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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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Thupten Jinpa, Richard Davidson, Richard Gere to Attend Dalai Lama’s Liberty Medal Ceremony

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson and Thupten Jinpa accept Liberty Medal on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Learn More

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The Four Constituents of Well-Being

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson speaks about the four science-based keys to achieving well-being and how they can be implemented in the workplace Learn More

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What if Schools Taught Kindness?

May 5, 2016

Center researchers Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook discuss the impact of the Center's Kindness Curriculum on pre-kindergarten classrooms Learn More

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What the Dalai Lama Suggests Is the Key to Living a Happier Life

May 5, 2016

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Richard Davidson sit down with Dan Harris to discuss how physical and mental well-being can be improved Learn More

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The Four Keys to Well-Being

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson explains the four scientifically-supported constituents of well-being discovered through the Center's research Learn More

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The Wake-Up Call That Transformed Neuroscientist Richard Davidson’s Life

May 5, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson discusses the question asked by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1992 that forever changed Davidson's research on the... Learn More

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'Mindfulness' May Keep Depression from Coming Back

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson discusses the promising results and new questions raised by a University of Oxford study on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy... Learn More

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Why Women’s Well-Being Should Take Center Stage

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson and friend of the Center Sona Dimidjian discuss their research on the particular vulnerability of women to mental health disorders... Learn More

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Mindfulness therapy works for recurrent depression

May 4, 2016

Richard Davidson discusses a University of Oxford study on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and depression relapse for which he wrote an... Learn More

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Unique Trauma Calls for Unique Treatments – Backed by Neuroscience

May 3, 2016

Center scientists use brain imaging to reveal the complexity, range of response, and symptoms for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Learn More >

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UW Research Effort Bringing Emotions into Focus

April 27, 2016

Richard Davidson leading the way for new generation of researchers studying the scientific interplay between emotions and biology Learn More >

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Emotion Symposium Set for April 13-14

April 25, 2016

Center for Healthy Minds Founder Richard Davidson is a speaker at UW-Madison's 6th annual Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion Learn More >