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Charlotte Rogers is Lisa Smith Discovery Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, specializing in 20th- and 21st -century Latin America and the Caribbean, with a comparative focus on representation
CSC affiliate, J. Kim Penberthy has just published a book with her daughter, J.
Watch fourth year student, Nia Augustine, share mindfulness tips on UVA Weekly!
In his "UVA Weekly" address, President Ryan directs students to the Contemplative Sciences Center as a way to st
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Come to the upcoming discussion of the book “The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness,” written by triple-Hoo Rhonda Magee, professor of law at the University of San Francisco. The discussion is free and open to the public, but note: the author will not be present. Register for a Zoom teleconference or an in-person event to be held on Aug. 12, 2020 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. It's co-hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence
The Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) at the University of Virginia has selected 20 new emerging social change leaders for the 2020 Dalai Lama Fellows program.
The one-hour event was held via Zoom with footage of the Lawn in the background. It featured a guided meditation from UVA Associate Professor of Nursing Sam Green and a panel of speakers including CSC Executive Director David Germano, UVA head wrestling coach Steve Garland, and UVA palliative care liaison nurse Jonathan Bartels. Following the panel’s remarks on practices of mindfulness, resilience, compassion, and well-being, the speakers participated in a live Q&A session in which webinar participants inquired about such things as how to begin meditating and for how long to practice.
View the UVA Today story interviewing faculty and students on their experiences transitioning to online courses at UVA.
Read the story from UVA Today on how to maintain social connection during a time of social distancing.
The University of Virginia today announced plans for an innovative building on Grounds designed to bring students and faculty from different schools and disciplines together, foster collaboration and experiment with new ways of teaching and learning.
David Mick, Contemplative Sciences faculty and the Robert Hill Carter Professor of Commerce in UVA's McIntire School of Commerce is part of a team of researchers whose paper, “Mindfulness: Its Transformative Pot
Curry School of Education professor Tish Jennings is a leading expert on the use of mindfulness-based interventions and social and emotional learning to improve teacher and student wellbeing.
In the fall of 2018, the Contemplative Sciences Center assumed leadership of Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) — one of the world’s most innovative global initiatives. Through contemplation and action, DLF helps cultivate young leaders working at the intersection of justice, peace, and ecology around the world.
View the UVA Today story on how the Contemplative Sciences Center recently assumed responsibility for the renowned, international, leadership fellowship-program, Dalai Lama Fellows, which sponsors an annual cohort of emerging young leaders from around the globe.
Over the course of her 18 years in the University of Virginia’s Spanish department and particularly in her primary role of training graduate student teachers in the Ph.D. program, Emily Scida had seen plenty of stress among her student population.
Read about the Student Flourishing Initiative, a groundbreaking, cross-institutional initiative that brings together a collection of some of the leading minds and institutions in the fields of neuroscience, higher education and humanistic research.
At CSC, we are often asked to describe the positive impacts of incorporating contemplative practices into our lives—from the way we see ourselves and our relationships, to creating balance, managing stress, and succeeding in our careers.
First-year student Tara Srivastava and her classmates took part in a pilot project designed to help students at UVA and two other schools flourish as they begin college, a new UVA course, piloted in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Pennsylvania State University, aims to integrate those extracurricular learning experiences with intellectual topics in the classroom, called “The Art and Science of Human Flourishing.”
Read UVA Today’s story on how University of Virginia developmental psychologist Tish Jennings presented her research to the Dalai Lama earlier this month in India.
View the list of speakers and their topics for the Spring 2018 CSC Speaker Series.
The University of Virginia is hosting a public event to support contemplative studies and sciences in the Mid-Atlantic Region on May 23, 2015 in its South Lawn complex.
Join CSC for a series of Pop-up Meditation sessions on Grounds throughout the spring semester.
Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro will visit U.Va. Grounds the week of April 15 - 21. He will be giving a public talk entitled, "Buddhist Contemplation, Science, and Secular Society: A Dialog wth Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro". The dialog will be in conversation with Professor David Germano, director of CSC. The talk will be on Monday, April 20th, 5:30-7:00 pm in Minor Hall 125 at the University of Virginia. Khenpo will speak in Tibetan, which will be translated into English.