Society & Culture
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People’s moral values change with the seasons
A new UBC study reveals seasonality in people’s moral values, which has potential implications for politics, law and health—including the timing of elections and court cases.
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Signs of high school dropout and troubled adulthood appear as early as Grade 4
Dr. David Green and Dr. William Warburton co-authored a study which showed that data collected routinely by the B.C. government can predict who is likely to drop out of high school.
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When is a war canoe not a war canoe?
Dr. Janice Forsyth's research explores how Canoe Kayak Canada’s war canoe event differs greatly from traditional Indigenous “war canoe” practices and origins.
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Drag classes at summer camps help youth explore their identity
Daniel Gallardo a.k.a. Gaia Lacandona, faculty of education doctoral student and community mentor for CampOUT! drag workshops, discusses the impact of the workshops.
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How men can better support each other’s mental health
In this Q&A, researchers from UBC's Men's Health Research Program discuss the inspiration behind In Good Company, a website and podcast series offering tips for supporting men's mental health.
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$5.4M gift from Stone Foundation establishes Canada’s first Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics
The centre will be one of 11 such centres around the world focused on research, teaching and knowledge mobilization around wealth inequality
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Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds
An analysis of 186 countries found that providing basic income, or regular, set payments to all adults in the world, could boost global GDP by about 130 per cent.
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TikTok users are more productive — and negative — when they use AI voice
Although AI voice enabled TikTok creators to produce longer videos and more videos per week, the sentiment of those videos were more negative.
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New Indigenous parenting app provides culturally grounded parenting advice
Two-Eyed Seeing for Parents app combines Okanagan Nation traditional values and practices with contemporary parenting resources.
