PhD Student Julia Schillo Co-Authors Study Linking Indigenous Language Revitalization to Improved Health Outcomes
We are delighted to share that Julia Schillo, a PhD student in our Department of Linguistics, is a co-author of a groundbreaking new study highlighting the positive impacts of Indigenous language revitalization on health and well-being. Published in Language and Health, the study synthesizes findings from over 260 academic and community-based sources across Canada, the […]
UBC Linguistics’ Newest Faculty Member Featured in Quanta Magazine
We are excited to share that Quanta Magazine has featured Isabel Papadimitriou, soon to be joining our department, in a fascinating article exploring how artificial intelligence can shed light on human language learning. The piece discusses Isabel’s research on “impossible languages” and how machine learning models handle linguistic structures that do not exist in natural […]
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. […]
ISRL projects featured by Acoustical Society of America
We’re excited to share that two upcoming conference presentations from our Integrated Speech Research Lab (ISRL) have been highlighted in the “Lay Language Paper” section of the Acoustical Society of America’s website for the 187th Meeting. Check them out below: 1. Listen to the Music: We Rely on Musical Genre to Determine Singers’ Accents Authors: […]
Professor Garrett featured in Ubyssey
Happy to see our very own Professor Garrett Nicolai sharing his insights about ChatGPT with Ubyssey! For more on this, see here: https://ubyssey.ca/science/chatgpt-has-entered-the-chat-bringing-ubc-challenges-and-opportunities/
Library site highlights syntax class Wikipedia projects
The UBC library website has a posted an extensive discussion of Wikipedia authorship class projects in Rose-Marie Déchaine’s undergraduate syntax course LING 300.
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.
Ryan Bochnak profiled
New semantics faculty member Ryan Bochnak was profiled in a piece in the Faculty of Arts newsletter.