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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Our Impact at a Glance


“You can’t change the world, but what you can do is change one place, prove that it works, and then the rest will follow.”

– Jane Semel, Semel HCI Founder & Visionary

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

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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.

Jane B Semel

Jane B Semel

Founder
Jane B Semel

Jane B Semel

Founder
Terry Semel

Terry Semel

Founder
Terry Semel

Terry Semel

Founder

“You can’t change the world, but what you can do is change one place, prove that it works, and then the rest will follow.”

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