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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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How to Meditate Without a Formal Routine

July 15, 2024

Want to start or continue meditating but can't find the time? Try an informal meditation practice! Our latest article for Psychology Today provides... Learn More

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Advanced Meditation Alters Consciousness and Our Basic Sense of Self

July 15, 2024

An emerging science of advanced meditation could transform mental health and our understanding of consciousness Learn More

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Brain Ponderings Podcast - 'Richard Davidson: The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation and the Four Pillars of Human Flourishing'

July 8, 2024

Anxiety, attention-deficit disorder, depression and loneliness have increased dramatically recently as a result, at least in part, of information... Learn More

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CHM Graduate Researcher Zishan Jiwani Receives Grant from Mind & Life Institute

July 8, 2024

The Valera grant is related to adherence in naturalistic use of digital meditation-based interventions. Learn More

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Podcast: The Secret to Mental Toughness with Chad McGehee

July 8, 2024

Tune in to hear from Chad McGehee, Director of Meditation Training at UW-Madison Athletics and CHM affiliate, on this latest podcast feature! In... Learn More

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General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers

July 8, 2024

Burnout among healthcare workers is a problem that general surgery resident Sydney Tan, MD aims to address – and with a recent grant from the UW... Learn More

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The Loka Initiative at UW–Madison Launches Groundbreaking ‘Psychology of Deep Resilience’ Online Course

June 11, 2024

The effects of environmental degradation and climate change are dire, and many of us feel uncertain what to do about it. A new, free 4-course... Learn More >

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Video: Nurturing emotional resilience in the era of climate change

May 20, 2024

Dekila Chungyalpa, founder of the Loka Initiative, and Christine Wilson, PhD, with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of... Learn More

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Mind & Life Podcast: Between Life and Death ft. Tawni Tidwell

May 16, 2024

In this episode, Wendy speaks with biocultural anthropologist and Tibetan medical doctor Tawni Tidwell. Tawni’s research focuses on living—and... Learn More

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Madison Children’s Museum: Madison to host InterActivity 2024, Flourish!, the largest international conference of children’s museums

May 8, 2024

Richard J. Davidson to speak at InterActivity 2024, Flourish!, the international conference of the Association of Children’s Museums. InterActivity... Learn More

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Bringing compassion and science together

May 8, 2024

The first ‘Science & The Flavour of Aarhus’ event at AIAS with world-renowned neuroscientist, Professor Richard J. Davidson opened our senses to... Learn More

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Colloquy Podcast at Harvard University: 'Meditation Changes Your Brain, Here's How,' Featuring Richard Davidson

May 3, 2024

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, PhD '76, the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of... Learn More