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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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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 >

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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 >

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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 >

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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 >

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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

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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

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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

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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 >

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The Meditation App Revolution Is Here, And It's Backed By Science

August 15, 2025

Read more about a review paper on meditation apps, published recently in the journal American Psychologist, co-authored by Dr. Simon Goldberg, Core... Learn More

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Dr. Richie Davidson & Dr. Cortland Dahl Launch Dharma Lab

August 4, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Dharma Lab — a new platform co-created by Dr. Cortland Dahl and Dr. Richard J. Davidson, designed to share... 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