UCLA Veteran Resource Center

🧪 Looking for a summer research opportunity that makes a real-world impact?

The UCLA Kaner Group is officially seeking an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Summer 2026! Join our graduate team and dive into the cutting edge of sustainable materials science.

🌱 The Mission: We are designing biodegradable polymeric materials and bio-based composites for medical products. The goal? Create plastics that deliver the high performance these applications demand, but break down safely without leaving persistent environmental waste.

🛠️ What You’ll Gain:

- Hands-on experience in polymer synthesis and characterization.
- Insight into moving sustainable tech from the lab bench to real-world applications.
- Direct mentorship from a collaborative graduate student team.

🔗 Ready to build the future of eco-friendly medical tech? Email PhD student Min to learn more and apply today!

UCLA student Veterans - stop by the VRC to get your summer merch!

- Have your photo taken at the UCLA Veteran banner.
- First come, first served.
- Limited supplies.

To create more parking space for our graduates and their families, the VRC and many places on campus will be closed Fri. June 12. Staff will be working remotely on the 12th.

The campus is also closed Fri. June 19 during the national holiday Juneteenth.

Next week is the last week of the VRC Tutor services. If you need a little extra help, we’re here for you! 👊🏽

VRC will open at 9:30 Tuesday morning so our staff can work the flag pick-up event at the LA National Cemetery. Thanks to all the military connected Bruins, ROTC members and our community partners for coming out tomorrow to help to when there can’t! 🙌🏽

More FAQ for our volunteers who are coming LANC Tuesday morning to pick up the flags. Have not signed up, no worries. We can walkups the day of the event. Get all the event details at https://veterans.ucla.edu/memorial-flag-pick

Some of our most frequently asked questions are right here such as an 2minute instructional video for the task. The full FAQ is on the event website. ‌
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The Veterans memorial plaque was dedicated in honor of the ROTC programs’ graduates and UCLA faculty, staff, and alumni who gave their lives in the defense of our country..

The wreath was place there today to coincide with the UCLA Memorial Day Ceremony that place today.

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