This summer, we're offering three new mini-schools through UBC's Future Global Leaders program! From research methods to moral reasoning and social bias—high-school students ages 15–18.will have an immersive introduction to psychological science. Registration now open! bit.ly/psychfgl

New article in JPSP on Apocalyptic Thinking! Takeaways in the title: End of world beliefs are common, diverse, and predict how people perceive and respond to global risks. Cindel J.M. White, @azimshariff.bsky.social & Ara Norenzayan. @ucirvine.bsky.social @psych.ubc.ca @spspnews.bsky.social 1/5

Michael Pollan joined @npr.org's Fresh Air to discuss his new book 'A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness' and how science is reshaping our understanding of consciousness—including UBC cognitive scientist Dr. Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva's research on consciousness.

ManyBabies8: Screen Use 📱 MB8 aims to document early screen use across diverse cultural contexts & examine links to language & socio-emotional development in children under 3. We’re inviting you to join! Interested? 🔗 Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/7ASVadD7LT4j... More: manybabies.org/MB8/

The dentate gyrus grows throughout life despite turnover of developmentally-born neurons. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. @zachtpennington.bsky.social and Dr. @milanium.bsky.social as Assistant Professors in our Behavioural Neuroscience area and members of the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social. Read their Q&As: psych.ubc.ca/news

Dr. Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva speaks with Michael Pollan about her extensive research on consciousness and what our inner thoughts can reveal about the mind.

Today, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We asked faculty, staff, and trainees to share their journeys, motivations, and advice. Faculty and Staff: www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/women-i... Trainees: www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/women-i...

Can hardly wait for my first Canadian Association for Neuroscience meeting 🇨🇦🧠!!! Also, check out the insane lineup of speakers I get to present with at the Neural Circuits and Behaviour satellite meeting. I AM STOKED!

An amazing effort, led by a dream team of scientists, including the late Ricardo Insausti. Congrats to Ana Daugherty and everyone involved. (Was honoured to play a very small role.) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

RSVP here: quinn.psych.ubc.ca/quinn-memori...

From the psychology behind unfinished tasks to geopolitical shifts and developments, Arts faculty members provided expert insights on several stories across major outlets throughout the month. 🧠 🌎️ 📰 Check out the January 2026 roundup of Arts in the Media ⬇️ www.arts.ubc.ca/news/arts-in...

Congratulations to Dr. @danipalombo.bsky.social and her research collaborators who received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Priority Announcement Grant to explore how memory influences mental health following pregnancy loss. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/2025-fa...

Why do some experiences stay with us for years, while others disappear almost instantly? Dr. Davachi will explore this question and more in her talk on 'The wisdom of the unconscious mind: offline reactivation consolidates, integrates and updates knowledge.'

Congratulations to @danipalombo.bsky.social and her research collaborators who received a CIHR Priority Announcement Grant to explore how memory influences mental health following pregnancy loss.

With co-first author @neurohoke.bsky.social 🙂

Our next Women’s Health Seminar is coming up on Feb 9! Featuring Dr. Brittany Bingham, this talk introduces IMPACT, an Indigenous-led project advancing culturally safe, equitable #menopause care by centring #Indigenous voices and knowledge. 🔗 Register: ow.ly/jPr450Y3Sfu

Welcome to episode 2 of Neuroscience in Film! @danipalombo.bsky.social had the chance to binge the two Inside Out movies with her kids and decided to share her insights with us. First up: are memories actually emotionally coloured like they are in the films? Stay tuned for Part 2!

Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a discussion on gender disparities in policy influence and how DEI retrenchment is reshaping decision-making. RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/kcxeyybdba

Current & future scientists of all ages & genders are invited to celebrate women & girls in science & enjoy engaging demonstrations & displays in science, technology, engineering & math! Join ICORD on Feb. 11: https://ow.ly/738G50Y1kqt

Thrilled to see this out! Here, we developed a simple and rapid method to directly measure free (unbound) glucocorticoids in 30 uL of serum. Should be useful for many future studies. Anna Mazurenko and Melody Salehzadeh did a fantastic job! 👍 @psych.ubc.ca journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Why do some experiences stay with us for years, while others disappear almost instantly? Join us and Dr. Lila Davachi at the 2026 Quinn Memorial Lecture on March 10 to find out! RSVP: quinn.psych.ubc.ca/quinn-memori...

Check out this great series! 🧠 🍿

Join China Cloud Studios for a special lecture featuring Dr. Azim Shariff, who will share his insights on: Does Religion Make us Better People? Jan. 30 | Doors open: 7:30pm, Lecture starts: 8:00pm | Tickets: $12-$16. Get your tix: admitone.com/events/vanco...

In partnership with UBC Connects at Robson square, the DMCBH presents leading UBC scholars Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Dr. Julie Robillard, and Dr. Tamara Vanderwal in a conversation about the technologies reshaping mental health care on January 28, 2026. communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/reima...

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the project “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences" @connect-btss.bsky.social Learn more & apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

Hello friends! I am partnering with the Zur Institute to offer a 3-hour training on January 16 (CE credits available) titled: "Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide: A Deeper Dive". Please consider joining or spreading the word. Would love to see you there! www.zurinstitute.com/webinars/und...

“The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards will provide 600 doctoral scholarships and 400 postdoctoral research awards... Doctoral scholarships are valued at $40,000 per year for three years, and postdoctoral research awards at $70,000 per year for two years.”

Welcome to Vancouver and UBC! We’re excited to have you @milanium.bsky.social!

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the project “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences" @connect-btss.bsky.social Learn more & apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

UBC Psychology Majors are invited to a Strategic Planning Meeting for undergraduate students. We’d love to hear what’s important to you, what’s working well, and what could be improved! Learn more and RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Congratulations to Dr. Amori Mikami and Dr. Joan Ongchoco who received funding through the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund to support their research projects! More: psych.ubc.ca/news/bckdf-2...

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Nice work by Cecilia Jalabert and Megan Liu, former graduate students in my lab! 🎉👍🏾

New online-first in the journal Canadian Psychology: Canadian Psychological Association’s comment on Faber et al.’s (2023) “Lions at the gate: How weaponization of policy prevents people of colour from becoming professional psychologists in Canada” buff.ly/UBICsqA

2025 Wrapped: Highlights of UBC Psychology. Take a look some of our moments and highlights that made this year shine! Read on: psych.ubc.ca/news/2025-wr...

Our latest: A mouse model of early sporadic tau pathology induces neurogenic plasticity in the hippocampus journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Apply by December 24, 2025.

In this episode, Dr. Daisy Singla joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to discuss the SUMMIT trial, talk therapy, and how task-sharing and telemedicine can change perinatal mental health. 🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA #WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth

Work with us! We're inviting applications for Sessional Lecturers to teach courses in Winter Session Term 1 (Sep-Dec 2026), Winter Session Term 2 (Jan-Apr 2027) and Winter Session Term 1 – 2 (Sep 2026-Apr 2027). See courses below! Apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

Queen's University in Kingston is hiring a Queen's University National Scholar (QNS) Senior Faculty Position in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience, Department of Psychology Closing date: 2026/01/30 CPA Career Ads and Resources page: cpa.ca/careers/

Check out the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health's 2024-2025 Annual Report to learn more about the highlights and achievements from our faculty, trainees and staff over the past year: www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/annual-repor...

🎉 Congratulations to @evanthompson.bsky.social and @kiransoma.bsky.social for being newly named Distinguished University Scholars, one of UBC’s highest honours for faculty excellence. 👏 @ubcphilosophy.bsky.social @psych.ubc.ca Discover more about their work and contributions ⬇️

A University of Regina researcher is looking for caregivers (e.g., family, friends) in Canada who are supporting long-term care residents to participate in a study evaluating an online mental health program to improve caregivers' mental well-being. #ParticipateInResearch

In partnership with UBC's Department of Psychiatry, we are excited to be recruiting for a CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cognitive Resilience for Dementia Prevention and Mental Wellness in Aging. Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...

GIF THREAD ALERT – With pleasure, we present our @SfNJournals #JNeurosci article www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4... by my grad student Jackson Schumacher and former post doc Mieke Van Holstein

In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP #WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer

We're excited to announce three new psychology mini-schools as part of the UBC Future Global Leaders program! Read about our mini-schools and meet the instructors: psych.ubc.ca/news/fgl-min...

UBC Psychology research on how ADHD misinformation on TikTok is shaping young adults’ perceptions and how lottery-style bottle returns could transform recycling are included on the top 15 list! news.ubc.ca/2025/12/15-w...

Congratulations to Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch on being named 2025 Distinguished University Scholars! This award recognizes members of UBC faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional scholars and achieved recognition as leaders in their field.

Congratulations to Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social, who has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Scholar! psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-soma-distinguished-university-scholar