Psychology of adult development and aging: Dr. Nancy Sin receives early career award
Dr. Nancy Sin received the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging, from Division 20 of the APA.
UBC Psychology researchers receive national research funding from NSERC
UBC Psychology researchers recently received new and continued funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Canada’s newest Vanier scholars includes two of UBC’s own psychology students
Graduate students, Ryan Dwyer and Alexander Terpstra, have received the prestigious 2019 Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship.
Dr. Janet Werker is one of eight researchers in interdisciplinary Opera Project
A multi-faculty project holds the key to understanding how opera shapes learning and cognition. Dr. Janet Werker is one of eight researchers involved in the project.
CREST.BD Network Recognized by CIHR for Transformation in Patient Engagement
CREST.BD and its leaders, Dr. Erin Michalak and Dr. Steven Barnes, are recognized with a Gold Leaf Prize from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
UBC psychology professor delivers a TED Talk on the nuances of achieving happiness
In a world where happiness seems to be the most elusive ideal, UBC social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn already knows all the secrets to achieving it.
Dr. Kalina Christoff appointed Interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute
Read the announcement by Professor Santa J. Ono, President & Vice-Chancellor of UBC.
Lure of the ‘loot box’ looks a lot like gambling
An increasingly popular feature of modern video games is attracting gamers who share the beliefs and behaviours of problem gamblers, new UBC Psychology research has found.
Brandon Forys wins prestigious UBC undergraduate awards
Join us in congratulating Brandon Forys for receiving the HSBC Emerging Leader Scholarship, the designation of Wesbrook Scholar, and the Suedfeld Scholar Award.
Understanding word learning in the growing brain
Awarded a new device, psychology researchers hope to shed new light on how toddlers learn words.