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June 11, 2025Q&A with Dr. Xin Sun on exploring infant & toddler minds (lexico-semantic representations)
LangSci recently sat down with our hardworking Postdoctoral Fellow Representative, Dr. Xin Sun (Psychology), whose contributions have helped bring to life multiple events for our graduate and postdoctoral members. Xin has played a central role in developing the themes and planning our annual…
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June 10, 2025
Language Sciences Welcomes Interim Communications Specialist
Language Sciences is delighted to welcome Camilia Lalani as our new Communications Specialist, covering Mona Chu while she works temporarily as manager. Camilia brings with her great experiences in communications and new perspectives on LangSci's communications. Meet her through this small set of Q…
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June 10, 2025Language Sciences welcome Interim Research, Engagement, and Operations Manager
Language Sciences is pleased to announce that Mona Chu has stepped into the role of Research, Engagement, and Operations Manager, covering Adriana Osa Gómez del Campo's maternity leave until June 2026. Many of you already know Mona from her work as our Communications Specialist,…
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June 10, 2025Q&A with Vered Shwartz – Lost in Automatic Translation
How do language technologies like ChatGPT, Siri, and Google Translate shape our everyday lives—and what do they miss? In this engaging book, LangSci member Dr. Vered Shwartz (Assistant Professor, UBC Computer Science) explores the hidden costs and surprising consequences of relying on AI to…
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June 9, 2025Best Talk: Danica Reid on Remote Recording Methods for Phonetic Fieldwork
After winning the Best Talk Award at the Language Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Day 2025, PhD student Danica Reid sat down with LangSci to share more about her journey, her research on the use of Zoom for phonetic fieldwork, and what drives her as a linguist. Originally planning to…
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June 9, 2025Best Poster: Laurie He on "Child Language Brokering in Clinical Contexts"
When Master's student Laurie He began her journey in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at UBC, she knew she wanted to support children in both clinical and research settings. Her own experience as a Chinese Canadian and bilingual daughter of immigrant parents drew her to LangSci…
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April 2, 2025
LSURC 25' - Best Oral Presentation Q&A
As LSURC 25' came to a successful close, we spoke to Hope Trischuk, who won the best oral presentation award.
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April 2, 2025
LSURC 25' - 2nd Place in Poster Presentation Q&A
As LSURC 25' came to a successful close, we spoke to Maddy Walter and Sabrina Luk on their project that won 2nd Place in Poster Presentation.
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April 1, 2025
LSURC 25' - Best Poster Presentation Q&A
As LSURC 25' came to a successful close, we spoke to Victor Wong, Dayeon Choi, and Ragul Loganathan on their project that won Best Poster Presentation.
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March 5, 2025
Dr. Guofang Li named an AERA Fellow for 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Guofang Li on being named an AERA Fellow for 2025We are delighted to announce that Dr. Guofang Li, Co-Director of the Language Sciences Institute, has been selected as an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow for 2025. This prestigious honour recognizes her…