News and Events
Over 170 Science Students graduated this year. Congratulations to everyone! Susan Milner, Mathematics and Statistics, received the Professor Emeritus Award and Etienne Dreyer was awarded this year’s Dean’s Medal of Excellence. More photos posted here: facebook.com/goUFV?fref=ts More pictures will be available in the near future on flickr.com/photos/ufv/albums
Congratulations to all the grads! Please join us in celebration immediately following the ceremony for a Science Convocation Celebration! Sections 109 and 110 and please invite your family and friends. More information about Convocation www.ufv.ca/convocation/
Headshots for Science Wall of Fame and Alumni Cards – FREE Formal Graduate Photo Sessions: $15.00 sitting fee Professional photographers from the Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for UFV, will be on campus in May for formal graduate portrait sessions ($15.00 sitting fee) The Faculty of Science and the UFV Alumni Association are pleased … Read more
The Science Advice Centre, Arts Advice Centre and Student Services Advising (Abbotsford location) will be relocating to the 3rd floor of the new Student Union Building on May 19th and 20th and will reopen on May 21st. Check back on May 21st for launch of the new Advising Centre website at www.ufv.ca/advising For more information, … Read more
Don’t forget about the 3rd annual Science Research Open House! April 14th, 5:00 pm, B121. This open house will feature the work of our Science Students and include presentations of student work in the form of posters, hands-on displays, oral presentations, etc. The event will begin with a preview tour of the new Student Union … Read more
Upcoming Orientations for New Students Learn how to plan your Fall semester, register for courses, and much more. Abbotsford May 28 6:00-7:30 pm Room B132 June 8 6:00-7:30 pm Room B132 Chilliwack June 3 6:00-7:30 pm Room A2213 RSVP Required to science.advice@ufv.ca Parents can register for Supporter Organizations organized through Student Life. Register at ufv.ca/studentlife. … Read more
3rd Annual Science Open House As you may or may not be aware, we are organizing the 3rd annual Science Open House, which will be open to our community industry partners as well as to our UFV community at large. Event details: April 14th, 2015 5 pm B121 and select Science labs This open house … Read more
Publishing Your Article: Research and Graduate Studies workshop for faculty and students interested in publishing Tues Apr 14 10am-12pm Abbotsford Campus, room A225 Are you unsure what to do with the results of your research project? Do you have a completed literature review, discourse analysis, scientific experiment, or theoretical analysis that you would like published? Do … Read more
Release some stress and beat your profs during a casual ice hockey game! Friday, March 20th 4:00-5:15 at Matsqui Recreation Centre (3106 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford). Co-ed and non-contact. Students, Staff, and Faculty welcome! Please contact Allan Arndt (allan.arndt@ufv.ca) if you would like to join the fun!
Analysis of Randomized Algorithms: A talk by Petra Berenbrink, Associate Professor of Computing Science at SFU Thursday, March 19 2:30 – 4:00 pm A310 on the Abbotsford UFV campus Dr. Petra Berenbrink will present several randomized graph-based algorithms. The first algorithm is a random walk process on a graph. Here we analyse the so-called cover time … Read more