Global Good News: Excellence in Action


	The TM program for students 16 September 2019 Tthe Transcendental Meditation (TM) program has numerous benefits for students, such as improved brain functioning, enhanced creativity and learning ability, increased self-esteem, and reduced anxiety. (more)
	Miss Iowa pursues PhD at MUM 11 September 2019 Shawn Brogan Diddy, Miss Iowa USA 1997, likes the PhD programme at Maharishi University of Management (MUM) because, she can work toward her professional goals while balancing her health and well-being. (more)
	Relief from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 6 September 2019 Research shows that the Transcendental Meditation programme can dissolve the stress that is at the root of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its related disorders. (more)
	Finance and personal growth 1 September 2019 Daniel Ayalew Belayis enjoys increasing his knowledge of business finance and personal development at Maharishi University of Management and wants to help others grow in this knowledge also. (more)
	Break the student stress cycle now 27 August 2019 Many published scientific studies verify the positive benefits the Transcendental Meditation programme brings to individual students, faculty, and their whole school. (more)
	MUM alumna publishes paper on national environmental responsibility 22 August 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) alumna Pia Fritsch, recently published a paper in World Futures: The Journal of New Paradigm Research on the transformation process necessary to become a sustainable society. (more)
	New online MFA in Creative Writing at MUM in 2020 17 August 2019 Next year Maharishi University of Management (MUM) will launch a low-residency MFA programme in creative writing with specialization options in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. (more)
	Study shows TM benefits for nurses 12 August 2019 A recently published study shows reduced “compassion fatigue” and burnout, and improved resilience in a group of nurses who practiced Transcendental Meditation technique. (more)
	New book explores secret of world-class performers 7 August 2019 A new book, titled World Class Brain, offers an easy-to-read account of the defining characteristic of world-class performers—an integrated brain—and how one can develop it. (more)
	MUM MBA team performs in 94th percentile on international business simulation 2 August 2019 One of the Maharishi University of Management (MUM) MBA teams, who recently participated in the Capstone online business simulation, achieved results better than 94 percent of the 1150 graduate-level teams worldwide. (more)
	Integrating Maharishi Vedic Science and human services 27 July 2019 Daniel Bramlett created an individualized degree, which he called Consciousness-Based Human Services, to integrate what he had learned about human services and psychology with Maharishi Vedic Science. (more)
	Third ChangeMakers event highlights entrepreneurship 22 July 2019 Maharishi University of Management held another successful ChangeMakers event, this time focusing on “How to Manifest Your Great Ideas.” (more)
	More and more celebrities support TM in education 17 July 2019 Many celebrities, who realize the benefits of Transcendental Meditation (TM), endorse bringing the practice to troubled populations like at-risk school children. (more)
	Finding valuable learning opportunities 12 July 2019 Mirah Dumasia, who received the Outstanding Student Award from the College of Business Administration at Maharishi University of Management, has begun her professional career and plans start her own business in the future. (more)
	MUM professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship 7 July 2019 The many achievements of Maharishi University of Management (MUM) art professor Jim Shrosbree were recognized this April by the Guggenheim Foundation, which honored him with a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship. (more)
	Emotional teenagers find relief with TM 2 July 2019 With Transcendental Meditation (TM) brainwaves become more settled, orderly and coherent, and this has a positive effect on emotions alleviating anxiety and depression. (more)
	Maharishi School student wins Hackathon 27 June 2019 Competing against six other teams in the University of Iowa High School Hackathon, Maharishi School 10th grader Shristi Sharma and a 9th grader from North Liberty High School took top honors. (more)
	MUM alumna: Magazine editor and feminist podcaster 22 June 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) graduate Donna Cleveland divides her time between creating multimedia content for Fairfield-based iPhone Life magazine and producing a feminist podcast for women. (more)
	Creative writing and community building 17 June 2019 Daniela Hillman Roble, Maharishi University of Management student in the Creative and Professional Writing programme, found that Transcendental Meditation helped her to be fully herself and express herself as a writer. (more)
	How to keep technology in balance by going deep 12 June 2019 Transcendental Meditation brings an inner balance that is often missing when one has too much high-tech in their life, and gives one a wider perspective—so one can enjoy tech without becoming addicted. (more)
	TM and total brain development 7 June 2019 At Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, students regularly practice Transcendental Meditation (TM) to unflold their full brain potential naturally. (more)
	MUM art students win scholarships to top graduate schools 2 June 2019 The three December graduates of Maharishi University of Management (MUM) MA in Studio Art will attend highly ranked MFA programmes this fall with full tuition assistance. (more)
	TM is a life-changing experience 28 May 2019 Courtney Thomas, who was released from prison for the third time in 2012, is now studying Maharishi AyurVeda at Maharishi University of Management and wants to become a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. (more)
	Being fully engaged with life 23 May 2019 Savannah Boothe's experiences at Maharishi University of Management (MUM) have helped increase her awareness of her talents and true interests, and she is in the process of designing an individualized major focusing on communication, organization, and sustainability. (more)
	MUM President Hagelin meets with Nepal government top officials 18 May 2019 Earlier this year Maharishi University of Management (MUM) President John Hagelin was a keynote speaker at a three-day conference in Nepal, and he met with the Prime Minister, President and other top government officials. (more)
	MSAE student attending world’s largest international pre-college science competition 13 May 2019 This May, Maharishi School Senior Pranav Chhalliyil will be attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, for his fifth consecutive year. (more)
	New study finds enhanced social-emotional learning 8 May 2019 A new study published in Education revealed that the Transcendental Meditation technique is a means to improve social-emotional learning and reduce student stress. (more)
	Student unfolds her talents creatively at MUM 3 May 2019 Maharishi University of Management student Lauren LeBritton has written, directed, and co-edited a 30-minute film that was nominated for the Iowa Motion Picture Association’s 2019 awards. (more)
	Tapping into the essential happiness within us 29 April 2019 The essence of who we are transcends our thoughts and emotions, our hopes and dreams: at our core we are pure love, pure happiness, pure bliss and we can experience that with Transcendental Meditation. (more)
	Living a life of purpose and service 23 April 2019 Maharishi University of Management alumnus Jesse Holubeck now has a computer support/repair business and has found an eco Wi-Fi solution that emits 90% less electromagnetic radiation. (more)
	Independence through agriculture and sustainable building 18 April 2019 Dylan Hanneman, a Maharishi University of Managment student in the Regenerative Organic Agriculture Programme, wants to teach others also to be self-sufficient throught the techniques he is learning. (more)
	MUM MBA students earn high scores in global simulation 13 April 2019 Two teams of students in the Maharishi University of Managment (MUM) accounting MBA programme recently continued an extraordinary streak of accomplishments in the CAPSIM Capstone business simulations. (more)
	Joanna Plafsky is executive producer for award winning film 8 April 2019 Joanna Plafsky, a founder of Maharishi University of Management's David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, was the executive producer of the film Skin, whose co-producers won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. (more)
	MUM guest lecturer Peter Farrelly wins two Academy awards 3 April 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) guest lecturer Peter Farrelly won an Oscar for the Best Picture and also an Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay at the 2019 Academy Awards for his film Green Book. (more)
	Addiction: Prevention better than cure 29 March 2019 Transcendental Meditation can help people in their recovery from addiction, and also help them from getting addicted in the first place and become happy and healthy human beings. (more)
	New book: The Power of Transcendence 24 March 2019 Award-winning author Ann Purcell's third book, The Power of Transcendence: Growing in Love, Creativity, Health, and Happiness reveals how the experience of transcendence transforms all aspects of life from within. (more)
	Transforming health with Maharishi AyurVeda 19 March 2019 Health professionals Sarah and Steven Michaluk enrolled in Maharishi University of Management’s online MS in Maharishi AyurVeda and Integrative Medicine, and their health improved from their application of the knowledge. (more)
	Event focuses on the effect of college on the brain 14 March 2019 Maharishi University of Management recently held its second "ChangeMakers" conference that explored the national epidemic of stress that can be overwhelming for college students in their pursuit of higher education. (more)
	Maharishi School student recognized for science achievement 9 March 2019 The Society for Science & the Public and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have announced Maharishi School student Pranav Chhaliyil as one of the 300 high school seniors named as Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars. (more)
	New study shows students find relief from PTSD 4 March 2019 A new study has found that practising the Transcendental Meditation technique helps students cope with the post-traumatic stress disorder and depression that they may have. (more)
	MUM offers new track in Sustainable Energy 28 February 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) students now can enroll in a new sequence of six courses that will prepare them to work professionally in the field of renewable energy. (more)
	Study shows Transcendental Meditation helps to increase trust 23 February 2019 Research presented by Maharishi University of Management Professor Sabita Sawhney found that the practice of the Transcendental Meditation by people in business helps to increase trust. (more)
	Getting a Masters degree on the road 18 February 2019 Esther Fontaine, a commercial driver for 34 years, has been taking the Maharishi University of Management (MUM) online MA in Maharishi Vedic Science programme while driving a truck across the USA for a year. (more)
	MUM alumna wins national award for innovation 13 February 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) alumna Jagruti Solanki received the 2018 Innovative Practitioner Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and CPA.com. (more)
	From software engineer to MBA at MUM 9 February 2019 Shiana Tea chose Maharishi University of Management (MUM) because it is ranked as one of the most valued online MBA programmes where she could gain managerial skills and enjoy practicing Transcendental Meditation. (more)
	MUM now offering MBA, Management PhD at university in Shanghai China 4 February 2019 Maharishi University of Management's graduate programmes in management are now being offered in Shanghai, China, in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the oldest university in China. (more)
	The TM technique increases creativity 30 January 2019 The Transcendental Meditation technique allows anyone to effortlessly fathom deeper fields of their consciousness—tapping the wellspring of creative intelligence within. (more)
	Growing and making medicinal foods 25 January 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) alumna Jessica Hernandez is using the knowledge and skills she gained at MUM to build her own food business based on her experience in organic agriculture, culinary arts, and the healing properties of foods. (more)
	From corporate leader to student of Maharishi Vedic Science 20 January 2019 Rakesh Gupta enrolled in Maharishi University of Management to learn the prinicples of Vedic leadership in the Maharishi Vedic Science MA programme, after enjoying a brilliant career in business. (more)
	MUM MS in Computer Science 5th largest in nation 16 January 2019 In the 2016–17 academic year, the Maharishi University of Management (MUM) MS in computer science was the fifth largest nationwide, according to latest official data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics. (more)
	A truly happy New Year 12 January 2019 When the majority of us find a connection to the deepest aspect of ourselves—find an invincible peace within ourselves—the collective consciousness of our global family will be positively impacted. (more)
	MUM President honored with “Lifetime of Peace Award” 4 January 2019 Maharishi University of Management (MUM) President Dr John Hagelin received the David Lynch Foundation’s prestigious “Lifetime of Peace Award” during the Foundation’s 14th annual benefit gala in New York City. (more)