Prof. Henry Davis awarded prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal
We are delighted to share that Professor Henry Davis has been awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal. This honor recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to their communities and to Canada. A virtual medal ceremony will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. EST to celebrate this remarkable achievement. […]
MDS Spotlight: Meet Daniel Jimenez, MDS Computational Linguistics, Class of 2024
Prior to entering the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Computational Linguistics program, Daniel Jimenez was working as a software developer with Amazon. However, it was Jimenez’s strong desire to pursue a career in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence that led him to the MDS Computational Linguistics program. Read Daniel’s story.
Dr. Sóskuthy awarded Early Career Researcher Award 2023 by CLA
We are delighted to share that Dr. Márton (Marci) Sóskuthy has been awarded Early Career Researcher Award 2023 by the Canadian Linguistic Association. Huge congratulations, Dr. Sóskuthy!
CreteLing summer school has been officially announced
This year’s CreteLing summer school has been officially announced. It will be held from July 16 to July 29, 2022, at Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. For more on this: https://linguistics.philology.uoc.gr/cssl22/.
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.]
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.
UBC to host Northwest Linguistics Conference in May
The department will host the 37th annual Northwest Linguistics Conference from May 14-16, 2021. Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit abstracts for 30 minute talks or for presentation of a poster in any area of theoretical or applied linguistics. The invited speakers will be Miikka Silfverberg, Neda Todorović, and Samuel Akinbo.
New course on the languages of Africa
The department is offering a new survey course, LING 308: Languages of Africa. Students will study African languages and cultures from the ground up, including through inquisitive exploration in language projects.
Ryan Bochnak profiled
New semantics faculty member Ryan Bochnak was profiled in a piece in the Faculty of Arts newsletter.