EVENTS

Center for Healthy Minds hosts online and in-person gatherings, livestreams and more. Learn more about upcoming events and offerings here.

Upcoming Events

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Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion: Neurocircuits, Hormones and the Understanding and Treatment of Psychopathology

Apr 22 to Apr 23, 2026

Join CHM Founder/Director Dr. Richie Davidson and Ned H. Kalin, MD, on April 22-23 for this year's Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion. The symposium... Learn More >

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Unspoken Intelligence: Other Ways of Knowing, Extraordinary Cognition, and the Edges of Consciousness

May 21 to May 22, 2026

Register for the 2026 International Forum on Consciousness on May 21-22! Learn More >

Past Events

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Center for Healthy Minds Knowledge Series - October Kindness in the Classroom

Oct 17 , 2016

Join us in Madison for a presentation on research projects in the classroom and meet the staff and supporters who make the Center's work possible Learn More >

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Empathy and Compassion in Society

Oct 14 to Oct 15, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is a guest of honor and speaker at the 4th annual professional conference Learn More >

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Changing the Odds 2016

Oct 6 to Oct 7, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is a featured speaker at this year's "Compassion: Brain Changer" conference Learn More >

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Special Member Tour - September

Sep 15 , 2016

Center for Healthy Minds members are invited to a tour and special scientific presentation by graduate student Matthew Hirshberg on developing... Learn More >

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The Science of Meditation

Sep 13 , 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson presents the latest research findings on meditation and its impact on the brain at this special event hosted by... Learn More >

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The Mind in Labor: Working with Pain in Childbirth

Sep 9 to Sep 11, 2016

Center faculty member Larissa Duncan invites expectant parents and healthcare professionals for a weekend workshop on using mindfulness in... Learn More >

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Jewish Social Services of Madison Levy Summer Series

Aug 24, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson is a speaker for the Jewish Social Services of Madison Levy Summer Series Learn More >

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Special Member Tour - August

Aug 18 , 2016

Center for Healthy Minds members are invited to an in-depth research equipment viewing and discussion led by Senior Information Processing... Learn More >

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AccessCircles Aspen Forum: Living Well, Living Mindfully

Jul 22 , 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson presents "Creating a Healthy Mind: The Neuroscience of Well-Being" at the three day forum on health and wellness Learn More >

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Special Member Tour - July

Jul 21 , 2016

Center for Healthy Minds members are invited to a tour and special scientific presentation by researcher Cecilia Westbrook on the role of executive... Learn More >

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Dreaming, Dying, and Awareness

Jul 13 , 2016

In this evening talk, Center Founder Richard Davidson and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche provide perspectives based on their backgrounds in... Learn More >

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Basic Goodness: Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing

Jul 2 to Jul 3, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson joins Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche for a weekend workshop including teachings and discussions on meditation and the... Learn More >