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Seasonal Vacancy Announcement – Test Fishing Observers Role Overview The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) Secretariat is hiring up to two seasonal Test Fishing Observers to collect test fishing catch and biological data required to provide fisheries management advice to the Fraser River Panel. The following test fisheries are located on the lower Fraser River and … Read more
UFV Chilliwack Open House 2025 Explore exciting, career-focused opportunities in Trades & Technology, Health Sciences, and Agriculture. What to expect: Tour state-of-the-art facilities, meet expert faculty and staff, attend live demonstrations, experience hands-on activities. Trades & Technology Tour the shops, labs, and kitchens of the Trades & Technology Centre. BC Builders Road Show: Explore a 34′ … Read more
From UFV Now Dr. Lenore Newman cares deeply about food security, and she believes new technologies are key to ensuring Canada’s food production remains strong even as climate change intensifies. Global food production is suffering in the face of droughts, flooding, geopolitical instability, and other threats, and solutions are needed. “Actively growing our innovation portfolio … Read more
What do beer, bread & pickles have in common? Fermentation – one of the oldest methods of food preservation. Come listen to UFV Alumnus and Old Yale Brewmaster Nick Fengler; UFV Food & Agriculture Institute Dr. Alseandros Glaros; Rise Baking Lab Founder Mark Hart; and Culinary Arts Assistant Sian Hurley as they talk about the … Read more
The highest honor given by the Society for In Vitro Biology is the Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented to scientists who are considered pioneers or highly influential researchers to the science and art of cell culture. They are men and women who have devoted their careers to exemplary research and/or teaching. The recipients of … Read more
From UFV Now Dr. Lauren Erland (right) and student Sebastian Molina Ticas (left) share a laugh in the still-under-construction BERRI Lab last June. As an eager undergraduate, Dr. Lauren Erland was hungry for meaningful research opportunities. She still remembers her first experience in a research lab and is grateful to the instructor who opened the … Read more
Each year the Dean of Science in consultation with the department heads decide the recipients of these awards. They were announced at our final Faculty Council meeting of the year. Sherii Myroshnychenko – Awesome Achievement Award for overall excellence in academic endeavors Sherii is an Assistant Professor in Math & Stats. He is always willing to … Read more
From UFV Now: A local family with a long history of generous support for UFV has come forward once again with financial contributions for student researchers in the Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI). Bruna Giacomazzi, her husband Bob Burnett, joined by her sister Gina Alary, and several other family members recently visited UFV’s Abbotsford campus … Read more
From UFV Now: When Amrit Singh sets his mind on an academic goal, he usually achieves it. So, when he zeroed in on winning the Governor General’s Silver Medal for 2024, odds were good he’d win it. It took a ton of work to achieve the highest standing in an undergraduate degree program, but Singh … Read more
Dr. Vanessa Radzimski believes the best way for students to succeed is to make mistakes and learn from them. It’s a core tenet of her teaching philosophy, along with the idea that students are the best teachers for students. Whether they enter one of Radzimski’s courses with a lot or a little mathematics experience, they … Read more