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We are looking for a student to prepare a number of short first year laboratory technique videos; these videos will be included in our online courses. The position will be available for the Winter 2017 semester. List of tasks to be performed: Mastery of chemical techniques Script-writing Video recording Video editing Qualifications: Completion of UFV … Read more
Claudio Arato, an experienced P.Eng with a passion for ethics in engineering will be visiting UFV again! Last year his event drew over 50+ students and covered many interesting topics. This year’s event will delve deeper into ethical quandaries that may present themselves to engineers. “Ethics are of utmost importance to engineers and scientists. Using … Read more
Wear a sweater, win a prize! For the week of November 14-18, you have the chance of winning daily prizes by posting selfies of you wearing a sweater and participating in our annual Sweater Week. As we dive into the cooler months, we increase the use of heating in our buildings. This can be a … Read more
Brent Bailey from UFV’s Department of Agriculture recently took some Biology ‘peeps’ on a barn and greenhouse tour of our state-of-the-art agriculture facility in Chilliwack. Fabiola Rojas, Shawna Dyck, Allan Arndt and Justin Lee even happened to make a few new friends. The Centre features a 783 m2 barn including livestock, milking, poultry and swine … Read more
The Faculty of Science and Indigenous Affairs at UFV are pleased to welcome Data Science Educator, Dr. Joslynn Lee from the DNA Learning Center at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016. Joslynn will be attending the Winter Solstice Lunch hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre staff and elders at CEP-A1454 from … Read more
Last night the Physics Student Association welcomed biophysicist, Dr. David Sivak from Simon Fraser University. His talk focused on molecular machines using mitochondrial ATP synthase as a model and manipulating them to study their function. He also shared the interesting research that is being done in his lab [The Sivak Group] … such as attaching … Read more
Every year, WestGen awards 4 worthy Western Canadian Agriculture or Veterinary students a $2,000 Education Award. WestGen’s Education Awards are available to post-secondary students from Western Canada who are pursuing studies in agriculture or veterinary medicine. Applicants must be a WestGen member or son/daughter of a WestGen member. They offer four $2,000 awards each fall. … Read more
Halloween is upon us and our UFV Chemists aim to please! Be sure to stop by their cabinet display across from Room A388 and check it out! BUT when you do, be very careful and watch your back … Frankenstein might be watching you! [typography font=”Creepster” size=”35″ size_format=”px” color=”#ff8000″]Have a Spooktacular Halloween [/typography] Department of … Read more
Please join the Physics Student Association in welcoming Biophysicist, Dr. David Sivak from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Sivak will be speaking about his research on molecular-level thermodynamic interactions. UFV Physics, Chemistry and Biology students will find his research quite fascinating! When: Monday, October 31, 2016 4:30 – 5:30 pm Where: B121 Abbotsford Campus FREE FOOD! … Read more
The Fraser Valley poultry industry has dealt with several outbreaks of Avian Flu over the past 12 years. Find out what lessons farmers, industry representatives, and ministry experts have learned at a special event at the University of the Fraser Valley. Join faculty host Renee Prasad, UFV agriculture professor, and guest panelists at an evening … Read more