Semel HCI Center

Making the healthy choice the easier choice

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center (Semel HCI) envisions UCLA as the healthiest campus in the country. By identifying existing strengths across our campus and bringing individuals together around a common goal, Semel HCI has created an infrastructure to collaborate and rapidly translate research into practice. In doing so, we aim to cultivate a flourishing community in which all Bruins can thrive, and where health and equity are woven into the very fabric of the university.

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Semel HCI Center

Making the healthy choice the easier choice

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center (Semel HCI) envisions UCLA as the healthiest campus in the country. By identifying existing strengths across our campus and bringing individuals together around a common goal, Semel HCI has created an infrastructure to collaborate and rapidly translate research into practice. In doing so, we aim to cultivate a flourishing community in which all Bruins can thrive, and where health and equity are woven into the very fabric of the university.

Click on the icons below to learn about our different areas of focus.

Our Impact at a Glance

10

campuses led by the UC-wide Healthy Campus Network

300

undergrad & grad students supported

200

garden plotholders per year

10

years as a tobacco-free campus

50

co-authored publications

100+

staff projects supported

35

academic courses supported

Our Impact at a Glance

Learn

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REPORT

Semel HCI 2022-2023 Annual Report

February 2024

PODCAST

Part 2: A Culture of Care

April 2024

BLOG

How UCLA’s Landscape Plan Affects Your Health

June 2023

Learn

2022-2023 annual report banner

REPORT

Semel HCI 2022-2023 Annual Report

February 2024

PODCAST

Part 2: A Culture of Care

April 2024

BLOG

How UCLA’s Landscape Plan Affects Your Health

June 2023

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Come check out the Semel HCI Garden!

Our Staff and Leadership

Semel HCI is a network of students, staff, and faculty committed to a common goal: uplifting health and well-being for all, both on and off our campus.

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Jane B Semel

Founder

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Terry Semel

Founder

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Wendelin Slusser, M.D., M.S.

Associate Vice Provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA

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Tune into our LiveWell Podcast!

Join us as we interview leading experts and discover new perspectives on health and well-being. Each episode, we will bring to you scientists and world-class operators who will share with you cutting-edge research and practices, and never-before broadcasted tips to live a more healthful life for yourself, community and our planet.

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