Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Psychedelic experience improves therapists’ ability to deliver ketamine therapy
September 25, 2024
Therapists report that their personal experience with psychedelics helps them […]
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Psychology
Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health
September 17, 2024
Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks.
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Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Profile
UBCO study explores access to psychedelics for therapeutic use
September 10, 2024
Patient perspectives suggest stigma, physician unfamiliarity can create barriers
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Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Psychology
Engaging UBC Okanagan students and Hollywood audiences alike
July 19, 2024
Dr. Christine Schreyer bridges academia and entertainment through her expertise in language and culture.
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Profile, Provost and Vice-President Academic (Office of the)
Exceptional faculty members celebrated as 2024’s Researchers of the Year
April 16, 2024
UBCO researchers recognized for outstanding work and scholarly activity
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Posted in Biology, Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Psychology
Championing human rights in a world of artificial intelligence
April 15, 2024
UBC Okanagan Researcher of the Year Dr. Wendy H. Wong wants people to understand the data that underpin AI.
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Profile, Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, UBC research suggests
February 15, 2024
New findings from researchers at the University of British Columbia suggest that cannabis could play a role in addressing the ongoing opioid overdose crisis.
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Psychology
UBCO author’s book about who owns your data nominated for top prize
February 15, 2024
Professor talks about the digital age, data collection and what’s to worry about
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Posted in Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release
UBCO research gives stroke survivors control
January 22, 2024
Dr. Sarah Kraeutner shifts stroke research to recovery as Canadians survive longer.
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Posted in Campus Feature, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Nana drives a Benz: An African success story
January 9, 2024
How female entrepreneurs built an economic textile monopoly
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Posted in History and Sociology, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Advisory