(Mission) Feb. 7 – The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) community gathered at UFV’s newly renovated Mission campus on Feb. 5 to honour the life and legacy of Justice Murray Sinclair (Mazina Giizhik) — a leader whose work shaped the way we understand truth, reconciliation, and the centering of Indigenous voices.  The evening began…

(Chilliwack) Jan 31 – Before Jordon Fernandez enrolled in the University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) Xwelítem Siyáya: Allyship and Reconciliation Building program last year, he says he didn’t know enough about Indigenous peoples in the Fraser Valley.  “On a scale of one to 10, I’d say I was at a one,” he admits. “I knew there was…

(Abbotsford) Jan 30 – In the age of EVs, wind turbines, solar panels, and rechargeable batteries for just about every device we use, lithium and other critical minerals have become valuable commodities. Funding recently acquired by UFV’s Luminescence Dating Laboratory may help identify locations in Canada to mine for these minerals. Dr. Olav Lian, director…

(Hope) Jan 29 – The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is reaching out to the close-knit community of Hope and its surrounding areas to gather members’ valuable input on the programs and services this community would like to see offered at UFV’s Hope Centre campus. UFV is eager to hear from Hope community members…

(Chilliwack) Jan 20 – 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)…

(Chilliwack) Jan 15 - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is playing a key role in the just-launched Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C) Platform and will share in $16.2 million in federal funding over the next five years to help create a national agrifood innovation and entrepreneurship program.   UFV’s Chilliwack campus will become…

(Chilliwack) Dec 11 – 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…