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The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team (19-5) are hoping that the fourth time will be the charm as they head into this year’s Final Four tournament at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. This year, their fourth consecutive appearance, the Cascades are the fourth seed, have four coaches, and sport four graduating seniors on the … Read more
A warm UFV welcome to Priscilla Ang, who joined as a full-time counsellor in Student Services.
Commuter Alert – March 2014 Abbotsford campus commuter & parking advisory: Sun, Mar 23, 7 pm – Celtic Women Tue, Mar 25, 7 pm – Rhythm of the Dance Daily parking: Students and employees may purchase daily parking and park in lots 1, 4-6, 8-10, or on city streets at Gillis Avenue, College Drive, and … Read more
Interested in an internship in Tanzania? $1,000 bursaries are available for students interested in Internship (GDS 311/Geog 398) in Tanzania with digital media, GIS, grant writing and or project development skills. For more information, please contact Cherie.enns@ufv.ca 03/31/2014
The Visual Arts department is pleased to present an artist talk by Siobhan Humston this Thursday in room C1044. Siobhan creates sculptures and large mixed media paintings on paper and wood panel, mixing imagery of the natural world with man-made items. She did a residency in New York and Toronto where she had a solo … Read more
We are recruiting participants interested in a nutritional intervention that addresses insulin resistance and chronic disease. In the 12-week study you might lose up to 10 kg of body fat, reduce pain and inflammation, improve sleep and energy, improve good cholesterol, and decrease blood glucose and triglycerides. If you are an overweight or obese, sedentary, … Read more
The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team closed out their Canada West Quarter-Final series in fine style Friday with a 60-48 win over the University of Calgary Dinos at the Envision Athletic Centre. With the victory the Cascades secure their spot in the Canada West Final Four championship on March 7-8, their fourth straight trip to … Read more
The UFV Cascades men’s basketball team ended their season Saturday with a 79-70 loss to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Canada West Final Four action. The Cascades finish fourth in Canada West for the second straight year, an impressive accomplishment for a team that entered the season ranked eleventh in the conference. UFV bounced … Read more
Financial Aid and Awards Tips for March 1) Registration for Summer semester begins soon so remember to set aside $200 for your deposit — fee deferrals are not a given. 2) Start preparing your scholarship applications =- deadline is May 10. Note: This is an online scholarship application process. You will be able to access … Read more
Lenore Newman, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment, spoke about pressures on the Agricultural Land Reserve at the BC Farmers’ Market Association conference this weekend. The issue was featured in this story in The Province newspaper.
The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, and the South Asian Peer Network Association (SAPNA) student organization are collaborating with UFV India to present an Ehsaas film screening of Peepli Live. The film Peepli Liv takes a satirical look at the farmer suicides occurring in India as well as the role of the media in India. Director … Read more
Visit the Faculty of Science blog to read more about this event. http://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2014/02/28/ufv-2nd-annual-scientific-research-open-house/ For more information, contact Melinda Saretzky at melinda.saretzky@ufv.ca 03/07/2014
Business professor Fiona McQuarrie spoke on CBC Radio Kelowna this morning about the provincial teachers’ bargaining dispute. Here is the link to the audio. Criminology professor Yvon Dandurand recently taped an interview with Radio Canada television on the question of police enforcement of marijuana laws. It will be used in three segments of a four-part … Read more
Playoff time! Come out and cheer on your UFV Cascades women’s basketball team as they begin their playoff run this Thurs in the first game of a best-of-three series against the University of Calgary Dinos. Game times are 7 pm on Thurs, Fri, and Sat (if necessary). All games will take place at the Envision … Read more
Some sad news: Lenard Greer, the first instructor in the automotive program at UFV back when it was Fraser Valley College, has passed away at the age of 93. He started at the college in 1978. Len is survived by his daughter, Susan, son, Bill, and grandson, Tyler; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. He … Read more