A new psychology course offers students hands-on research experience for course credit
In a Q&A, Dr. Darko Odic shares how the PSYC240 course makes research opportunities more accessible to students.
Dr. Amori Mikami is leading the effort to improve EDI in the psychology community
In a Q&A, Dr. Amori Mikami shares the department’s EDI priorities and her role in advancing them.
Tapestry Tool creates space for accessible and engaged hybrid learning
Dr. Steven Barnes joins Innovation UBC for a Q&A on innovative approaches to non-linear teaching methods in a hybrid environment.
How a young scientist turned his research career into community outreach
PhD student Ryan Tomm spoke with BrainFacts.org about his research, his science outreach, and how both can benefit his community.
A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?
In Conversation Canada, Dr. Jiaying Zhao writes on how basic income can be a reliable, powerful component of a nationwide program to reduce poverty.
Q&A feature: UBC Psi Chi Arguelles-So Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award
UBC Psi Chi is proud to introduce its newest EDI award and announce the 2022 recipient of the award.
New research shows sex differences in neurogenesis
Drs. Timothy O’Leary and Jason Snyder found that male rats learned slower and female rats learned faster when new neurons were removed.
Cross-racial friendships easier for children with good academic and social skills
The study looked at the relationship between cross-racial friendships and academic and social adjustment among 583 children in Canada and the U.S.
UBC Psychology’s diversity mentorship program gives students a leg up in navigating graduate school
The Diversity Mentorship Program empowers students and creates a sense of inclusion.
Gentrification changes the personality make-up of cities in just a few years, research shows
In a massive study of almost two million US residents, Dr. Friedrich Götz tracked annual personality scores over nine years and compared the data to local housing market.