A wave of plant-eating insects is slowly but steadily making its way north. With climate change lengthening their migration window, it’s not a matter of if, but when leafhoppers arrive. UFV’s BERRI (Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation), led by Dr. Lauren Erland, is co-leading Project Leaf Hope, a national effort that aims to make…

As summer draws near, so does the opportunity for UFV students to dive into meaningful research through the BMO Collaboratorium.  Keith Carlson, Canada Research Chair and director of the Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC), has lined up several projects with community partners, and continues to look for more. The BMO Collaboratorium provides those partners with…

Thousands of kilometres away from her home in Brazil, Stefhane Brachmann is getting an accelerated introduction to research working at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation Lab (BERRI) Lab.  Stefhane (pronounced Stephanie) was inspired to come to Chilliwack after finding the BERRI Lab website. The site lists many of…

Humans like to own things. As individuals, we strive for houses and cars, RVs and big-screen TVs. Nations seek to own resources, staking their claim to resources like oil and critical minerals.  But when does the awareness of ownership begin? When do we first conceive of the idea that something is ours, or an object…

The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is receiving federal funding to help expand the National Invention to Innovation (i2I) Network, a program that aids Canadian STEM and healthcare researchers in their quest to solve global challenges.   UFV will share in $23 million provided through a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Lab…

  As climate change increasingly affects traditional agriculture, new methods are being explored to make sure our food security stays intact. UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI) is viewed as one of the leading research groups in this space, and the FAI team has been tapped to manage an exciting new research project.   A four-year…

Dr. Lenore Newman views food security as an existential crisis for humanity, and she believes climate change is pushing the world in a dangerous direction. “As long as we can keep the world’s food systems working, no matter what else happens, we will be okay,” she says. “But if we lose the food, chaos erupts…

  In March 2024, a hard drive representing the culmination of a year’s worth of archival research returned to its rightful home. For most of the 20th century, Canada’s Indian Residential School system uprooted hundreds of young children from their community on Haida Gwaii. The forced separation of families left deep scars on the island’s…

Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains would be the first to say that none of the work at UFV's South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) is done with awards and recognition in mind. But, it's nice when it happens.  Satwinder has been the director of SASI for more than a decade, pursing her passion for telling the real…

Content warning: This post relates to residential schools. A reminder that the Indian Residential School Survivors Society has a 24 hour Crisis Line available at 1-866-925-4419. As Carlanna Thompson prepares for the next step in her educational journey, she gives credit to the University of the Fraser Valley for getting her ready. “Without my time…

A local family with a long history of generous support for UFV has come forward once again with financial contributions for student researchers in the Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI). Bruna Giacomazzi, her husband Bob Burnett, joined by her sister Gina Alary, and several other family members recently visited UFV’s Abbotsford campus to learn more…

An exciting partnership between BMO and the University of the Fraser Valley’s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC) is set to benefit the Collaboratorium — providing UFV students with research training and practical experience in a way that benefits the communities around them. At a celebration on Tuesday, June 25, on the UFV Chilliwack campus, BMO…