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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 >

News & Media

Variety Web

Film Review: ‘"Free the Mind"

December 12, 2015

Variety reviews a documentary focused on the work of Center for Healthy Minds Founder Richard Davidson Learn More

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Center for Healthy Minds Receives $8 Million Grant for Meditation Research

December 12, 2015

Mindful Magazine shares news of a grant the Center received to continue its research on well-being Learn More

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Free the Mind – Contemplating Consciousness at Milwaukee Film Festival

December 12, 2015

A documentary chronicling one of the study's from the Center appears at the Milwaukee Film Festival Learn More

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Real Talk, College Savings, Filmmaker, Science of Positive Emotions

December 12, 2015

Listen to a discussion with Richard Davidson, Founder of the Center for Healthy Minds, on the science of savoring emotions Learn More

Boston Globe Web

"Free the Mind" with the Benefits of Meditation

December 12, 2015

The Boston Globe reviews "Free the Mind," a film following the work of the Center and Richard Davidson Learn More

Huffington Post Web

'Mindfulness' Meditation Alters Gene Expression, Study Suggests

December 12, 2015

The Huffington Post shares more about a recent study conducted by the Center and collaborators Learn More

Medical News Today Web

Meditation Changes Gene Expression, Study Shows

December 12, 2015

Medical News Today covers research from the Center suggesting that meditation alters gene expression Learn More

Wisconsin Public Radio

Brain Scientist Offers Tips on How, Why To Meditate

December 12, 2015

Wisconsin Public Radio shares the science of meditation and tips from the Center Learn More

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Tech Companies Find Their Inner Zen

December 12, 2015

Computerworld covers how well-being research makes its way to the workplace Learn More

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Can Video games Create Mindful Teens?

December 12, 2015

Isthmus newspaper explores research collaborations between the Center and video game experts Learn More

International Innovation Web

The Wellspring of Well-Being

December 12, 2015

Richard Davidson details the latest neuroscientific findings for well-being for International Innovation Learn More

Greater Good Science Center Web

Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2013

December 12, 2015

One of our Center's research papers is featured prominently in the Greater Good's well-being roundup Learn More