News
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August 8, 2023
Member Spotlight: Ifeoluwanimi Adebara
Ifeoluwanimi Adebara is a PhD student in the Cognitive Systems program at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on natural language processing for low resource languages.
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July 17, 2023
Call for Working Group Members: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Language Sciences at UBC
In 2021, Language Sciences submitted to Senate and the Board of Governors a proposal to become a Global Research Excellence (GREx) Institute. Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within and beyond UBC was one of six priorities highlighted in that proposal.
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July 17, 2023
Call for Working Group Members: Member Funding Proposal Review
Language Sciences is dedicated to providing fair and timely funding opportunities to its members. We are currently seeking LangSci members to serve on a working group responsible for reviewing proposals submitted by our members requesting funds from Language Sciences’ member funding streams:
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July 12, 2023
Amplifying Knowledge Mobilization: Ensuring Full Literacy SSHRC Partnership Grant Reaches Mid-Point
As the Ensuring Full Literacy team reaches the mid-point of their Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant
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July 5, 2023
Dr. Janet Werker departs from position of Language Sciences Co-Director
It is with deep gratitude that we announce that Dr.
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July 5, 2023
The Possibility of Secular: Sikh Engagements with Modern Punjabi Literature: Q&A with Dr. Anne Murphy
Within the book, 'The Sikh World', Dr.
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June 2, 2023
First Cohort Graduates from UBCO’s Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency Program
UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency program, which launched in 2021, will watch its first cohort of students graduate this summer having completed the brand-new degree program.
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June 2, 2023
A Kinetic Analysis of Visual Prosody: Head Movements in Habitual and Loud Speech - Q&A with Dr. Doris Mücke, Lena Pagel, Dr. Simon Roessig and Dr. Márton Sóskuthy
Prosodic prominence manifests itself in intonation, timing and magnitude of supra-laryngeal articulation, as well as speech-accompanying gestures. The interplay of prosody and gesture has been described as ‘visual prosody’ and is known to play an important role in communication.
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June 1, 2023
Member Spotlight: Dr. Giuseppe Carenini
Dr. Giuseppe Carenini is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia.
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May 5, 2023
Call for Applicants: Language Sciences Co-Director
Applications are invited to fill the position of Co-Director of the Language Sciences Global Research Excellence Institute, at UBC Vancouver.