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Study Team Presents Findings on Filipino American Politics and Wellbeing at Asian American Studies Conference

May 28, 2026

Center for Healthy Minds researchers partner with global non-profit for on-going community engaged research in the Usap Tayo study. Learn More >

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Art, Music, and Neuroscience: The MUSE Initiative Holds its Inaugural Event

May 5, 2026

The evening extended beyond dialogue into shared experience where participants were invited into moments of collective vocalization, simple vocal... Learn More >

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Faith Leaders’ Environmental Visions Come to Life at Loka Initiative Convening

April 29, 2026

The PREP (Preparing Religious Environmental Plans) course culminated in a weeklong “Keeping the Faith” convening in March in Madison, WI. Learn More >

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Stressed? Just a couple minutes of meditation might help.

April 28, 2026

Are you in the "driver's seat" of your thoughts, emotions and impulses? Meditation could help, says Center for Healthy Minds Contemplative... Learn More

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Did You Know? CHM Studies Use Specialized MRI Machine to Advance Brain Research

April 8, 2026

UW researchers, including experts from the Center for Healthy Minds, are conducting detailed brain imaging work using one of the first head-only,... Learn More >

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NYT: 4 Ways to Flourish (in Good Times and Bad)

March 27, 2026

To flourish is to have a life that feels meaningful and rich, despite the challenges we’ll inevitably face. That's what Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More >

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Center for Healthy Minds Researchers Use AI and 7.5M Screenshots to Understand Suicide Risk

March 25, 2026

The latest findings in this first-of-its-kind study show nighttime smartphone behavior can be an indicator of suicidal thoughts. Learn More >

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Experts Urge Prioritization of Prosociality for Public Health

November 5, 2023

A multidisciplinary team of national researchers, including Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center... Learn More >

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Study finds mindfulness training may not be enough to increase eco-friendliness

October 23, 2023

Could general well-being practices like meditation encourage eco-friendly behaviors and attitudes? A new study from the Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More

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Study finds mindfulness training may not be enough to increase eco-friendliness

October 23, 2023

Could general well-being practices like meditation encourage eco-friendly behaviors and attitudes? As the climate crisis accelerates ecological... Learn More >

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Washington University in St. Louis hosts first-ever Mindfulness Day

October 17, 2023

Washington University hosted its inaugural Mindfulness Day on Wednesday, Oct. 4. World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson delivered the... Learn More

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New UW-Madison study aims to prevent deaths by suicide

October 17, 2023

In case you missed the latest segment from @NBC15, watch now! Center for Healthy Minds Founder and Director Richard Davidson gives an interview... Learn More

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UW-Madison announces groundbreaking study for suicide prevention

October 17, 2023

The study, which is government-funded, aims to determine if a combination of targeted brain stimulation and meditation practices will decrease the... Learn More

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The Global Refugee Crisis: How Can Mindfulness & Compassion Training Help?

October 13, 2023

“The global human rights crisis has contributed to a global mental health crisis,” says Amit Bernstein, a professor of psychology and founder and... Learn More

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How Emotionally Self-Aware Are You?

October 13, 2023

Without being able to recognize your feelings, you can’t control them. This inevitably effects your disposition—and output—at work. Learn More

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Upstream intervention: UW researchers to explore novel suicide prevention, well-being methods

October 13, 2023

The Center for Healthy Minds and the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness are leading a study at the University of Wisconsin exploring... Learn More

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UW–Madison to launch novel research on suicide prevention and well-being

October 6, 2023

A multi-disciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, led by the Center for Healthy Minds and the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep... Learn More

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Center for Healthy Minds and Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness at UW–Madison to launch novel research on well-being and suicide prevention

October 5, 2023

The need for innovative, science-backed interventions for suicide prevention and for cultivating well-being as a prevention strategy is paramount.... Learn More >

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Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown Episode Featuring Richard J. Davidson - "What We're Getting Wrong with Meditation"

October 2, 2023

Dr. Richard Davidson explains the parts of the brain most affected by meditation, and what all of that means for how we self-regulate and cope with... Learn More