Study finds evidence that mainstream economic news is biased in favor of Democrats
PsyPost
Fri Feb 8 2019
By: Eric W. Dolan
PsyPost spoke to Eric Merkley, a PhD candidate at UBC, about his research which suggests mainstream economic news tends to be biased towards Democrats.
ORICE offers transformative learning experiences around the world
Learning placement in Uganda was “the most memorable part of my UBC career,” says Psychology student Danielle Renning.
Eight Arts faculty win UBC’s 2018 Faculty Research Awards
The winners of UBC’s annual Faculty Research Awards were announced this week. UBC Geography Professor Geraldine Pratt received UBC’s premier award for research, the Jacob Biely prize.
UBC psychology research shows virtual reality changes how we think, behave
Jakarta Post
Sun Jan 27 2019
The Jakarta Post cited research from UBC which found people respond differently when using virtual reality and in real life.
The study’s senior author Alan Kingstone, from UBC’s department of psychology, was also interviewed on CBC‘s On The Coast. The interview starts at 1:10.
UBC political scientist says two Canadians detained in China are pawns in diplomatic chess game
City News
Sun Jan 13 2019
By: Marcella Bernardo
City News interviewed UBC political science professor Yves Tiberghien about the two Canadian men who are currently detained in China, as part of suspected retaliation to Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive.
America’s psychologists want you to understand how racism holds our country back
Chicago Tribune
Fri Jan 4 2019
By: Melissa Healy
The Chicago Tribune interviewed UBC psychologist Toni Schmader on racial discrimination and how it exerts over emotions.
Global turmoil could shape B.C. politics in 2019, say experts
Star Vancouver
Sun Dec 30 2018
By: Perrin Grauer
UBC political science professor Maxwell Cameron discussed global politics in a recent Star Vancouver story.
“There are a lot of things that could happen in the next year that would be reflections of the erosion of the international liberal democratic order,” he said.
At Home in Space
Sociologist Phyllis Johnson and psychologist Peter Suedfeld are conducting Canada’s first psychosocial space experiment to learn how astronauts adjust to life in the cosmos.
Women happier at work when there are fewer men, according to UBC research
CBC
Sun Dec 2 2018
CBC reported on a UBC study that found women are happier working with other women.
Yue Qian, a sociology professor and one of the lead authors of the study, said women in male-dominated occupations face negative stereotypes and higher performance standards than their male co-workers.
New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs
Congratulations to new CRC Alison Wylie (Philosophy) and reappointed CRCs Sheryl Lightfoot (First Nations & Indigenous Studies) and Michael Byers (Political Science).