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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · 22h

What if your brain is more capable of change than you imagined? Join our leading experts, Drs. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Silke Appel-Cresswell, on November 3 to explore how science, lifestyle and wellness shape brain health.

Register today: communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/rewir...

Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health - Community Engagement

Join UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, to welcome Dr. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, and Silke Appel-Cresswell on how learning, exercis...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring a Sessional Lecturer to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions! ⬇️

UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 5d

UBC Psychology is calling for applications to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions:
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 (May to June 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 2 (July to August 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 – 2 (6 credits; May to August 2026)
Apply by Oct 10. 2025: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 5d

UBC Psychology is calling for applications to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions:
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 (May to June 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 2 (July to August 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 – 2 (6 credits; May to August 2026)
Apply by Oct 10. 2025: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

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UBC Faculty of Arts @arts.ubc.ca · 8d

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation remembers Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system—including those who didn’t return home—and reminds non-Indigenous people of the work still needed.

Learn more about events & resources: irshdc.ubc.ca/orange-shirt...

UBC students and community members are wearing orange shirts during Orange Shirt Day to honour Indigenous residential school survivors outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC.

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 8d

We're excited you're joining us and can't wait to see the discoveries you and your lab will make!

📢 @zachtpennington.bsky.social is accepting graduate students through UBC Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience 🧠

Zach Pennington @zachtpennington.bsky.social · 9d

Excited to share that I landed my dream job!🎉🎉🎉 The Pennington Lab will be opening at the University of British Columbia in January 2026!
@ubcpsych.bsky.social @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social

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UBC Forestry🌲🇨🇦 @forestry.ubc.ca · Sep 3

Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.

Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025
#UBC #OrangeShirtDay

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day |

Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 8d

Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: www.irsss.ca/donate

Donate Now — IRSSS | Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Your generosity helps provide barrier-free support to IRS Survivors and their families. As a registered Canadian charity (#864829536RR0001), IRSSS relies on donors like you to continue this vital work...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 8d

Events and resources: irshdc.ubc.ca/orange-shirt...

Orange Shirt Day at UBC - Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

Orange Shirt Day at UBC Every Child Matters Orange Shirt Day, September 30, is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to comm...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 8d

Take this time to learn, join in the intergenerational march, participate in an activity, support healing through a donation, and take a moment of reflection. forestry.ubc.ca/events/2025-...

2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day |

Join Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 8d

Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30, is a time to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.

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UBC Faculty of Arts @arts.ubc.ca · 11d

From the politicization of science to the global popularity of Korean media, Arts faculty members made headlines across several major outlets these past two months. 🔬

📰 Check out the August-September 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ➡️ www.arts.ubc.ca/news/arts-in...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 11d

Topics include:
▶ Key differences between Clinical Psychology & Counselling Psychology graduate programs
▶ Research, project, and practicum involvement
▶ Grad student experiences
▶ Tips for preparation
▶ Careers
▶ and an open Q&A with teaching faculty and current grad students!

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 11d

Considering grad school in clinical psychology? On Sept 29, join faculty & program reps from UBC's Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology's graduate programs who will answer FAQs and host a live Q&A!

Register to secure your spot! psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

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E. David Klonsky, PhD @klonskylab.bsky.social · 12d

Sarah is a great person in addition to a superb scholar. Apply to her lab!

Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · 13d

I am barely on this app, because of *gestures wildly* life, the universe, and everything, but I should announce that I plan to review apps for clinical psychology PhD admissions this cycle! Please read my website for more info! www.sarahevictor.com/contact

Contact & Apply | Sarah Victor, PhD | United States

Information on how to reach TRTL and how to join the lab.

www.sarahevictor.com

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 14d

Despite what recent headlines suggest, the evidence that #acetaminophen or SSRIs cause #autism is weak, inconsistent and easily misinterpreted.

Get the facts from Dr. Sura Alwan (@ubcmedicine.bsky.social )
via @ca.theconversation.com

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Autism is not a scare story: What parents need to know about medications in pregnancy, genetic risk and misleading headlines

Recent reports about medication use in pregnancy may sound distressing, but reducing complex science to alarming headlines does more harm than good.

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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · 14d

This past summer, DMCBH members welcomed a number of Indigenous students into their labs as part of ICORD's seed2STEM program. Participants had the opportunity to explore neuroscience research and gain hands-on experience in lab environments.

DMCBH labs host Indigenous students in 2025 seed2STEM program - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH

The seed2STEM Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth seeks to improve representation of Indigenous students in the academic disciplines of science,

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Dr. Rosie Shrout @rosieshrout.bsky.social · 22d

Still can't believe I was on CTV Morning Live! Such an amazing experience. Thank you UBC Media and @ubcpsych.bsky.social for all the support! www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Gossip Could Be Good for Your Relationship: Study

On CTV Morning Live, UBC Department of Psychology Assistant Professor, Rosie Shrout explains why gossip may be good for your relationship.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Beck Todd @beckety.bsky.social · 25d

1. Media coverage of a new paper by @ryantomm.bsky.social w @brandonforys.com, @dr-stan.bsky.social et al. Building on Stan’s rodent work, Ryan found that > depression levels were associated w reduced capacity to learn to actively button-press to avoid a nasty sound www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Depression Curbs Ability to Actively Avoid Unpleasant Events

Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 23d

Depression in young patients is associated with difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact, a study by Ryan Tomm, a PhD candidate in UBC psychology, suggests. Read more: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Depression Curbs Ability to Actively Avoid Unpleasant Events

Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

www.medscape.com

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for our first colloquium of the term, featuring Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Sept 25 | 12:30–2:00pm.

Dr. Srinivasan will share his fascinating research on “Re-imagining how children learn the meanings of words.”

RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

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Dr. Rosie Shrout @rosieshrout.bsky.social · Sep 5

Submit your data blitz and poster presentations and join us for our FULL DAY Close Relationships Preconference!! 🥳

Relationship Researchers Interest Group @rrigspsp.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are accepting submissions for data blitz and poster presentations for our 🎉FULL DAY🎉 2026 SPSP Close Relationships Preconference! We encourage presenters to select both data blitz and poster options due to high volumes of submissions. Submit no later than 10/23: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...

2026 Preconference Submission Portal

Use this submission form for all preconference submissions. Select your preconference first as this may change submission fields. The submission guide can be found here . You may submit to multi...

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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are thrilled to announce Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social, a @ubcpsych.bsky.social professor, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) — one of the country’s highest honours for distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

Dr. Kiran Soma elected as 2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kiran Soma, a Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) —

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Being elected to the Royal Society of Canada is an incredible honour. What makes it especially meaningful is that it’s peer-nominated and evaluated — it’s a recognition from colleagues across the country and globe whose work I deeply respect.” - Dr. Kiran Soma

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are thrilled to announce Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social — one of the country’s highest honours for distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-s...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rock out with us and Pennington Hall, a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psychiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologists and got their start playing for patients.

UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for Coming Home to Psychology—a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community, hear from an inspiring alumnus, explore leading research, mingle at a mixer, and enjoy great food and live music.
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

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