Social Science vs. Climate Change
UBC Arts researchers are using insights from behavioural psychology, comparative policy, and environmental economics to advance climate change solutions.
UBC researchers lead $2.5 million journalism innovation project
A team of leading scholars and journalists from across Canada and internationally have received a $2.5 million research grant for journalism innovation.
SSHRC awards over $8M to UBC Arts-led research projects
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council announced an investment of over $285m to support 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada.
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.