MARC

Location and Directions

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The Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is located at:

UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
740 Westwood Plaza, Rm. 17-468 Box 951759
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
Email: [email protected]

Get Directions via Google Maps

Follow this link and enter your address at the top of the page to get turn-by-turn directions with google maps..

If you are driving, remember to obtain a parking permit.

Parking Information

On Campus

Campus parking daily fee is $13; rates subject to change without notice. UCLA parking information hours vary, please check online for times. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center parking daily fee for Valet parking at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRUCLAMC) and self-parking at Medical Plaza (MP), Medical Building (MB) and Jules Stein (JS) is $13.00. More campus parking information can be obtained from UCLA Transportation & Parking. Specific parking details for MARC events & classes will be updated on the web prior to the event date and emailed to all registered participants

Off Campus

Broxton Public Parking is a $3 flat rate after 6PM, 1036 Broxton Avenue (off Weyburn) - not a UCLA facility but it is relatively close to the Semel Institute. There are other parking facilities in Westwood. We have taken the liberty of compiling a list for your convenience. Rates and information are subject to change as these are private facilities.

Public Transportation

Metro - Metro Lines 2, 302, 305 and 761 serve campus, or transfer from other Metro Bus lines.
Santa Monica Blue Bus - Lines 1, 2, 3, 8 and 12 bring you to campus, or transfer from other lines.
Culver City Bus - Line 6 brings you directly to campus, or transfer from Lines 1-5.

Directions and Maps

UCLA CAMPUS

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From the North ( San Fernando Valley ) or the South (LAX, Long Beach, Orange County )

  • Take the San Diego Freeway (I-405) towards Westwood; exit at Wilshire Boulevard, heading East (to Westwood).
  • Turn left (North) onto Westwood Boulevard.
  • Go north on Westwood Blvd; slow down when you cross Le Conte Avenue at the 4th traffic light and enter the UCLA Campus area.
  • 300 UCLA Medical Plaza: Turn LEFT at next intersection and proceed to underground parking.
  • NPI/Semel Building: Proceed to parking information kiosk NORTH of Charles E. Young Drive. 

From the East (downtown LA) or the West ( Santa Monica )

  • Take the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) toward the intersection with the 405 (San Diego Fwy).
  • Take the 405 North; exit at Wilshire Boulevard, heading East (to Westwood).
  • Turn left (North) onto Westwood Boulevard.
  • Go north on Westwood Blvd; slow down when you cross Le Conte Avenue at the 4th traffic light and enter the UCLA Campus area.
  • 300 UCLA Medical Plaza: Turn LEFT at next intersection and proceed to underground parking kiosk.
  • NPI/Semel Building: Proceed to parking information kiosk NORTH of Charles E. Young Drive. 

NOTE: UCLA parking information kiosk hours vary, please check online for times. Parking details for workshops or daylongs are given to pre-registrants at least 48-hours prior to event. Please call (310) 206-7503 if you have any questions.

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300 UCLA Medical Plaza Building

Park in the underground Medical Plaza parking structure. When entering 100, 200, 300 Medical Plaza parking, stay on the 200/300 lane. Park and take the 300 Medical Plaza elevators.

Parking is $13
Campus permits are $13 and $10 for Disabled Placard. When you enter the parking structure, take a ticket and you can pay when you exit.

Get turn by turn directions to 300 UCLA Medical Plaza

The Marisa Leif Conference Room is room 3200, it is located in the 300 Medical Plaza building which is next to the 200 Medical Plaza building and directly across the Jules Stein building and south of The Ronald Reagan Hospital and Charles E. Young Dr. Marisa Leif Conference Room is on Level 3. Enter from Westwood. At 300 MP building, go through automatic double doors. Take the elevators in the lobby area to level 3. Make a right out of the elevator and Marisa Leif Conference Room (#3200) will be straight ahead. 

Room 3105 is located in the 300 Medical Plaza building which is next to the 200 Medical Plaza building and directly across the Jules Stein building and south of The Ronald Reagan Hospital and Charles E. Young Dr. Room 3105 is on Level 3. Enter from Westwood. At 300 MP building, go through automatic double doors. Take the elevators in the lobby area to level 3. Make a left out of the elevator and make then make a right when you are in the waiting room. Room 3105 will be the first door on your left.

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SEMEL/NPI BUILDING

(760 or 740 Westwood Boulevard, NPI/Semel Building)

You should go to the parking information kiosk (kiosk #6) north of Charles E. Young Drive So., in Westwood Plaza to purchase a pass. This is the main campus kiosk and is open from 6AM to 10PM daily. The parking attendant will direct you to the appropriate parking area that is close by. It is also helpful if you ask the attendant to draw on a map your parking area in relation to the NPI/Semel Institute. See map for building entrances. Hours of operation for other UCLA parking information kiosks vary, so please be sure to check online. Click here to get a map for the area.

To C SPACE (Room C8-201)

C SPACE is located in room #C8-201 on Level C (ground floor) of Semel Institute/NPI. Semel is 740 Westwood Plaza. Directly across Westwood from 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, north of Jules Stein Drive and south of Charles Young Dr.  C-Level is street level. Enter from Westwood Blvd. Go through automatic double doors. Make a left at the end of the corridor, C-Space will be the 1st door on your left.

To Room C8-177

Room C8-177 is located in Semel which directly across Westwood from 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, north of Jules Stein Drive and south of Charles Young Dr.  The room is on the street level. Enter from Westwood. Go through automatic double doors. Walk straight down corridor. Turn left. Room C8-177 will be the 3rd door on your left.

To Neuro-Psychiatric Institute (NPI) Auditorium (C8-183)

NPI Auditorium, C8-183 /Semel Institute Auditorium is located in the Semel Institute, which is directly across Westwood from 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, north of Jules Stein Drive and south of Charles Young Dr. Enter from Westwood Plaza. Go through automatic double doors. Walk straight down the corridor. Turn left and the NPI Auditorium will be on your left, above the staircase. Alternatively, you can enter from the entrance at 720 Westwood Plaza.