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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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Training Compassion 'Muscle' May Boost Brain's Resilience to Others' Suffering

May 24, 2018

A study conducted by the Center for Healthy Minds found that loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience. Learn More

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Compassion Is Like a Muscle That Gets Stronger With Training

May 24, 2018

A study conducted by the Center for Healthy Minds found that loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience. Learn More

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Training Your Compassion “Muscle” May Boost Brain’s Resilience in the Face of Suffering

May 22, 2018

Two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce distress and improve a person’s ability to look at others who are suffering Learn More >

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Why You Should Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

May 22, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson says that self-criticism can take a toll on our minds and bodies and it’s time to ease up. Learn More

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Enhancing Jail Visits Through Interdisciplinary Interventions

May 22, 2018

Center for Healthy Minds professor Julie Poehlmann-Tynan has received funding to improve outcomes for children's visits with their incarcerated... Learn More >

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Everyone is Meditating. Who is Going to Change the World?

May 15, 2018

Center founder Richard Davidson and meditation skeptic Theodore Zeldin discuss whether meditation truly makes the world a better place. Learn More

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New Study Examines the Stress of Poverty on Children

May 4, 2018

A new research project will address what experiences affect brain development during the first two years of life for disadvantaged children. Learn More >

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Mindfulness in Education with Chad McGehee

April 13, 2018

Well-being expert Chad McGehee shares the impact of mindfulness in education on The Kindness Podcast. Learn More

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How to Train Your Brain to Stay Focused on Important Things that Give Results

April 4, 2018

Citing Center Founder Richard Davidson, this article explores how to train your brain to focus better. Learn More

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How to Master and Control Your Emotions Based From Thirty-Plus Years of Brain Research

April 4, 2018

Center Founder Richard Davidson identifies six emotional styles which refer to your consistent way of responding to what happens to you. Learn More

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Why Self-Love is Important and How to Cultivate it

April 4, 2018

For many people, the concept of self-love might conjure images of tree-hugging hippies or cheesy self-help books. But, as many psychology studies... Learn More

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This Class is Helping First-Year Students Start College Off Right

March 20, 2018

A new course, piloted in conjunction with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Virginia and... Learn More >