News and Events
All good things come to an end. 2018 was quite a productive year for SustainableUFV, and we are looking forward to an even better year in 2019! Fall Semester Recap During the fall semester we held the annual Waste Audit and published the results in a report, here. Furthermore, the Faculty of Science announced a … Read more
Be sure to take a stroll past the holiday display put together by our talented Chemistry staff! You’ll notice a few familiar faces gathering around Charlie Brown’s Chemis-tree this year! Charlie Brown, Snoopy … Lucy … Linus …. Happy Holidays!
November was a busy month for our Super Science Club Team. Their Fall Semester finished off at Eugene Reimer Middle School where they delivered fun and intellectually stimulating science activities. The team will be ramping up again in January to bring and endless amount of science fun to your school. Super Science Club is a … Read more
On December 4, UFV students shared their CityStudio projects, findings, and recommendations with the City of Abbotsford staff, peers, faculty, and community members. Congratulations to the following BIO 310 Biology students, supervised by Dr. Sharon Gillies, who were awarded 1st Place at the event!! Increasing Wetland Biodiversity at Mill Lake Park through Habitat Restoration and … Read more
We love everything about the holidays, whether that be the lights or decorations. Most importantly, we appreciate the overwhelming feeling of joy from spending time with all of our loved ones. However, considering our passion for sustainability it is hard not to feel a sense of guilt due to the increase in our energy consumption … Read more
Thank you to Dr. Lucy Lee for her informative presentation on cellular agriculture as part of the Faculty of Science greenSPEAK Series. As a researcher who has been studying fish cell lines for over 35 years, she is an expert in her field. She shared her experience working with cell cultures and how this research … Read more
The Faculty of Science was pleased to welcome Kori Czuy from the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary as part of the Dean’s Seminar Series on November 28th. Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of Science, introduced Kori to the large audience of 75+. Her talk entitled, (Re)weaving frayed connections: the depth of science … Read more
A few members of UFV’s senior administration and special guests from the community joined Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science for a guided tour of our science facilities. They were greeted by students and professors. The group continued on to our research labs and saw students hard at work. Following the tour, … Read more
The Faculty of Science is very proud to announce that Andrew Alexander received the 2018 UFV Young Distinguished Alumni Award at the Town and Gown held last week. Andrew began his studies at UFV in 2010 and graduated with a BSc honours in biology with a chemistry minor in 2014. We wish him continued success! … Read more
Jessica Barclay, 4th year UFV Biology student and her Biology Research Professor, Christine Dalton appeared in the October 26th edition of the Vancouver Sun. As part of her undergraduate degree, Jessica has taken on an independent research project with her professor by studying the northwestern salamanders. While the local salamander population seems to be going … Read more