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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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Three CHM Core Faculty Members Celebrate Tenure Achievement

July 15, 2025

CHM celebrated the recent tenure of three Core Faculty members (Dr. Simon Goldberg, Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz and Dr. Sarah Short), with a special... Learn More >

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University of the Air: Promoting Healing During and After Incarceration

July 2, 2025

Dr. Dan Grupe and CHM community research partner Deb Mejchar were interviewed by University of the Air co-host Emily Auerbach about how mindfulness... Learn More

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CHM Core Faculty Member Dr. Teri Pipe recognized as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 2, 2025

This honor recognizes her impactful contributions to health, leadership, and innovation in nursing. She’ll be officially inducted this October at... Learn More

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14 Ways to Break a Bad Mood

June 2, 2025

If you’re feeling grumpy, these 14 tips can help you snap out of it. CHM Contemplative Scientist Cortland Dahl weighs in! Learn More

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AI mind: The Artificial Intelligence search for machine consciousness

June 2, 2025

Join Buddhist scholar and Center for Healthy Minds Core Faculty Dr. John Dunne, and host, yogi/technologist Erric Solomon, as they explore the... Learn More

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Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Linking the Brain and Lungs in Asthma

June 2, 2025

In a new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, CHM's Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz and her team made strides towards connecting the dots... Learn More

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Watch Now: Born to Flourish Video Series

May 23, 2025

Did you miss the Born To Flourish series? The good news is you can watch all 6 recordings now for free! Each video features insightful... Learn More

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These absurd scenarios your brain loves at night

May 23, 2025

As it turns out, it's very common for the brain to start creating mental scenarios as soon as things get quiet. Dr. @Cortland Dahl, a contemplative... Learn More

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In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene with Dekila Chungyalpa

May 23, 2025

Climate leader and Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa joined Tricycle Magazine for this interview series. Focusing on the consequences of human action... Learn More

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44 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards

May 1, 2025

Two scientists at CHM received Vilas Researcher Awards in recognition of new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Learn More

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How to Build Climate Courage

May 1, 2025

To face the climate crisis, we have to feel it first. Dig deeper into building climate courage ahead Earth Day in this inspiring article with... Learn More

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Mind & Life Podcast: Melissa Rosenkranz – Mind, Body, World

May 1, 2025

In the latest Mind & Life podcast episode, contemplative scientist and Center for Healthy Minds expert Melissa Rosenkranz explores how inflammation... Learn More