UBC Arts scholars appointed to the Order of Canada
Arthur J. Ray and Peter Suedfeld were named Officers of the Order of Canada in recognition of their remarkable achievements and contributions to the country.
Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity, study suggests
Eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity, recent research from UBC Psychology suggests.
When a book disappears, it turns up here
A fully searchable banned book database co-created by CENES instructor Florian Gassner includes 125,000 titles.
New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs
Congratulations to new CRC Luke Bergmann (Geography) and reappointed CRCs Christiane Hoppmann and Jiaying Zhao (Psychology).
Beyond gaming: augmented reality app teaches empathy
UBC geography instructor Siobhán McPhee uses interactive and immersive technology to teach students about the Syrian Civil War.
Congress Researcher of the Day: Dana Claxton
Dana Claxton is an internationally celebrated multidisciplinary artist who investigates ideas about Indigenous identity, beauty, and gender in her image making.
Congress Researcher of the Day: Daisy Rosenblum
A linguistic anthropologist specializing in language reclamation, Rosenblum is the co-creator of a sound installation entitled “Listening to the Land” – on display at Congress 2019.
Congress Researcher of the Day: Tom Scholte
As the director of Conflict Theatre at UBC, Scholte uses the tools of forum theatre to help participants approach workplace conflict. He is offering a conflict theatre workshop at Congress 2019.
Congress Researcher of the Day: Minelle Mahtani
Mahtani will be asking questions about voice, storytelling, marginalization and equity through four open events at Congress 2019.
Candis Callison named 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow
Dr. Callison’s research and teaching focus on changes to media practices and platforms, journalism ethics and the role of social movements in public discourse.