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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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Seven Personal Management Tips To Help You Save Time

January 17, 2020

Richard Davidson's thoughts on well-being are featured in this Forbes article on personal management Learn More

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Why We Hate

January 17, 2020

The work of the Center for Healthy Minds was featured in the final episode on hope of the Discovery Channel documentary Why We Hate Learn More

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UW-Madison researchers use video game to teach kids mindfulness

January 17, 2020

Center scientists share the impact from a study where kids played a video game to train mindfulness Learn More

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Inflammation Predicts Response to Antidepressant Medication

January 9, 2020

Youth with bipolar depression responded better to an antipsychotic medicine if they had increased markers of inflammation in their blood Learn More >

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Five Ways to Improve Your Mental Health in 2020

January 7, 2020

CNN shares strategies from Center Director Richard Davidson to build gratitude and improve emotional health. Learn More

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Watch Center Founder Richard Davidson's TedXSanFrancisco talk, "How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains"

December 18, 2019

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson spoke at TEDx SanFrancisco in October 2019. Watch the video to hear him speak about... Learn More >

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Early Research Suggests Mindfulness Training Improves Mental Health Outcomes in Police Officers

December 16, 2019

A recent paper published by researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds showed that eight weeks of mindfulness training resulted in reductions in... Learn More >

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Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention

December 13, 2019

A research team at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California, Irvine, designed a video... Learn More >

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Being Well in a Stressed-Out Society

December 11, 2019

In the last decade, rates of anxiety, stress, and depression have increased to unprecedented levels, especially among college students. Angela... Learn More >

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Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?

November 20, 2019

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson discusses a research study at the center that focused on compassion training. Learn More

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Can a Trip-Free Psychedelic Still Help People With Depression?

November 12, 2019

Faculty Charles Raison is featured talking about his upcoming research study that looks into how psilocybin helps people with depression and... Learn More

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The Science-Backed Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

November 5, 2019

An overview of research-backed benefits of mindfulness that includes mention of Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson's research on... Learn More