News

Photo of preschool children doing crafts by Barnaby Wasson via Flickr
Research Findings
The Growing Mind
July 23, 2015

Lying, fighting with others and acting disobediently are behaviors sometimes seen in preschool classrooms, but what sets the brains of children who behave this way apart from those who don’t?

Meditation Park Photo By Sebastian Wiertz Flickr CC
Contemplative Studies
Mindfulness and Beyond
July 20, 2015

Center researchers and scholars are just beginning to explore how meditation affects well-being

Photo of footprints in sand by JBeers
Outreach
Center Photo Contest Winners
July 14, 2015

See how well-being inspires these photos from the Center's photography contest

Jill Mc Dermott Meeting by David Nevala
Mind, Brain and Emotion
UW–Madison Collaboration Promotes Well-Being in the Workplace
July 6, 2015

The Center for Healthy Minds partners with Wisconsin School of Business to bring their Cultivating Well-Being curriculum to the workplace

Mother and Center staff with infant for Baby Brain and Behavior Project
Neuroscience
Mother-Infant Study Searches for Insight Into Early Development
May 29, 2015

Center scientists examine how brain develops in first two years of life

Photo of the Education Building at UW-Madison by Jeff Miller via University Communications at UW-Madison
Philanthropy
Kellner Gift to Bolster Synergy Between School of Education, Center for Healthy Minds
March 23, 2015

A generous gift will enable the Center for Healthy Minds and UW–Madison School of Education to study child development and well-being