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| UBC Psychology won $500 in conference support funds from the Canadian Psychological Association to support the 15th Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference in 2013. |
[120925] Date Posted: 09/25/12 |
| The Learning Smackdown "E3s: Enriched Educational Experiences for Psychology Students" presentation on September 20th is now online here. |
WEB URL: http://www.psych.ubc.ca/media/docuploads/Learning%20Smackdown%20-%20Psychol ogy%20-%20Sept%2020%202012.pdf [120924] Date Updated: 09/24/12 Date Posted: 09/24/12 |
| Elizabeth Dunn in The New York Times: Spending your money to make someone else happy. |
| Elizabeth Dunn in The New York Times: Spending your money to make someone else happy. |
WEB URL: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/spending-your-money-to-make-someo ne-else-happy/ [120910] Date Posted: 09/21/12 |
| Stan Coren in The Huffington Post: Ten good reasons why you should consider adopting a dog of mixed breed or unknown heritage. |
| Stan Coren in The Huffington Post: Ten good reasons why you should consider adopting a dog of mixed breed or unknown heritage. Stan Coren is the author of "Do Dogs Dream?". |
WEB URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/mixed-breed-dog-adoption-mutt_n_18 74403.html [120912] Date Posted: 09/21/12 |
| Joe Henrich in Time Magazine: Polygamy's rising profile has encouraged plural families to fight for recognition. |
| Joe Henrich in Time Magazine: Polygamy's rising profile has encouraged plural families to fight for recognition. |
WEB URL: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2120495,00.html [120806] Date Updated: 09/21/12 Date Posted: 09/21/12 |
| artsWIRE interviewed Alan Kingstone about his recent award, his work at UBC and passion for science. And why we look at each other's eyes. |
| artsWIRE interviewed Alan Kingstone about his recent award, his work at UBC and passion for science. And why we look at each other's eyes. |
WEB URL: http://wire.arts.ubc.ca/featured/ubc-psychology-professor-alan-kingstone-on -why-we-look-at-each-others-eyes/ [120917] Date Posted: 09/19/12 |
| Alan Kingstone has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. |
| Alan was cited by the Society as having changed the fields of cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience through key insights, critical data and groundbreaking theory. |
WEB URL: http://wire.arts.ubc.ca/arts-in-the-news/alan-kingstone-elected-fellow-of-t he-royal-society-of-canada/ [120906] Date Posted: 09/14/12 |
| Ara Norenzayan, Joe Henrich, and Will Gervais, grad alumni in Foreign Policy: God and the ivory tower. |
| Ara Norenzayan, Joe Henrich, and Will Gervais, grad alumni in Foreign Policy: God and the ivory tower. What we don't understand about religion just might kill us. |
WEB URL: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/06/god_and_the_ivory_tower [120806] Date Posted: 09/13/12 |
| Lindsay Nagamatsu, PhD candidate in Toronto Sun: Biweekly resistance training is a promising strategy for altering the trajectory of cognitive decline in seniors with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). |
| Lindsay Nagamatsu, PhD candidate in Toronto Sun: Biweekly resistance training is a promising strategy for altering the trajectory of cognitive decline in seniors with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). |
WEB URL: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/31/maximizing-your-memory [120902] Date Posted: 09/13/12 |
| Are you interested in joining the UBC Psychology Undergraduate Journal Club? The club provides additional training in critical thinking in the context of reading research articles. Apply by Sep. 21st. |
WEB URL: http://www.psych.ubc.ca/media/docuploads/Journal%20Club%20Application%20201 2.pdf [120910] Date Updated: 09/10/12 Date Posted: 09/10/12 |
| The Imagine Day presentation on Tuesday, September 4th is available here. |
WEB URL: http://www.psych.ubc.ca/ug-pgm/Imagine%20Day%20Presentation%202012.pdf [120910] Date Posted: 09/10/12 |
| Congratulations to PhD student Kostadin Kushlev, recipient of the 2012 Vanier Canada Scholarship award. |
| Vanier scholars receive $50,000 annually for up to three years to support their graduate studies in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering or health sciences. |
WEB URL: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/08/30/eighteen-ubc-students-win-presti gious-vanier-canada-scholarship/ [120830] Date Posted: 09/07/12 |
| The deadline for Tri-Council and affiliated fellowship awards' applications into the Grad office is Monday, September 17th. |
| For more information contact Monica at gradsec@psych.ubc.ca. |
[120829] Date Updated: 09/05/12 Date Posted: 08/29/12 |
| Sheila Woody in The Vancouver Courier: Helping the city's hoarding task force identify circumstances which could influence the effectiveness of their work. |
| Sheila Woody in The Vancouver Courier: Helping the city's hoarding task force identify circumstances which could influence the effectiveness of their work. Sheila is leading two studies on hoarding. |
WEB URL: http://www.vancourier.com/health/City+hall+mobilizes+inspectors+against+hoa rders/7191624/story.html [120905] Date Posted: 09/05/12 |
| Catherine Rawn in Global Toronto: Cramming may appeal to some but it isn't an effective long-term strategy to retain information. |
| Catherine Rawn in Global Toronto: Cramming may appeal to some but it isn't an effective long-term strategy to retain information. |
WEB URL: http://www.globaltoronto.com/cramming+ineffective+strategy+for+studying+exp ert/6442707898/story.html [120904] Date Posted: 09/05/12 |
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