Ancient Wisdom Practices Can Help You Thrive This Semester
September 9, 2026
Research shows ancient wisdom practices teach balance during student life. Learn More
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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
August 20, 2026
Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >
Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care
August 19, 2026
What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >
Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research
June 24, 2026
Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >
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The Blind Spot Podcast - Episode 12: Buddhism, Science and Mind
February 23, 2026
What can Buddhism teach science about the mind? CHM Core Faculty member Dr. John Dunne explores how Buddhist and scientific perspectives on... Learn More
Researchers at UW–Madison Receive Major Grant to Study the Link Between Mental Health and the Microbiome
February 18, 2026
Long before science caught up, Vincent Van Gogh sensed a connection between melancholy and microbes. Now, 135 years later, the Wisconsin Institute... Learn More
New CHM Study to Examine How to Improve Effectiveness of Digital Wellbeing Apps
January 20, 2026
A new study launched by a team of researchers at Center for Healthy Minds seeks to understand how mental health digital apps could become more... Learn More >
Reframing Wellbeing Through the Lens of Indigenous Filipino Psychology
January 15, 2026
Center for Healthy Minds researchers and partners from global Filipino non-profit give update on collaborative study. Learn More >
Parents’ Excessive Internet Use May Be Linked to Depression in Their Teenagers
January 12, 2026
“These results support the sobering possibility that how parents are engaging with technology impacts their children’s wellbeing,” said Simon... Learn More >
Get to Know Center for Healthy Minds Experts in 5 Recent Podcast Episodes
November 28, 2025
Catch up with the experts at the Center for Healthy Minds with these podcasts featuring five of our scholars as they discuss their latest research... Learn More >
LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and UW’s Dr. Richie Davidson Have Fireside Chat on ‘Leading with Compassion’
November 21, 2025
"Leading with compassion" was the center of the conversation at a recent fireside chat with LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More >
Contemplating a New Vision for Contemplative Science
November 3, 2025
Dr. Amit Bernstein, CHM’s newest faculty member, reflects on a 30-year journey around the world and into the mind—and where he wants to go next. Learn More >
Liberating Mind at Death: Ontological Realities and Discourses with Science in Tibetan Tukdam Post-death Meditative State
September 10, 2025
Read this Tukdam Special Issue for the journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry with CHM Research Assistant Professor Dr. Tawni Tidwell as guest... Learn More
Island of Knowledge: Human Flourishing
September 2, 2025
This spring, Richard J. Davidson and visiting scientist Dalal Abu Amneh participated in a small think tank gathering in Tuscany. While there, they... Learn More
Digital Health for Doctors, Too? Tools Emerge to Promote Well-being
August 25, 2025
Whether it’s via an online program or simply a smartwatch, healthcare professionals stand to gain skills and insights. Learn More
UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds Shares Positive Results from Study of Digital Wellbeing Training for Mexican Healthcare Providers
August 18, 2025
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) and AtentaMente, a group in Mexico that specializes in mental... Learn More >