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• 11/21/24: Neuroscientist Answers Emotion Questions | WIRED
• 11/18/24: Psychology Today: Research Shows Racism May Influence Infant Brain Development
• 11/14/24: Mindfulness: A mental health revolution or just a trend with Dr. Simon Goldberg: Part 1
• 10/4/24: The World We Make 2024 Livestream: Watch now!
  
• 9/17/24: Reserve a ticket for The Science of Meditation with Richard J. Davidson
• 8/12/24: 5 Podcast Episodes That'll Make You Want To Learn More From These 5 Center For Healthy Minds Experts
  
• 8/2/24: How to Meditate Without a Formal Routine
• 7/24/24: UW–Madison Staff Recognition Award Winner is an ‘Unsung Hero’ at Center for Healthy Minds
• 7/9/24: Melissa Rosenkranz Live Talk - July 12th @ noon
• 7/8/24: General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers
• 5/8/24: Register now for the free webinar with Dr. LaShawn Faith Washington on 6/14
• 5/23/24: Mind&Life Podcast Featuring Tawni Tidwell
• 5/9/24: Bringing compassion and science together in Denmark
• 4/22/24: Learn More Now about the Mindful Eco-Wellness Study
• 4/16/24: Make a Gift for Day of the Badger 2024
• 4/11/24: Inaugural Arts for Healthy Minds Grants to be Presented at 2024 Creative Arts Awards
• 4/8/24: Mind & Life Podcast Ft. CHM Core Faculty Simon Goldberg
• 3/29/24: How to Hold Your Beliefs in a Healthy Way
• 3/25/24: NYT: How to have a Healthier Relationship with Your Phone
• 3/18/24: Center for Healthy Minds Makes New Partnerships, Progress on Post-Death Research While in India
• 3/15/24: Stimulating the brain to stop suicide
• 3/8/24: Spring forward sparks conversation about health tolls of daylight saving time
  
• 2/22/24: Badger Talk featuring Dan Grupe and more
• 2/19/24: NYU Psychiatry Podcast ft. Dr. Richard Davidson
• 2/15/24: Scientific American: Here’s the Happiness Research that Stands Up to Scrutiny
• 2/1/24: Actions for the Earth event on Feb. 3
• 1/25/24: Center for Healthy Minds Spotlight: 3 Questions with Zishan Jiwani, Graduate Researcher
• 1/22/23: With & For Podcast episode with Richard Davidson, hosted by Pam King
• 1/17/23: Metta Hour podcast episode with Richard Davidson
• 1/12/24: Richard J. Davidson's Science of Meditation Talk - Listen now
• 1/7/24: Art of Mediation Global Summit
• 12/20/23: Make a Gift: Support Center for Healthy Minds
• 12/13/23: Nurturing the Soul: The Power of Self-Compassion
• 11/28/23: Make a Gift for Giving Tuesday
• 11/27/23: Watch Now: The World We Make program recording
• 11/22/23: CHM and the Division of the Arts announce Arts for Healthy Minds grants opportunity
• 11/20/23: The Field Study of Long-term Meditation Practitioners and the Tukdam Post-death Meditative State
• 11/17/23: Experts Urge Prioritization of Prosociality for Public Health
  
• 11/13/23:Support Center For Healthy Minds for World Kindness Day 2023
• 10/26/23: UW-Madison announces groundbreaking study for suicide prevention
• 10/24/23: Study finds mindfulness training may not be enough to increase eco-friendliness
• 10/16/23: Cool Class: This Course is Improving Students' Mental Health
• 10/7/23: Meditation is More Than Either Stress Relief or Enlightenment
• 10/5/23: Center for Healthy Minds and Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness at UW–Madison to launch novel research on well-being and suicide prevention
• 9/12/23: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Mental Health Apps
• 9/7/23: The Science of Meditation with Richard Davidson - Sept. 18
• 9/6/23: Apply Now: Part-time Multimedia Designer at Center for Healthy Minds
• 8/31/23: Feeling like Barbie? Here are tips for finding purpose in the real world, based
  on science
• 8/29/23: Can You Really ‘Slow Down’ Time by Meditating?
• 8/24/23: Watch Now ▶️ As a special guest to this episode of Tibet Talks, Richie weighs in on what does "human values" mean?
• 8/15/23: The beginnings and evolution of brain imaging at the Waisman Center
• 8/11/23: Protracted Hot Weather Can Make People Depressed
• 7/27/23: Study to Launch: Can Smartphone-based meditation training ease adolescent depression?
  
• 7/5/23: The Meaning of Bhumisparsha; Where Buddhism and Environmental Justice Come Together
• 6/29/23: Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison to launch research on connection between asthma and Alzheimer’s disease
• 6/27/23: Blue Sky Podcast Featuring Dr. Richard Davidson
• 6/21/23: Spirituality, global warming, and grief: How clergy can help tackle climate anxiety
• 6/19/32: A Slight Change of Plans: "A Meditation Scientist Changes My Mind"
• 6/12/23: "Education and Well-being" University of the Air podcast
• 6/8/23: Hidden Brain podcast: Seeking Serenity Part 2 with Richard Davidson
• 6/5/23: Hidden Brain podcast: Seeking Serenity Part 1 with Richard Davidson
• 5/25/23: Anytime Anywhere Meditation program launch
• 5/23/23: Help advance the science of wellbeing by participating in a research study testing a well-being app: https://go.chm.wisc.edu/bewell
• 5/22/23: Center for Healthy Minds will research machine learning predictions of well-being
• 5/15/23: Fall asleep faster with mental tricks that calm your mind
• 5/3/23: Inner Nature Podcast
• 5/1/23: Te contamos qué es el mindfulness y como te puede ayudar en tu día a día
• 4/24/23: The New York Times: 8 Books for Anyone Curious About Meditation
• 4/13/23: Dr. Tony Chambers featured on "Black Like Me" Podcast with Dr. Alex Gee
• 4/5/2023: Fox Valley's young children are learning mindfulness through the Kindness Curriculum. But what is it?
• 4/5/2023: Kindness Curriculum
• 3/24/23: Day of the Badger 2023
• 3/22/23: For Stressed-out Grad Students, Mindfulness Makes Big Difference
• 3/20/23: Dr. Tony Chambers Featured on L&S Elevate Podcast
• 3/7/23: Transforming Empathy into Compassion: Why it Matters
• 1/20/23: Educators are not all right
• 1/17/23: Join Our Team! | Development & Communications Specialist
• 1/6/23: Madison Children's Museum Caretakers of Wonder Project
• 12/22/22: Join Our Team! | Loka Outreach Program Coordinator
• 12/22/22: Join Our Team! | Loka Education Specialist
• 11/10/22: Support our World Kindness Day campaign!
• 11/3/22: Join our community! | Loka Program Specialist
• 10/31/22: The Center for Black Excellence and Culture Let Your Light Shine Book Event
• 10/21/22: Join our community! | Digital Content Editor job opening
• 10/20/22: 1-week group treatment program brings significant mental health benefits associated with epigenetic changes in teens with history of trauma
• 9/22/22: Students of Innovative Course Report Significantly Improved Mental Health and Flourishing
• 8/11/2022: Why We Experience Self-Doubt And How to Curb Those Feelings
  
• 8/4/2022: Brain imaging reveals how mindfulness program boosts pain regulation
  
• 7/19/2022: 6 Tips for Finding a Meditation App That Works for You
  
• 4/7/2022: Art and Science of Human Flourishing Teaching Workshop
  
• 4/5/2022: Day of the Badger
  
• 3/1/2022: Cord blood DNA methylation modifications in infants are associated with white matter microstructure in the context of prenatal maternal depression and anxiety
  
• 1/5/2022: TODAY with Dr. Richard Davidson: Can We Feel More Hopeful in 2022?
• 12/16/2021: New York Times Best Meditation Apps: Healthy Minds Program App
• 12/13/2021: How Much Does Personality Determine Our Happiness?
• 12/8/2021: New Research Grant Hopes to Improve Well-Being in Healthcare
• 12/3/2021: On Being with Krista Tippett: Well-Being
• 11/25/2021: Appreciating Friends and Loved Ones this Thanksgiving
• 11/12/2021: Celebrate World Kindness Day with the Center for Healthy Minds
• 11/11/2021: Interdependence With Nature
• 11/10/2021: Appreciating Friends and Loved Ones
• 11/9/2021: How to Boost Your Well-Being During Pandemic Lockdowns
• 11/9/2021: Practice Self Care: In This Moment
• 11/1/2021: Watch the Replays of The World We Make: 2021
• 10/28/2021: The Next Decade of Well-Being
• 10/27/2021: Reimagining Race and Well-Being: From Public Health Threat to Flourishing
• 10/26/2021: Realistic Resilience: Well-Being During Challenging Times
• 10/25/2021: Register for The World We Make: 2021
• 10/19/2021: Register for The World We Make: 2021
• 10/7/2021: Thukdam: New Science Explores Process of Death
• 10/5/2021: 3 Lessons from the Pandemic for Better Mental Health
• 9/30/2021: A Post-Pandemic View of Mental Health
• 9/17/2021: The On Being Project: Krista Tippett Bio
• 9/13/2021: Register for The World We Make: 2021
• 9/10/2021: Healthy Minds in Practice: The Mind that Craves
• 9/3/2021: Register for The World We Make: 2021
• 9/1/2021: The Badger Well-Being Challenge
• 8/31/2021: Five Steps to Worrying Less
• 8/26/2021: How to Stay Well This Fall by Focusing on Mental Health
• 8/17/2021: Get Your Copy of What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home
• 8/16/2021: Register for a Free Giveaway Session with Ned and Bill
• 8/11/2021: Ned & Bill’s Launch Day Event at Politics and Prose
• 8/10/2021: Podcast: How to Motivate Kids & Build Their Stress Tolerance, with William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
• 8/9/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: August Registration
• 8/5/2021:3 Steps to Feeling a Greater Sense of Purpose
• 8/2/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: August Registration
• 7/28/2021: NPR: Simone Biles on Her Withdrawal From The Olympic Final
• 7/20/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: August Registration
• 7/19/2021: Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth
• 7/14/2021:Close Friends Make for Lower Cortisol Levels
• 7/12/2021:Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 7/8/2021: CHM System Administrator Position
• 7/1/2021: 3 Ways to Curb Negative Mental Habits
• 6/28/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 6/21/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 6/16/2021: Healthy Minds Innovations: Healthy Minds MasterClass
• 6/14/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 6/10/2021: Healthy Minds in Practice: Pride in Who We Are
• 6/8/2021: Mind & Life Event with Dr. Vandana Shiva
• 6/8/2021: The Mind, the Human-Earth Connection, and the Climate Crisis Online Event
• 6/4/2021: The Loka Initiative's Day of Giving
• 6/3/2021: LIVE Meditation with Dekila Chungyalpa
• 6/1/2021: Why We’re Drawn to Nature
• 5/26/2021: At the Center of All Things is Interdependence
• 5/24/2021: The Loka Initiative
• 5/24/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 5/21/2021: Mind and Life Podcast with Dekila Chungyalpa
• 5/20/2021: World Meditation Day Live Guided Practice
• 5/19/2021: Training in Compassion
• 5/18/2021: World Meditation Day Live Guided Practice
• 5/14/2021:Can We Build a Better Normal After the Pandemic?
• 5/12/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: May Event
• 5/7/2021: Finding Hope During a Pandemic
• 5/6/2021: Fifth International Vatican Conference
• 5/4/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: May Event
• 5/3/2021: Center for Healthy Minds
• 5/3/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 4/30/2021: The Power of Holding Hands
• 4/29/2021: Fifth International Vatican Conference
• 4/28/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: May Event
• 4/27/2021: Mind and Life: Science and Wisdom of Emotions Summit
• 4/22/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: May Event
• 4/22/2021: Happy Earth Day: The Loka Initiative
• 4/20/2021: Anti-Racist Resources from Greater Good
• 4/12/2021: Varela Grant Recipient Dan Grupe
• 4/12/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 4/8/2021: Sign Up For Our Newsletter for Updates and Events
• 4/6/2021: Day of the Badger
• 4/2/2021: 2021 Mind and Life Summer Research Institute: The Mind, The Human-Earth Connection, and the Climate Crisis
• 4/1/2021: 26th Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion: Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health
• 4/1/2021: Mashable Article: "It's Worth Starting Your Meditation Practice Right Now. Here's why."
• 3/30/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: "The How of Well-Being" Recording Access
• 3/26/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: "The How of Well-Being"
• 3/26/2021: Becoming a Buddhist Climate Scientist Podcast with Dekila Chungyalpa
• 3/23/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: "The How of Well-Being"
• 3/19/2021: Podcast: Could being happier help us fight infectious disease?
• 3/19/2021: Healthy Minds LIVE: "The How of Well-Being"
• 3/17/2021: Researchers Find a Better Way to Measure Consciousness
• 3/17/2021: The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know
• 3/15/2021: Brain Awareness Week
• 3/11/2021: Live Meditation with Chad McGehee
• 3/8/2021: Greater Good Resources for Women’s Well-Being
• 3/5/2021: The Hungry Brain
• 3/4/2021: Mental Health & Wellbeing Summit
• 3/2/2021: Kids with Incarcerated Parents
• 2/26/2021: The Art and Science of Human Flourishing
• 2/25/2021: Live Meditation with Dekila Chungyalpa
• 2/21/2021: UW—Madison Arboretum's WinterEnrichment Lecture Series
• 2/19/2021: How a Psychologist’s Work on Race Identity Helped Overturn School Segregation in 1950s
• 2/18/2021: Health Gig Podcast featuring Richard Davidson
• 2/16/2021: Healthy Minds in Practice: Giving and Receiving Love
• 2/15/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 2/12/2021: Dr. Alvin Thomas Spotlight
• 2/9/2021: Live Meditation with Richard Davidson
• 2/8/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 2/5/2021: USD Psychologist Addresses Mindfulness for Racial Healing
• 2/3/2021: America's First Black Female Psychologist: Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser
• 2/1/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 1/29/2021: Is It Better to Give Than Receive? Compassionate Children More Generous
• 1/28/2021: New Research: The Highs and Lows of Parenting in a Pandemic
• 1/25/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 1/22/2021: Meditating and Healing in a Traumatized World
• 1/21/2021: Watch "Upper Story" on Demand
• 1/19/2021: Wisdom and Well-Being Livestream
• 1/18/2021: Healing Intergenerational Trauma
• 1/15/2021: Community Partnership and Inclusion at Heart of New Neuroscience Approach
• 1/13/2021: Managing Stress and Anxiety Event
• 1/12/2021: A Gentle Practice for Opening Up to Painful Emotions
• 1/11/2021: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra Cardero
• 1/8/2021: Badgers at forefront of mindfulness training in collegiate athletics
• 1/7/2021: Online Sacred Earth Sangha
• 1/7/2021: 2021 State of Workplace Mindfulness Survey Report
• 1/5/2021: Covering Faces Around Kids Won't Mask Emotions
• 1/4/2021: The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg "A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops."
• 12/30/2020: How Kindness Spreads in a Community
• 12/28/2020: Increasing Social Connection While “Social Distancing”
• 12/22/2020: How to Accept That Holiday Gatherings Are Canceled
• 12/21/2020: Training Your Compassion “Muscle” May Boost Brain’s Resilience in the Face of Suffering
• 12/18/2020: Deepen Your Practice with Healthy Minds Innovations
• 12/17/2020: Healthy Minds in Practice: Working with Difficult Emotions during the Holidays
• 12/15/2020: Meditation practices enhance top-down ability to control attention, study finds
• 12/7/2020: Research Provides Tools For Achieving The “How” Of Well-Being In Daily Life
• 12/7/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 12/3/2020: Richard Davidson TEDx Talks San Fransisco: Dare to Know
• 12/1/2020: Giving Tuesday: Student Flourishing Initiative
• 11/30/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 11/24/2020: How To Tell Your Loved Ones You Can't Celebrate In Person This Holiday Season
• 11/24/2020: "A Public Affair" Radio Show with Dr. Pelin Kesebir
• 11/23/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 11/20/2020: Watching Trains: A Calming Breath Practice for Kids
• 11/20/2020: Dr. Richard Davidson on Bader Report
• 11/16/2020: Researchers Launch Fully Mobile Study on Meditation and Depression
• 11/16/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 11/13/2020: World Kindness Day: Double the Impact Challenge
• 11/13/2020: World Kindness Day Initiative
• 11/9/2020: The Loka Initiative
• 11/9/2020: Six Ways to Support Children's Well-Being During the Pandemic
• 11/9/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 11/6/2020: Brain, Healthy Foods Article
• 11/5/2020: 20 Minute Body Centering Practice with Sasha
• 11/3/2020: Election Day Guided Meditation
• 11/2/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 11/2/2020: Dealing with Election Day Stress
• 10/30/2020: World Kindness Day 2020 Tracker
• 10/30/2020: The Heart and Science of Kindness
• 10/27/2020: How to Befriend Your Life As It Is
• 10/26/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 10/23/2020: Fill the Hill
• 10/22/2020: How to Sustain Happiness
• 10/19/2020: 4 Ways to Cultivate Purpose
• 10/19/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra
• 10/10/2020: NAMI Helpline
• 10/10/2020: Check out the science and research behind well-being
• 10/10/2020: Healthy Minds Program App
• 10/10/2020: NIH Sleep Deprivation Study
• 10/10/2020: It’s World Mental Health Day – Let’s Get Control of Our Election Anxiety
• 10/9/2020: Change Your Mind, Change The World
• 10/8/2020: Resilient Minds, Resilient World
• 10/7/2020: Well at Work
• 10/6/2020: The Developing Mind
• 10/5/2020: The Plasticity of Mind, Brain and Body
• 10/2/2020: Change Your Mind, Change The World
• 9/30/2020: The Developing Mind Virtual Event
• 9/30/2020: Well at Work Virtual Event
• 9/29/2020: Register for The World We Make 2020
• 9/25/2020: The Developing Mind: Virtual Event
• 9/23/2020: Student Flourishing Initiative: Building Resiliency Among College Students
• 9/21/2020: The World We Make 2020: The Plasticity of Mind, Brain & Body
• 9/21/2020: Measuring Well-Being Article
• 9/21/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra Cardero
• 9/18/2020: TWWM 2020: Resilient Minds, Resilient Planet
• 9/18/2020: Profile Spotlight: Lama Rod Owens
• 9/18/2020: Article Spotlight: Researchers Develop New Metrics for Measuring Mental States During Meditation
• 9/17/2020: Mindful Healthcare Summit
• 9/15/2020: Loving-Kindess Practice for Teachers
• 9/14/2020: Meditación en Vivo, en español por Daniela Labra Cardero
• 6/23/2020: 7 Benefits of Meditation, and How it can Affect Your Brain
• 6/12/2020: Livestream conversation with the Dalai Lama on Resilience, Compassion, and Science for Healing Today. Hosted by the Mind & Life Institute
• 5/29/2020: ABC Interview featuring the Dalai Lama and Richard Davidson & podcast from Ten Percent Happier
• 5/15/2020: 10 Well-Being Tips for the Days of COVID-19
• 5/5/2020: Support COVID-19 Research with a Gift to the Center for #GivingTuesdayNow
• 4/22/2020: The Loka Initiative, Integration of Faith and Ecology
• 4/16/2020: Meditation with Richard Davidson (YouTube)
• 4/2/2020: Meditation with Richard Davidson (YouTube)
• 3/26/2020: COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit and Resources
• 3/16/2020: COVID-19 and Our Common Humanity
• 2/25/2020: Mindfulness-based Training in Preservice Teacher Education Leads to Improvements in Classroom Teaching Practices
• 1/14/2020: Behind the Science: The Mind-Body Connection (Facebook Live)
• 1/10/2020: TEDxSanFrancisco – How Mindfulness Changes the Emotional Life of Our Brains
• 1/3/2020: Mindfulness Video Game Changes Areas of the Brain Associated with Attention