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June 17, 2020

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Activities to Help Fight Depression

US News and World Report

“There has been increasing evidence that mindfulness meditation – or the ability to pay attention to one’s body, thoughts and emotions in a nonjudgmental way – can have an antidepressant effect,” says Richard Davidson, a professor of psychology and psychiatry and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “The idea is that just like physical exercise builds muscle, we can build our mental muscles to become more aware and calm in the faces of challenges and stress.”

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UW Experts in the News

Anti-immigration protests- more nuances than we think

Mirage News

“This thesis brings us new knowledge about why people do engage themselves, it brings nuances to our understanding of the anti-immigrant sentiment, and none the less shows how storytelling can be a mobilizing force for this type of protest movements”, first opponent professor Katherine Cramer (University of Wisconsin-Madison) said during the disputation.

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