News and Events
The Faculty of Science and the Centre for Sustainability is pleased to present “Climate Change & Global Warming” with UFV Physics & Engineering Professor, Tim Cooper. WHEN: Thursday, NOV 15/18 TIME: 1 – 2 PM WHERE: B121, Abbotsford Campus Climate change and global warming are now being discussed in the media almost daily. However a … Read more
4th year UFV Biology Student, Brenna Hay, presented her poster entitled “Evaluating potential cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of neonicotinoids with fish cell lines” at the 45th Annual Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop held in Vancouver on Monday, October 1st. The theme for this year’s workshop “Science. Application. Action.” reflects the work that each member has undertaken to maintain … Read more
Dr. Lee has had a busy year travelling the world and fulfilling her administrative and research plans. READ Dr. Lee’s full summary report [PDF] Dr. Lee’s year in review in pictures September 2017 ICELAND: Dr. Lee connected with scientists in Iceland from both academia and industry. She had the opportunity to visit the University of … Read more
We are very excited to announce that the Let’s Talk Science outreach program has officially arrived at UFV! We have now joined other universities from across Canada who connect educators and youth with outstanding volunteers to deliver a wide variety of meaningful science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning experiences to both classroom and community … Read more
The engineering graduate school fair at UBC is a part of the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium. Representatives from UBC and the universities of Toronto, McGill, Waterloo, Queen’s, McMaster and Alberta will be on hand to answer questions about their graduate programs. Register today and meet with experts, faculty and students from Canada’s top graduate engineering … Read more
Worker Bee Honey, the largest beekeeping operation in BC, is setting up an analytical lab to analyze honey samples collected around North America. Currently, a Bruker 400 MHz NMR Food Screener is on site with plans for also setting up quantitative PCR pollen analysis. In addition, collaborations with groups using Raman spectrometry and mass spectrometry … Read more
Are you a new or returning UFV science student? If so, this event is for you! Come on out and visit with your fellow science students, science faculty and staff while getting information on the Science Clubs and Associations. Of course there’s free pizza, refreshments and door prizes! Music provided by CIVL Radio. This is … Read more
Math Mania is an evening of mathematical demonstrations, puzzles and hands-on activities for elementary school children. It’s designed to show children – and their parents – how much fun you can have playing with mathematical games and concepts. Volunteers run individual tables, each with their own activity or activities. You’ll get a chance to try … Read more
SustainableUFV has 2 WORK-STUDY POSITIONS currently available for students that share passion for sustainability: Sustainable Transportation Feasibility Coordinator Resource Reduction and Recovery Analyst Flexibility. Income! Build connections. Improve skills. Make a significant impact. Go to the CareerLink website to apply by Wednesday August 29th. Don’t keep these positions a secret, we want to ensure lots … Read more
Hello one more time, everyone! This day marks the final day of the LIYSF/CERN experience, with us visiting CERN itself. It was an early start, as it usually is. We had our last french breakfast and headed to CERN on the bus. When we arrived we were all given your typical visitor lanyards and entered … Read more