member Dr. Jonathan Fielding and his wife Karin Fielding, other faculty members have made significant contributions to the school. Drs. Charlotte and Alfred Neumann, emeriti professors in the Department of Community Health Sciences, donated $100,000 to establish the Drabkin/Neumann Global Public Health Field Experience Endowment. The fund will support students who travel abroad to do field work, especially in the areas of nutrition and family, child and maternal health. Dr. Ron Andersen, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and his wife Diane Andersen donated $150,000 to establish the Department of Health Policy and Management Community Partner Fellowship Endowment, which will support fellowships for M.P.H. and Ph.D. students. These generous gifts will help the Fielding School continue to recruit and train the best and brightest students in public health.
heymann appointed dean Dr. Jody Heymann has been appointed dean of the Fielding School, effective January 1. A professor of epidemiology and political science at McGill University, Heymann is founding director of McGill’s Institute of Health and Social Policy and holds a Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Social Policy. As founding director of the WORLD Global Data Center, she leads the first global initiative to examine how health and social policies in all 193 United Nations member countries affect the ability of individuals, families and communities to meet their health, educational, economic and other needs. An internationally renowned researcher on health and social policy, Heymann holds a B.A. in history and physics from Yale University and an M.D., M.P.P., and Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University.
UCLAPUBLIC HEALTH
FLYNN NEW DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – Anthony Flynn has joined the school as director of development and will focus on securing major gifts. Flynn has a distinguished background with more than 25 years of fundraising experience. He worked most recently as the deputy director general for development and communications at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea. Much of Flynn’s development experience has been in global health, including working for the International AIDS Society in Geneva and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in New York and Amsterdam.
jackson receives heinz medal Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation honored Dr. Richard Jackson, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, as a recipient of one of five prestigious Heinz Awards. Jackson was honored for sparking a national conversation about the relationship between the physical design of communities and rising health risks. As the award winner in the Environment category, Jackson receives an unrestricted cash prize of $250,000.
INTERACT WITH US! You can learn about happenings at the school, participate in discussions on public health topics of the day or reconnect with former classmates and favorite faculty members through the school’s Facebook page, and follow UCLASPH on Twitter for important updates. In addition, alumni are invited to join the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health Alumni Network on the professional networking site Linkedin.