veterans

At UCLA, every day is Veterans Day.

The story of UCLA’s 2025 Veteran of the Year illustrates how the university changes lives.

Martin was celebrated last November for his work with veterans through the UCLA Extension Veterans Success Academy.

Success Academy helped the Army veteran, who pays it forward by talking about his experience.

For UCLA, honoring veterans through research-driven health care and health care policy is a year-round mission.

The annual event underscored the university’s partnership with the VA and its commitment to helping service members.

UCLA volunteers fanned out across L.A. on Saturday, Sept. 27, rolling up their sleeves to make a difference and remind Bruins and the city why service is at heart of the university’s mission.

From preparing meals at food banks to cleaning up riverbanks, UCLA volunteers fanned out to serve the city on Saturday, Sept. 27.

The Veterans in STEM program, which helps student veterans get the lab experience often required for graduate school applications, faces an uncertain future with the suspension of federal grant funding.

Since its inception, UCLA has been supporting those who have served and benefiting from their talents, experience and commitment to the common good.

Washington is the 48th UCLA faculty member to achieve one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Some 2,000 volunteers lent a hand at nearly 40 sites across the region, including parks, shelters, schools, food banks and more.

They aim to provide agricultural therapy and create a space for veterans to find a sense of community and safety.

UCLA Veteran Resource Center leads employment training exercise for Bruins and vets at other universities.

From Westwood to New York, the No.1–ranked public university for veterans saluted veteran and military-connected students, staff, faculty, alumni patients and families.

Three UCLA student veterans share their stories of immigration and their passion for medical science.

The driving force behind UCLA’s Operation Mend, Katz, a longtime donor and volunteer, has “helped society rethink how we care for the most vulnerable.”

The fall tradition marking the return to campus hosted 46 volunteer projects across greater Los Angeles.

Among California veterans who had considered suicide, nearly 1 in 5 reported living in a home with at least one firearm stored loaded and unlocked.

The Success Academy, a collaboration with the VA of Greater Los Angeles that began in 2019, is back after a hiatus during the pandemic.

Students and others from both schools banded together to help out for Serve LA Day.

Relive the electric, enthralling experience of “I got in!” through eight incoming Bruins and their inspiring stories.

Campus excellence is also rooted in efforts that go beyond the rankings, including being the only campus in the UC system to guarantee housing to all undergraduates.

More than 50 veterans joined the baseball team on the field April 11, to swing a bat and catch some balls at the annual camp.

In June, Irvin Poff became one of the oldest Americans to receive the life-changing technology.