On a single campus in one of the world’s most diverse cities, faculty and students in the life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, humanities, arts, medicine, business,

and law live and work alongside each other. No wonder knowledge flourishes at UCLA.

PIONEERING NEW NANOSCALE

TECHNOLOGIES

The Center on Functional Engineered Nano

Architectonics (FENA) is revolutionizing the

electronics industry through the creation of new

nanoscale materials and information-processing

technologies. Established as a DOD Focus Center

Research Program (FCRP), FENA is developing

new digital electronic devices that have broad

implications for the aerospace and defense,

semiconductor, health care, biotechnology and

telecommunication industries.

STATE-OF-THE-ART SURGICAL CARE

FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PATIENTS

FROM COMBAT TO CLASSROOM

Through the Yellow Ribbon Program,

UCLA’s Anderson School of Management

and the School of Law provide eligible

student veterans with a tuition waiver or

a grant matched by the Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA). Managed by the VA,

the program was established by the Post-

9/11 GI Bill.

PREPARING LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS

The Center for World Languages (CWL) educates

the next generation of global professionals,

leading to greater U.S. competitiveness and

security. In an innovative Russian language

program, students take courses at UCLA and in

St. Petersburg, benefiting from a partnership with

The Language Flagship and funding from the U.S.

Department of Defense (DOD).

UCLA. Innovation happens here.

New Ideas, New Inventions Addressing modern military challenges—improvised explosive devices, information warfare and weapons of mass destruction—requires new technologies. The knowledge needed to develop such technologies depends on sustained investment in long-term, basic research performed at U.S. universities. DOD research plays a vital role in our nation’s economic and national security. Examples of past DOD-funded innovations include lasers, fiber optics, GPS navigation and stealth technology.

FROM BOOTS TO BUSINESS SUITS

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with

Disabilities (EBV) is an innovative program

that provides free training in small business

management for disabled veterans. The UCLA

Anderson School of Management is one of

seven sites offering the program, recognized

in 2009 by the Department of the Army as a

national “best practice” for programs serving

soldiers and their families.

USING CELL PHONES TO DIAGNOSE DISEASE

UCLA electrical engineers have created a compact

and inexpensive device that converts cell phones

into microscopes able to quickly and accurately test

for diseases. Partially funded by the Office of Naval

Research, this technology paves the way for radical

advancements in telemedicine on the battlefield and

in rural and underdeveloped areas around the globe.

“In 1969, the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency made a high-risk, high-payoff bet by funding my research at UCLA and other sites across the country to create a packet-switched network called the ARPANET. The payoff on this bet was beyond anyone’s wildest dreams, leading to what we now know as the Internet. The Internet has dramatically changed the way the world functions, has reached almost 30% of the human beings on Earth, and continues to amaze us. Without a doubt, the innovative and imaginative culture of the DOD funders was crucial to bringing about the Internet; they were willing to fund a risky research project with long-term vision, sustained and generous funding, and an open and trusting view toward research management. It is such an approach to DOD research funding that cultivates and nurtures the major breakthroughs that are so characteristic of the United States’ success in high technology.” Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, Distinguished Professor, UCLA

The world’s most highly skilled surgeons

learn minimally invasive procedures

and pioneer a new world of robotics

at UCLA’s Center for Advanced Surgical

and Interventional Technology (CASIT).

Discoveries and developments will help

advance not only military care, but

civilian care as well.

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TREATING AMERICA’S WOUNDED WARRIORS

With more than 40 patients to date, Operation

Mend provides reconstructive surgeries for U.S.

military personnel severely injured during service

in Iraq and Afghanistan. A unique partnership

between UCLA, Brooke Army Medical Center and

the VA, the project serves as a model for other

medical institutions interested in helping wounded

service members.

SUPPORTING U.S. MILITARY

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Families OverComing Under Stress

(FOCUS) is a family-centered resiliency

training program for U.S. military families

dealing with injuries stemming from

combat and operational stress. Funded

by the DOD Office of Family Policy,

FOCUS services are provided at the UCLA

Semel Institute for Neuroscience and

Human Behavior, as well as 14 military

installations across the U.S.

EASING THE TRANSITION FROM

MILITARY TO CAMPUS LIFE

The Veterans Resource Office (VRO) provides

specialized services and programs to help

veterans make the transition from military to

student life. The VRO is a community of Bruins

dedicated to helping student veterans develop

practical life skills and reach their full potential.

UCLA takes great pride in its long-standing partnership with the federal government in support of veterans’ education, military readiness, health care for injured service members and Defense basic research. The university’s tradition of academic excellence and its culture of innovation support the courageous men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Supporting the Armed Forces Through Research, Education and Service

Image taken from Combat Casualty Care DVD training program showing ultrasound being used in trauma care to help diagnose and track patient's condition at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Credit: UCLA/Pelagique

“Through their military service, UCLA’s veterans have epitomized our mission to serve our community. We can never fully repay them for their extraordinary commitment to our nation, but we are honored to call them Bruins.”

– Gene Block, Chancellor

Providing Leadership and Military Training

Since 1920, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) has been an integral part of UCLA campus life. During World War II, UCLA’s ROTC was committed to preparing Bruins to serve our nation—and between 1942 and 1946, nearly 2,000 people trained in the Navy program at UCLA. Today, UCLA ROTC enables students to qualify for commission as an officer in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force while completing college.