New research: The popular painkiller acetaminophen may hamper your ability to notice errors
It’s been known for more than a century that acetaminophen is an effective painkiller, but a new study shows it could also be impeding error-detection in the brain. The research, authored by a team including Dan Randles, a University of Toronto postdoctoral fellow, and Todd Handy and Steven Heine from the University of British Columbia, is […]
UBC Human Resources features Prof. David Klonsky as a Thriving Faculty
This month’s Thriving Faculty feature is E. David Klonsky, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. Thriving Faculty is a monthly column that highlights UBC faculty who exemplify the integration of health and wellbeing into their classrooms, research, departments and communities. More. What are central challenges you face in your role as Faculty? Oh my […]
PhD student Ashley Whillans awarded UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Prize
Congratulations goes out to UBC Psychology PhD student Ashley Whillans, recipient of a 2015 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Prize. UBC annually awards teaching prizes to UBC teaching assistants in recognition of the valuable role that they play in undergraduate programs. The prize includes a certificate and $1,000. Successful candidates will have met criteria that result […]
Congratulations to the PURC award winners
On April 1 and 2, the psychology community came together to celebrate undergraduate student research at the 18th Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) . PURC is an opportunity for our undergraduate researchers to showcase their work, gain experience in presenting at conferences, and contribute to the scientific community. With the opportunity to share research […]
A royal welcome: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston visits the Living Lab
The Living Lab at Science World is usually a hub for children who visit the lab to explore and take part in psychology research. Recently the Living Lab had an exciting new participant, Her Excellency Sharon Johnston. Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston were in Vancouver […]
Outstanding Psychology Students Attend Special Dean’s Reception
In recognition of student contributions, UBC’s Dean of Arts hosts an annual Dean’s Reception for Graduating Student Leaders. Each year, outstanding students who are nearing the completion of their undergraduate degree are nominated by their department to attend the reception. This year the reception was on March 22 and it celebrated and honoured Arts undergraduate […]
2015/16 UBC Psi Chi Undergraduate Award Winners
The department is pleased to share the winners of UBC Psi Chi’s annual awards! Since September 2011, UBC Psi Chi (our local chapter of the international honours society) has awarded $9,750 in undergraduate travel awards and other awards recognizing outstanding individual achievements. Please join us in congratulating the following students on their outstanding work: Eich […]
New behavioural sustainability project charts your building's electricity consumption in real-time
UBC’s Behavioural Sustainability Lab has launched a real-time energy display project in 15 academic and residential buildings on UBC’s campus. The displays will show real-time electricity consumption in each participating building and compare it with the nearby buildings. To up the environmental ante, the student residences will be competing with each other to lower their […]
The right stuff: Dr. Peter Suedfeld’s latest research gets a boost from the Canadian Space Agency
UBC Psychology Professor Emeritus Peter Suedfeld has spent his career exploring human resiliency to understand how we cope with the world around us. He is one of the pioneering researchers in the field of Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) and in his field research he has studied the reactions and adaptation of crews in the […]
History in the making: UBC Psychology students aim to right a wrong
A new student award recognizes and honours Mary Whiton Calkins as one of the founders of psychology. Imagine this. You’ve successfully completed all of the requirements for a PhD degree, including passing your doctoral exam. Your professors claim that your defense was ”the most brilliant examination for the PhD that we have had at Harvard”. […]