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New Study on a School-based Wellbeing Intervention to Promote Mental Health in Children of War

November 3, 2026

A team of international researchers, including University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) honorary fellow Dr. Perla Kaliman... Learn More >

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Experts Call on Psychiatry to Prioritize Suicide Research and Prevention as an Organizing Principle

November 3, 2026

A team of experts in neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry has issued an urgent call to policy makers, funding agencies and peers in the field of... Learn More >

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Exploring the Science of Wellbeing: The Healthy Minds Framework Explained

October 8, 2026

The Healthy Minds Framework, a groundbreaking scientific model first outlined by experts from CHM, identifies the core pillars of wellbeing:... Learn More >

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Dharma Lab Podcast: The Shadow Side of Meditation

October 7, 2026

On the latest Dharma Lab podcast, Center for Healthy Minds researchers Dr. Matt Hirshberg, Dr. Simon Goldberg, and Dr. Polina Beloborodova join Dr.... Learn More

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Improving Your Health is a ‘Radical Act of Generosity.’ Quotes From Neuroscientist Dr. Richie Davidson’s FoundMyFitness Podcast Episode

September 12, 2026

Dr. Rhonda Patrick and Dr. Richie Davidson address some of the most interesting questions about wellbeing and the science behind it today.  Learn More >

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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 >

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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 >

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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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Silicon Valley is Obsessed with Meditation, and there’s New Evidence It Changes the Brain for the Better

September 15, 2017

Citing research from the Center for Healthy Minds, evidence suggests regular meditation is linked with benefits including lower stress and better... Learn More

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The Epigenetic Aging Clock Runs Slower in Meditators, Study Suggests

September 8, 2017

A new study is the first to suggest that the long-term practice of meditation may slow down the epigenetic clock in immune cells Learn More >

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Bells and Belly Buddies: Kindness Curriculum

August 30, 2017

The Kindness Curriculum developed by the the Center for Healthy Minds touts the benefits of teaching mindfulness and empathy in the classroom. Learn More

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Kindness Curriculum Released for Greater Well-Being in the Classroom

August 28, 2017

The Center is releasing its mindfulness-based “Kindness Curriculum” for teachers and parents to implement with their preschoolers Learn More >

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A Blow to Well-Being? Nature Words Disappearing from Books, Films and Songs

June 30, 2017

Researchers find a steady decrease in references to the natural world in music, literature and film Learn More >

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Mindful Policing: The Future of Force

June 20, 2017

With police violence—and public scrutiny— on the rise, cities turn to mindfulness to help officers deal with the stress of the job. A study from... Learn More

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Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Classes May Ease Pain, Depression

June 20, 2017

Center faculty Larissa Duncan's research suggests that when birthing classes include mindfulness-based education instead of focusing only on the... Learn More

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Scientists Find Area of the Brain Responsible for Emotional Spillover

June 16, 2017

Researchers are discovering what happens in the brain when emotional spillover occurs and, for the first time, are able to pinpoint areas directly... Learn More >

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Mindfulness Could Improve School Performance

June 15, 2017

Breathing could be the key to unlocking better performances for kids in school. It's part of mindfulness--a practice Milwaukee Public Schools and... Learn More

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Can Mindfulness Reduce Fear of Labour and Postpartum Depression?

June 12, 2017

Anxiety about labour – and what might come afterwards – causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. Center faculty... Learn More

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When Did Pop Culture and Nature Part Ways?

June 12, 2017

Ever since the 1950s, our books, movies and songs have contained fewer and fewer references to flowers, birds, trees and the outdoors. What does it... Learn More

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The Benefits of a Mindful Pregnancy

June 12, 2017

Research from Center faculty Larissa Duncan suggests Postpartum Depression may be prevented when mindfulness is part of childbirth education. Learn More