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. Read more...
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February 13, 5:21 pm
Financial mismanagement contributed to $425 million annual deficit, UCLA CFO says
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 9:52 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. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s annual financial reports, which were posted from 2002 until 2023, are pictured on a laptop. Chief Financial Officer Stephen Agostini alleged that the reports were erroneous and unaudited, though the school made them seem otherwise. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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February 11, 10:35 am
LA City Controller rallies, encourages youth political involvement at UCLA event
The Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia encouraged young people to get involved in politics and use social media as a political tool at a Wednesday UCLA event. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia is pictured. Mejia, who acts as the accountant for the city of LA and is responsible for the financial audits of ever city department, said he hopes more young people get involved in politics. (Victor Simoes/Daily Bruin)
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February 10, 11:45 pm
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. Read more...
Photo: Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, is pictured. Kakoulli – whose research focused on using materials engineering techniques to preserve cultural artifacts – died Jan. 1 at 57. (Courtesy of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)
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February 9, 7:12 pm
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. Read more...
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February 8, 10:33 pm
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. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Bruin Masters Swim Club — a UCLA Recreation program for adult faculty, staff and students — swim at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The swim club, which was founded in 1995, includes former Olympians and UCLA professors alike. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 8, 8:30 am
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. Read more...
Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, the site of the sixth annual Lange Symposium, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)