WE: a neuroscience-inspired, behavior change program

Jim Hudziak Biography PhotoUVM WE was created by UVM Larner College of Medicine professor & Chief of Child Psychiatry, Dr. Jim Hudziak, in order to create an environment to incentivize college students to build healthy brains & healthy bodies.

 

Welcome Class of 2025!  Visit our Admitted Student site to learn more. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ross Colton, former Wellness Environment student, scores the game-winning goal of the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals while playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning

 

 

 

Recent Headlines

WE Strong: UVM's Wellness Environment Then and Now

The Washington Post: Which Outdoor Sports and Athletic Activities are Safe During a Pandemic?

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The Chronicle of Higher Ed: Incentives for Healthy Habits

 

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Mary Christie Quarterly: UVM's WEvolution

 

Outside: Welcome to College. Plus Meditation, Minus Drinking.

 

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Associated Press: College Enshrines Healthy Living in Bricks and Mortar

 

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Boston Globe: UVM Students Aren't Nodding Off - They're Meditating

 

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NBC News: It's Brain Science At The University of Vermont

HBHB and WE

WE students participate in a 3-credit course, Healthy Brains, Healthy Bodies (HBHB), taught by leading experts in the field. Students explore how the choices they make everyday play a role in brain health and development. Then, they put that knowledge into practice in WE.

 

LCOMU Behavioral Change Minor

The Behavioral Change Health Studies curriculum exposes students to cutting edge research with a focus on behavioral change science embedded in the programmatic research and clinical programs at the Vermont Center for Children, Youth, and Families.

 

WE student uses WE App on iPhone

WE App Research Study

The WE Research Study seeks to determine the effectiveness of incentivizing college students to engage in more healthy behaviors through the use of technology. The UVM WE App is a research & health promotion tool utilizing incentive-based behavior change.

 

WE students

Forever WE

Forever WE is a way for the Wellness Environment to stay in contact and spread wellness to those who no longer live in WE Residence Halls. All full-time UVM students who have lived in WE for two full years are eligible. If you are a transfer student please reach out to wellenv@uvm.edu. 

WEventure

WEventure is an early experience opportunity for incoming first year student in the Wellness Environment. Check out our site to learn more! 

 

 

 

WE CODE

All WE students agree to voluntarily participate in the four pillars of wellness with an open and respectful mind, to take COMU001 in their first semester, and to maintain a space free of the presence and/or influence of alcohol and drugs.

SIGN THE CODE HERE