Healing scars of war
Soldiers who sustained facial disfigurements in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving no-cost reconstructive plastic surgery through “Operation Mend,” a collaborative project between UCLA Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center. <more>
Quilts of Valor
UCLA Medical Center’s Patti Taylor, a former Army nurse, rallied her quilting group to create special gifts to comfort soldiers undergoing treatment at UCLA. <more>
Technology to heal
Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury – two of the most prevalent injuries experienced by veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan – was a focus of a recent gathering of some of the world’s most innovative scientists and technology leaders. The international forum at UCLA highlighted new treatments based on innovations in nanotechnology and brain-mapping. <more>
Medical training in war zones
When Army Major Laura Pacha M.D. ‘98 asked the UCLA Medical Alumni Association for donations of medical textbooks to help train doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan, she had no idea she’d trigger a tidal wave of contributions. The result? More than 13 tons of books donated with an immediate and lasting effect on Afghan and Iraqi medical education. <more>
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Free business training for vets with disabilities
Post-9/11 disabled veterans get free cutting edge training in entrepreneurship and small business management through the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. <more>
From combat to classroom
UCLA is among the leading UC campuses where hundreds of service personnel are pursuing courses to help them further their careers and prepare for life after active duty. <more>
Plus, UCLA opens a new on-campus resource center for student veterans.
Project FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress)
Long, and often multiple, wartime deployments take a toll not only on the service member on the front lines but on family members back at home. Now, a UCLA program supported by the U.S. Navy is reaching out to military families to help prevent the personal and family problems such stress can bring. <more>
