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Aug. 14, 2026 7:49 p.m.
Corina Penaia, the graduate student award recipient, is featured. Penaia conducts research on health and data equity in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. (Courtesy of Corina Penaia)
Two students received the 2025-26 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies last month for their community research and activism.
By Amanda Xi
Campus
Aug. 14, 2026 7:26 p.m.Thunderous drumbeats, synchronized movements and sharp vocalizations fill performances by UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko drumming ensemble in the United States.
The student-run organization, founded in 1990, brings around 30 members together each year to learn taiko – a 12,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form – and engage with Japanese American history and culture.
By Vivian Stein
Higher Education
Aug. 14, 2026 6:12 p.m.UC introduces AI Buddy Program for staff amid learning, privacy concerns
The UC launched a new initiative in July that encourages staff to learn more about how to use artificial intelligence tools.
The AI Buddy Program pairs UC Office of the President staff at differing levels of AI expertise to meet once or twice a week and learn from each other.
By Andrew Ramiro Diaz
Campus
Aug. 14, 2026 1:57 a.m.UCLA childcare program, which faced 2024 sex abuse case, to close amid budget deficit
UCLA will shut down two of its childcare centers – one of which employed a teacher arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024 – next June, university leadership announced Thursday evening.
By Natalia Mochernak
California
Aug. 13, 2026 11:23 p.m.$5 billion science research bond clears California Assembly committee
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to advance a UC-sponsored bond measure that would fund scientific research across the state.
The California Science and Health Research Bond Act – or Senate Bill 895 – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research to award $5 billion in grants and loans to public and private research institutions, including UC campuses.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
Aug. 13, 2026 7:50 p.m.Opportunity for All Act advances to state Senate floor after 5-2 committee vote
The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented students to hold on-campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Campus
Aug. 13, 2026 3:34 p.m.UCPD investigating alleged drug-facilitated aggravated assault on Gayley
UCPD is investigating an alleged drug-facilitated aggravated assault that occurred on Gayley Avenue on Wednesday.
A UCLA student attended a party on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue – where UCLA’s fraternities are located – and saw someone add an unidentified powder to his drink before he was pressured to drink it, according to a Thursday UCPD Clery Timely Warning alert.
UCPD does not know the identity of the perpetrator and if they are affiliated with UCLA, said Richard Mejia, the director of emergency communications and information, in an email statement.
People with information related to the incident should contact UCPD, the alert stated.
By Alexis Muchnik
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