A Course for Healthy Minds
September 23, 2026
An evidence-based curriculum in human flourishing is finding its way into classrooms everywhere. Learning Well Magazine does an in-depth piece... 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 >
Ancient Wisdom Practices Can Help You Thrive This Semester
September 9, 2026
Research shows ancient wisdom practices teach balance during student life. Learn More
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 >
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 >
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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Feeling like Barbie? Here are tips for finding purpose in the real world, based on science
September 1, 2023
In this summer's blockbuster movie of the same name, Barbie stares down an existential crisis. For humans in the real world, UW's Center for... Learn More
The benefits and drawbacks of mental health apps
August 30, 2023
The Week explores the pro's and con's of mental health apps and features experts from around the globe including CHM Core Faculty Simon Goldberg. Learn More
COVID’s Toll on Teachers
August 29, 2023
A UW study looks for ways to reduce distress and increase well-being. Learn More
Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment
August 28, 2023
Exploring the wider range of meditation is no longer reserved for the monasteries. The new science of meditation is just getting started. Learn More
Can You Really ‘Slow Down’ Time by Meditating?
August 28, 2023
If time feels like it’s flying by, you may be interested in learning how to slow it down. ⏰ One possible technique to use? Meditation. Learn More
Tibet Talks: The Dalai Lama and the Promotion of Human Values
August 23, 2023
Watch Now ▶️ As a special guest to this episode of Tibet Talks, Dr. Richard J. Davidson weighs in on what does "human values" mean? Learn More
The beginnings and evolution of brain imaging at the Waisman Center
August 11, 2023
Did you know Richard Davidson was instrumental in starting a brain imaging lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison? ? Learn about the history now. Learn More
How mental health disintegrates during extreme heat
August 9, 2023
Psychiatrist Dr. Charles Raison, Affiliated Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, weighs in how depression and extreme heat may be connected. ? Learn More
Protracted hot weather can make people depressed
August 9, 2023
The correlation between heat and mental health is only beginning to be measured. [Photo credit: Dreamstime/TNS] Learn More
Study to launch: Can Smartphone-based meditation training ease adolescent depression?
July 27, 2023
Can a free smartphone-based meditation app could help reduce adolescent depression? Learn More >
Well-being can be learned
July 27, 2023
Did you know Richard J. Davidson meditates "every single day" for about 45 minutes? Dig into this Q&A with Richie, Founder and Director of The... Learn More
Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison to launch research on connection between asthma and Alzheimer’s disease
June 29, 2023
Chronic inflammatory diseases can compromise brain health and increase dementia risk, but why and how that happens is a lingering scientific... Learn More >