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Black History Month,Meet the athletes and stories shaping UCLA gymnastics

Campus

Feb. 16, 2026 8:17 p.m.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council banned candidates from campaigning outside of university-managed property at its Feb. 10 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.

By Vivian Stein

A Closer Look

Feb. 13, 2026 5:21 p.m.

Financial mismanagement contributed to $425 million annual deficit, UCLA CFO says

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:34 p.m.
University administrators’ financial mismanagement contributed to UCLA’s $425 million annual deficit, UCLA’s chief financial officer alleged.
Stephen Agostini, who has been UCLA’s CFO since May 2024, alleged that the unaudited annual financial reports the university has posted on its website since 2002 are erroneous.

By Natalia Mochernak

Campus

LA City Controller rallies, encourages youth political involvement at UCLA event

Campus

Feb. 10, 2026 11:45 p.m.

Materials conservation scholar, engineering professor Ioanna Kakoulli dies at 57

Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, died Jan. 1. She was 57.
Kakoulli was the first female professor hired by UCLA’s materials science and engineering department, according to an obituary posted by UCLA Global Antiquity.

By Alisha Hassanali

Campus

Feb. 9, 2026 7:12 p.m.

USAC recap – Feb. 3

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling upon UCLA administrators to review faculty with connections to Jeffrey Epstein at its Feb. 3 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.

By Akshaj Mehta

A Closer Look

Feb. 8, 2026 10:33 p.m.

Bruin Masters Swim Club members see self-growth through UCLA Recreation program

Waking up at the crack of dawn is routine for a group of swimmers at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center.
About 20 members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club – a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students – start their days with swim sets at 5:45 a.m every Monday through Friday.

By Gianluca Centola

A Closer Look

Feb. 8, 2026 8:30 a.m.

Statistics and data science symposium hosts early-career scientists

Researchers celebrated the role of numerical data in scientific research at a Jan. 26 event at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
The Lange Symposium on Computational Statics and Biomedical Data Science – hosted by the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine and Human Genetics – invited six speakers from across the country to discuss their research.

By Donya Hassanshahi

A Closer Look

Feb. 7, 2026 7:53 p.m.

Center for Accessible Education launches myCAE, streamlines student experience

This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:12 p.m.
The Center for Accessible Education’s new student portal makes requesting accommodations more convenient, despite an initial learning curve, students said.

By Sophia Pu

A Closer Look

Feb. 5, 2026 10:05 p.m.

Academic Senate report finds UCLA generates $400 million annual budget deficit

UCLA is generating a nearly $400 million annual structural budget deficit, according to a Jan. 29 Academic Senate preliminary report.
The report – created by the Academic Senate’s Council on Planning and Budget – said data provided by UCLA administrators showed that the university is projected to run a combined $829.7 million deficit across the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years if it has not taken and does not take any corrective action.