Sav Nijeboer is our new manager of administration
The department has a new manager of administration, Sav Nijeboer. She has a BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience from UBC and was most recently the research manager in Janet Werker’s language acquisition lab, where many of us may already have met her through various Language Sciences initiatives. Her Scottish Terrier’s name is Finn.
Statement on the Kamloops Indian Residential School atrocity
The department has a long-term commitment to Indigenous communities as they work to recover from the residential school era and its aftermath. We are horrified and saddened by the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children… [Click for full statement.]
PhD alumna Heather Bliss wins CLA early career researcher award
Heather Bliss, who graduated from the doctoral program in 2013 and is currently a lecturer at Simon Fraser University, has been selected to receive the Canadian Linguistic Association Early Career Researcher Award. She was recognized for achievements in research across subfields and community engagement.
Joash Gambarage wins UBC public engagement award
Doctoral program alumnus and Swahili lecturer Joash Gambarage was been awarded the inaugural Public Engagement Award from UBC’s Public Humanities Hub. The award recognizes his efforts as a regional ambassador for the Swahili language.
Strang Burton promoted
Strang Burton has been promoted to associate professor of teaching, with tenure, making him the first associate professor of teaching in the department.
UBC electronically hosts Northwest Linguistics Conference
UBC linguistics is hosting (virtually) the 37th annual Northwest Linguistics Conference this weekend, from May 14–16, 2021! Plenary speakers include Dr. Miikka Silfverberg, Dr. Neda Todorović, and Samuel Akinbo.
PhD alumnus John Lyon accepts tenure-track position at UBC-O
Doctoral program alumnus John Lyon has accepted an assistant professor position at UBC Okanagan in Indigenous Studies in the Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies.
Abdul-Mageed in the Globe and Mail on Twitter and COVID-19
Muhammad Abdul-Mageed contributed a piece to the Globe and Mail on what Twitter reveals on COVID-19, to be republished on the Royal Society of Canada website.
Hannah Green and Roger Lo receive TA teaching award
Hannah Green and Roger Lo have been recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching with this year’s department Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award.
Oksana and Muhammad’s research featured in Pithy Papers
Language Sciences has organized Pithy Papers, a series of brief descriptions of UBC Language Sciences recent research. The inaugural installment features work by Oksana Tkachman on conventionalization in sign languages and by Muhammad Abdul-Mageed on ‘micro-dialects’.