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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8th Mindfulness Forum in Salzburg: Double Lecture with Prof. Richard Davidson & Dr. Britta Hölzel

Jan 30 , 2021

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will speak at the 8th Mindfulness Forum about well-being and emotional intelligence in... Learn More >

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UW Now Live: Wisdom and Well-Being

Jan 19 , 2021

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will present as part of the UW Now Live event on January 19th in a talk focused on... Learn More >

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The Best Year of Your Life Summit

Jan 19 to Jan 28, 2021

The Best Year of Your Life Summit is a free online event from January 19-28. Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will be a featured... Learn More >

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Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing Webinar

Nov 22 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Dr. Richard Davidson will join a special webinar with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche for a discussion on meditation... Learn More >

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Happiness and its Causes 2020

Nov 19 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will present a plenary session, Human Flourishing in Challenging Times at the 2020 Happiness... Learn More >

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Well-being is a skill: Lessons for the current pandemic

Nov 18 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will present a virtual talk hosted by the UW-Madison Retirement Association. Learn More >

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'Mind Matters' series: Well-Being is a Skill

Nov 12 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will discuss scientific evidence that suggests that we can change our brains by transforming our... Learn More >

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Fall 2020 Excelerator - Alliance for Strong Families and Communities

Nov 12 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will speak at the Fall 2020 Excelerator, hosted by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities. Learn More >

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Book Launch: Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Volume 2: The Mind.

Nov 12 , 2020

Center Faculty member John Dunne will speak at the book launch for Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Volume 2: The Mind. Learn More >

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Pathways to Planetary Health

Nov 12 , 2020

The Garrison Institute Forum Series on Pathways to Planetary Health will host a conversation between Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka... Learn More >

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Contemplative Research Conference 2020

Nov 5 to Nov 8, 2020

The Mind & Life Institute is hosting the Contemplative Research Conference - an interactive online conference featuring the... Learn More >

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1st Virtual Symposium on Neuroscience and Well-being of the INECO Foundation

Oct 28 , 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will be a featured speaker at the First International Virtual Symposium of the INECO Foundation. Learn More >