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This position is for a student to prepare a number of short first year laboratory technique videos to add to our current collection; these videos will be made available to our students. The position will be available for the Winter 2020 semester. List of tasks to be performed: Mastery of chemical techniques Script-writing Video recording … Read more
The new UFV student group, UFV Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (UFV WEST) hosted their first event on November 28th. They invited 5 successful local women in STEM professions for an interactive discussion. The Panelists were: Emily Prachnau, Software Developer Mulapplied Networks Angela Bedard, MS Genetic Counsellor BC Cancer Eryne Croquet, MSc, P. Ag., … Read more
The Chemistry Department has done it again! Be sure to check out this year’s Chemis-tree located by Room A385. Thanks to our talented lab technicians, Leandra Chapman, Aileen Ablog and Shawn Millar, for another fantastic display! Seasons Greetings!
For science students interested in teaching The Faculty of Science runs two science outreach programs each semester. Super Science Club is an after-school program that Science World offers and UFV delivers at local elementary schools. You will be doing cool science activities with groups of elementary school kids as part of an after-school program. Science World provides … Read more
Join us for film screening of Heart of the Fraser at UFV Abbotsford on November 22! Following the film there will be a Q & A session. Doors are at 4:30pm, show at 5 pm. The screening is being held in Building B, Room B101. Heart of the Fraser is a documentary that calls attention … Read more
This new initiative will allow exceptional undergraduate & graduate students from Canada to spend 10 weeks at NASA in the summer of 2020. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Fulbright Canada and Mitacs have partnered under the Agency’s Canadian Student Participation in the NASA International Internship (NASA I²) Project. This program will provide opportunities for high … Read more
Brought to you by Taylor and Kaitlin, Student Sustainability Coordinators! ———- SustainableUFV Meet-n-Greet WHEN: November 20th TIME: 12PM-2PM WHERE: Abbotsford Campus: B121 It’s time for a SustainableUFV meeting! Drop by and say hi to your SustainableUFV team and meet the new Student Sustainability Coordinators face-to-face. There will be pizza! Feel free to drop in whenever … Read more
Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science was recently featured UFV Today. Fishy business: Dr. Lucy Lee raising fish cell lines and next-gen researchers By Greg Laychak on October 6, 2019 Dr. Lucy Lee is in demand. She’s on the phone, walking down the hall near her UFV office arranging a trip to … Read more
Thank you to all the students, faculty and staff who made it out to the 12th Annual Science Social on September 26th. Students were able to check out the Science Clubs and Associations while enjoying some pizza, prizes and visiting with classmates and faculty. Special thanks to the following Science Student Associations who were on … Read more
Climate Change has become the defining issue of our time. From the changing weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels, to the melting polar ice caps … what can we do to save our future? One thing is clear, it’s imperative to educate ourselves and get the facts about climate change. Education … Read more