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.
Psychology faculty-led Research Excellence Clusters funded in 2022/23
Women’s Health Research Cluster led by Dr. Liisa Galea and the Decision Insight for Business & Society initiative led by Dr. Jiaying Zhao are recognized as Research Excellence Clusters by UBC Research and Innovation.
Psychology faculty receive 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards
Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
Celebrating teaching excellence: 2020 and 2021 Psychology Teaching Awards
Robert E. Knox Teaching Awards and Demetri Papageorgis Teaching Assistant Awards for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
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.
New research: When people’s attitudes about aging improve, better health may follow
Making people feel better about how they’re aging could lead to concrete improvements in health and wellbeing down the line.
UBC launches new undergraduate neuroscience program
The program brings together neuroscience research and teaching expertise spanning the three faculties and multiple departments to offer a unique, yet broad interdisciplinary approach.
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.
Psychology researchers receive UBC Health’s HIFI Awards
UBC Psychology researchers received HIFI Awards for their cross-faculty research collaborations.
UBC Psychology researchers receive Catalyst Grant to further their research on women’s health
Dr. Daniela Palombo and Dr. Samantha Dawson received a Catalyst Grant from the Women’s Health Research Initiative.