[moonies] Re: Madison, Wisconsin

Congratulations, Reza!

If you manifest it, it will come.

You are an inspiration.

Hugs and Lovelovelove!

Ruth

On 6/8/12, Reza Farajian <reza.farajian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,  earlier this week I accepted a position at University of
> Wisconsin-Madison.  In Madison, I'll be working in the laboratory of Dr.
> Richie
> Davidson <http://richardjdavidson.com/>, who among other things has a
> strong focus on the study of meditation and other contemplative practices.
>
> In Richie's lab, I'll initially be involved with a Bill and Melinda Gates
> Foundation funded study to investigate the use of computer games to train
> middle schools-aged kids on attention, empathy, altruism, compassion and
> other positive qualities of the mind.  My end of the project will focus on
> studying the neural correlates of this training using functional brain
> imaging.
>
> The lab has many strong resources related to the study of contemplative
> practice.  The Dalai Lama, and other well-known Tibetan teachers, are close
> friends of the lab.  Moreover, the lab is unique in the sense that it
> happens to have a meditation hall and brain scanners listed among its
> facilities.
>
> By far the toughest aspect of this decision was having to leave all you
> wonderful New York people!  But I'll be back!  I'll most likely be in
> position for 2-3 years before pursuing other things, and I'm hoping to come
> back to New York City at that point.  I'm also hoping to make it out here
> at least a couple of times a year to hang with folks (assateague, mutek,
> etc.).  Let's plan for outings!
>
> And definitely hit me up if you decide to the explore the middle part of
> the country.  Madison has tons of great beer, lots of bike paths, a city
> wide bike share program, food co-ops, and a bunch of lakes.
>
> Cheers,
> Reza
>
>
> ps oh, and i'm moving to madison in july :)   let's catch up before then.
>
> pps some more info about the lab:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27happy.html
>
> http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/
>

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