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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 19, 2025
Call: Teaching Assistant for the Living Language: Science & Society Course
Living Language stands out as a unique class with university-wide exposure, offering a compelling opportunity for a graduate student who is passionate about language.Are you seeking an exciting Teaching Assistantship and interested in joining an innovative, university-wide course? Co-taught by…
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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…
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February 19, 2025On First and Last Words -- a conversation with author Michael Erard
When linguist and author Michael Erard stumbled upon some yellowing bones in the puckerbrush on his berry-picking excursion one day in 2022, it took him a moment to recognize and reconcile with the sight of death. Several weeks later, authorities divulged the identity of the dead person -- a…
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February 12, 2025
Mar 31: Apply for the Graduate Student Seat on Language Sciences Institute Steering Committee
The Language Sciences Institute is welcoming applications from a new or returning graduate student to join our Steering Committee until March 31, 2026. OpportunitiesRepresent UBC graduate student interests and perspectives in meetings of the LangSci Steering CommitteeCo-lead the…
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January 28, 2025
CLOSED: Call for Abstracts: Grad Student & Postdoc Research Day '25
Hey graduate students and postdoctoral fellows: we want your abstracts! Language Sciences Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Day is coming up on May 16, 2025 (Friday) at UBC Vancouver, and we want your abstracts! It is a platform for you to share your research with like-minded…
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January 17, 2025Language Sciences announces Dr. Carla Hudson Kam as Interim Co-director
Language Sciences welcomes Dr. Carla Hudson Kam as Interim Co-director.