Climate change is one of the most common topics on young people’s minds today, according to the Student Health & Wellness department at UFV.   Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, which lead to more frequent disasters like droughts, fires, floods, and storms. The World Meteorological Association reported that 2011 to 2020…

  Dr. Anna Griffith believes education is one of the most powerful tools for creating a better, more sustainable world. That’s why she’s taken on the role of Changemaker Curriculum Developer in the Teaching and Learning Centre. UFV’s changemaking principles of inclusive empowerment; decolonization and Indigenization; sustainable futures; and reciprocity respond to UFV’s new Institutional…

  The Drawdown Ecochallenge is a customizable and solutions-oriented engagement program focused on bettering our impact on the earth and ourselves. UFV is creating a team this year to challenge students & employees to create sustainable daily habits. Participants choose actions, track and share their progress through the online platform, and earn points for taking…

  Feeling that February chill? Well, it’s time to layer up, UFV. To help raise awareness about climate change everyone is invited to wear sweaters on campus next week, Feb. 11–15, for UFV’s third annual Sweater Week. In most spaces throughout the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses temperatures will be reduced two degrees to lower carbon…

When looking at the UFV website, passing by its signage or simply picking up a brochure around campus, the university is overwhelmingly associated with the colour green. This verdant colour is inviting and creates a certain level of expectation around environmental issues such as recycling, composting, and conserving energy. UFV biology instructor Pat Harrison wants…