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UBC professors Michael Woodworth and Susan Holtzman will discuss the affect our gadgets have on our personal relationships during a special presentation Thursday, September 29.

Virtual connections: How technology changes the way we live and love

By Patty Wellborn on September 22, 2016

Would you rather text than talk on the phone? Have you found the love of your life through on-line dating? Bought something on-line, and felt duped? Leading social technology experts say you’re not alone.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

Participants needed for social anxiety treatment program

Participants needed for social anxiety treatment program

By Patty Wellborn on September 20, 2016

Do you get nervous when confronted with social situations? Are your activities limited by your fear of being around other people? Does worrying about being judged keep you from doing the things that you want?

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

UBC psychology professor Stephen Porter

Faces aren’t always to be believed when it comes to honesty

By Patty Wellborn on July 27, 2016

UBC researchers have determined that certain facial features, not the expression, influence whether people think someone is trustworthy.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Research

Barbara Rutherford has been examining research that compares how both sides of the brain work together. And when they don't.

UBC study examines brain performance and left-brain, right-brain cooperation

By Patty Wellborn on June 8, 2016

New research out of UBC suggests that the two halves of the brain are not always better than one.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, Psychology, Research

Susan Holtzman stands in front of the 'rainbow staircase' of inclusion at UBC's Okanagan campus.

Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV

By Patty Wellborn on June 2, 2016

Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBC study shows.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Research

Paul Davies

Eyewitnesses’ memories darken skin colour when recalling ‘black’ crimes, UBC research shows

By Matthew Grant on May 12, 2016

Eyewitnesses remember the faces of black suspects less accurately in drive-by shootings than they do in serial killings.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Business, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

Researchers design program to enhance greater happiness and well-being

Researchers design program to enhance greater happiness and well-being

By Patty Wellborn on May 3, 2016

A research study at UBC Okanagan is looking to help people increase their happiness in life.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

UBC Okanagan Assoc. Prof. Zach Walsh says the government needs to do a rethink when it comes to medicinal cannabis as new research indicates more and more people are substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, including opiate pain killers. Darren Hull photo.

UBC study finds psychedelic drugs may reduce domestic violence

By Patty Wellborn on April 26, 2016

Psychedelic drugs may help curb domestic violence committed by men with substance abuse problems, according to a new UBC study.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Centre for Advancement of Psychological Science and Law, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, Psychology, Research

UBC Okanagan student Michelle Thiessen is heading to New York to participate in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs.

UBC student participates in United Nations special assembly on drugs

By Patty Wellborn on April 14, 2016

UBC Okanagan student Michelle Thiessen is one of ten students from across Canada heading to the United Nations to discuss international drug policies.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Centre for Advancement of Psychological Science and Law, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

Michael Woodworth

Manipulators less convincing online than in person, UBC research shows

By Matthew Grant on March 17, 2016

If you have to negotiate business with a narcissist or psychopath, you’re better off doing it on Facebook, research from UBC’s Okanagan campus shows.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Business, Centre for Advancement of Psychological Science and Law, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Research

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