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Alida Janmaat and Chris Hinz present at the Invertebrate Pathology Congress in Tours, France

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July 2016 was an exciting month for Biology Professor Alida Janmaat and Biology Student Chris Hinz. They attended the 49th Annual meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology held in Tours, Loire Valley, France. Chris presented their poster: Does Agriotes obscurus avoid the fungal entomopathogen, Metarhizium brunneum? ABSTRACT: Fungal entomopathogens can greatly reduce the fitness … Read more

Student Nominations 2016/2017 for Science Faculty Council

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The Science Faculty Council is looking for nominations for 2 Student Representatives for a ONE YEAR term. The Mandate of the Science Faculty Council (SFC) shall: serve as the forum for sharing information and the discussion of academic matters receive recommendations related to academic programs, including but not limited to: development of new programs, program … Read more

Exchange student from Spain to spend time in Biology at UFV

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Jose Martin Gomez, a BSc student in Biotechnology at Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville Spain will be spending his academic year here at UFV. In addition to his honours thesis project he will be working on a special topics course with the Dean of Science, Dr. Lucy Lee. His research stay is sponsored by … Read more

UFV Faculty of Science welcomes GearBots Makerspace Summer Camp!

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The Faculty of Science is happy to be teaming up with GearBots Makerspace who provides learning opportunities for kids ages 9-15+. Students are introduced to the exciting world of engineering and technology. The Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies at UFV initiated the program with GearBots. They hosted last week’s camp in their Electronics Lab … Read more

Science Rocks! 2016 Summer Camps Finished for the Year

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The final Science Rocks! camp of 2016 finished up on Friday, August 12th. Over the past 6 weeks, 95 campers from grades 4-7 enjoyed week long science based demonstrations and activities from finding out why some things stink to mystery solving and forensics. We hope all our campers had fun and learned something new, and … Read more

“Who’s Who in Science” featuring Dr. Lin Long, Engineering and Physics

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Who’s who in Science … Dr. Lin Long joined UFV in 2010. She is the Co-chair of the EPDM Program in the Physics Department. She teaches engineering courses in the EPDM program and first-year physics courses. Personal I grew up on an island surrounded by rivers in the middle region of China. My father was … Read more

Science Rocks! The 2016 Aboriginal Youth Camp!

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There was so much fun had at the Science Rocks Aboriginal Youth Camp last week it would make your hair stand up! 24 kids from Grades 4 – 7 signed up for a week of fun activities and found out how cool science really is! Thanks to Ian Affleck and our Science Rocks! Team Leaders, … Read more

There definitely isn’t grass growing under Biology student, Vivienne Beard’s feet!

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4th year Biology student, Vivienne Beard, recently attended The Genetics Society of America’s (GSA) Allied Genetics Conference held in Orlando, Florida July 13-17, 2016. The Conference brought together seven different genetics research communities for a one of a kind event. The GSA members and leading scientists from around the world are selected to present their … Read more

UFV GATE Students and International Guests Sampling Fraser River as part of the Global Rivers Observatory Project

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On Tuesday June 28, 2016, Steven Marsh and research students (current and former) met Senior Scientist Dr. Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink and guests at the rowing dock at Fort Langley to conduct their bi-monthly sampling of the Fraser River.  The guests included Carol Mayer (Curator Africa/Pacific of Enthnology/Ceramics), Skooker Broome (Manager Design, Museum of Anthropology, UBC), April … Read more

The Faculty of Science Welcomes Scientists from Austral University of Chile

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On July 20th we welcomed two distinguished scientists from Austral University of Chile, Drs. Alejandro Yañez and Guillermo Cárcamo from the Biochemistry and Microbiology Institute. Dr. Lee gave them the tour of the two campuses of UFV. They were in Canada attending the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting at the Vancouver Convention Centre … Read more