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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 >

News & Media

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The Best Science-Backed Mindfulness Practices for Stress

June 12, 2019

Center researcher Matt Hirshberg shares insights from a recent study that looks into which mindfulness practices work to manage stress. Learn More

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How the Brains of Master Meditators Change

June 6, 2019

Richard Davison joins The Ezra Klein Show to discuss what he learned from bringing the Dalai Lama to his lab. Learn More

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When Feelings of Stress Align with the Body, People Have Higher Levels of Well-Being

May 10, 2019

When stress levels in the mind and body are in sync, a person is more likely to have higher levels of well-being Learn More >

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New Program Launches Well-Being Pilots in Workplaces

May 2, 2019

A new program from Healthy Minds Innovations, the nonprofit affiliated with the Center for Healthy Minds, brings well-being skills to workplaces Learn More >

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Mom's Everyday: Mindful parenting

April 29, 2019

Hosts discuss research from the Center for Healthy Minds that talks about how mindful parenting practices can open up communication with adolescents. Learn More

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Festival Of Faiths: Psychologist Richard Davidson Says You Can Learn Emotion

April 26, 2019

Richard Davidson discusses research that shows we can learn how to be more compassionate, kind and resilient, just like any other skill. Learn More

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Understanding the Power of Meditation

April 26, 2019

This Brainfacts.org article features quotes from Richard Davidson from the Center for Healthy Minds about mindfulness as a learned skill. Learn More

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New Research Examines If U.S. Veterans Sought Mental Health Treatment Before and After 9/11

March 29, 2019

Faculty member Simon Goldberg shares research about mental health treatment delays in the U.S. veteran population Learn More >

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The Benefits of Positive Thinking—and How You Can Do More of It

March 21, 2019

This Health article features research from Richard Davidson and the Center for Healthy Minds about training your brain to improve compassion Learn More

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The Science of Happiness

February 27, 2019

Research from the Center suggests that happier people's brains are more active in the left prefrontal cortex and we can rewire our brains for... Learn More

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Former Badger Football Star Chris Borland Returns to Campus to Talk Meditation

February 25, 2019

Former Badger football star Chris Borland joined Chad McGehee at University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk football and meditation Learn More

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Integrating Wellness Into Everything We Do

February 19, 2019

Assistant scientist Pelin Kesebir says that writing down three good things that happened to you every day for a certain period of time has the... Learn More