A New Jersey university is introducing an innovative new doctoral program in Happiness Studies, teaching students about well-being and happiness from a scientific perspective.

Centenary University is turning happiness into homework. The New Jersey school just launched the world’s first Ph.D. in Happiness Studies — a fully virtual program training global students in ...

What if everything you've been told about happiness is wrong? Solid empirical research reveals why chasing joy might be sabotaging the very life you want.

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well.

The problem with ‘happiness’ Researchers are still figuring out how people define well-being across countries and cultures. Happiness is a factor, but it’s probably not the only one.

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published ...

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published in ...

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study shows that ...

Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone.

The meaning of ‘happiness’ was in flux in Shakespeare’s England, and his plays capture many senses of the word.

America’s happiness crisis is a generational divide The U.S. falls to its lowest rank ever in the 2025 World Happiness Report ...

The U.S. has hit its lowest-ever ranking on the 2025 World Happiness Report, while Nordic countries continue to dominate the list.