Posts Tagged ‘Faculty of Arts’
May. 9, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, Media Release | Tags: book, Dept. of Psychology, Elizabeth Dunn, Faculty of Arts, happiness, health, money, spending, sustainability, wealth
People around the world, with both modest and comfortable incomes, reported being happier when they spent money on others than on themselves, say University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School professors who have popularized their findings in a new book, Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending.
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May. 1, 2013 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories, University News | Tags: archaeology, Burundi, Cambodia, ChangeTheWorld, Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Medicine, Haida Gwaii, Iran, Malawi, midwifery, Sara Eftekhar, Sarah Youngblutt, School of Nursing, Shannon Greenwood, World University Service of Canada Student Refugee Program, Yasin Kiraga
The inaugural UBC Reports Most Likely to Change the World contest received 45 nominations from students, faculty and staff across both campuses.
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Apr. 16, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: anxiety, behavioural psychology, Daniel Randles, David Lynch, Dept. of Psychology, emotion, Faculty of Arts, health, millenial angst, neurology, pharmaceuticals, Steve Heine, uncertainty
UBC researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. The study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of the fear and anxiety over the human condition, or existential dread.
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Apr. 15, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, Hot Topics, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: Andrew Owen, Craig Riddell, Dept. of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Gerald Baier, James Brander, Kathryn Harrison, Kevin Milligan, Kimberlyn McGrail, Max Cameron, Michael Law, Paul Kershaw, Richard Johnston, sauder school of business, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver School of Economics, Werner Antweiler
From politics to pipelines, UBC experts are available to comment on the upcoming 2013 B.C. election campaign.
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Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: academia, arts, Dept. of Sociology, Education, Faculty of Arts, ivory towers, Neil Gross, politics, post-secondary education, Q&A, Sociology, teaching and learning, universities
A Q and A with Prof. Neil Gross on universities and liberal thinking
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Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: astronauts, astronomy, Canadian Space Agency, Chris Hadfield, Dept. of Psychology, Eva Kwan, experiential learning, Faculty of Arts, International Space Station, Psychology, space, Student Learning, studentlife, UBC co-op programs, work experience
Student Eva Kwan keeps Canada’s favorite astronaut grounded
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Mar. 20, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, Media Release, News Feed | Tags: business, Craig Mitton, Dept. of Political Science, economics, Faculty of Arts, federal budget, Gerald Baier, health care, Human Early Learning Partnership, Kevin Milligan, medicine, Paul Beaudry, Paul Kershaw, policy, politics, UBC experts list, Vancouver School of Economics
UBC experts are available to provide media commentary and analysis on the March 21 federal budget.
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Mar. 15, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, University News | Tags: arts, Canada Research Chair, CRC, Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, health, research excellence, sustainability
University of British Columbia research in areas ranging from Indigenous literature, to nanotechnology, to evolutionary biology received a boost today with the appointment and renewal of eight Canada Research Chairs.
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Mar. 12, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: Babies, child psychology, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, health, human nature, infants, Kiley Hamlin, Parenting, Psychology, research, Science
Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to UBC study that finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who are different from them.
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Mar. 6, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: Alan Kingstone, Alessandra DiGiacomo, Centre For Interactive Research on Sustainability, David Wu, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Student Union Building, sustainability, University Sustainability Initiative
A UBC study finds that the greener the building, the greener its inhabitants
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