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We are looking for Science Rocks! Summer Camp Facilitators Applications now closed. Science Rocks! is a series of summer day camps for students in grades 4, 5 and 6. The camps are held for four weeks at the UFV Abbotsford campus and two more weeks at CEP in Chilliwack. Position dates: Monday – Friday, June 29th to … Read more
UNBC Healthcare Traveling Roadshow 2015 Volunteer/Networking Opportunity The Healthcare Traveling Roadshow is an opportunity for healthcare professional students from the North and around BC, to travel to the communities of Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge located in the Peace River Regional District. This is an opportunity for students to share their passion for healthcare with local … Read more
Bird Studies Canada – British Columbia Region – BC Programs Coordinator Bird Studies Canada is seeking one highly motivated, organized and experienced individual to coordinate volunteer participation in BSC’s British Columbia office, in particular the British Columbia Coastal Waterbird and Beached Bird Surveys, the Important Bird Area program, and the Vancouver Urban Birds project. The Programs Coordinator is … Read more
G’day mates! Looking for options when it comes to medical school? The UFV Pre-Med Student Association (PMSA) is hosting a speaker from Monash Medical School from Melbourne Australia who can give you information on why the Australian medical school might be right for you! There will also be a representative from Oztrekk that can answer questions … Read more
On February 26, 2015, Dr. Lenore Newman and student Ashleigh Yakemchuk were among the 8 winners of the Fourth Annual Abbotsford Environmental Leadership Awards (AELA) hosted by the Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary Club at the Ramada Plaza Abbotsford Hotel and Conference Centre. Dr. Newman and Ms. Yakemchuk were singled out as environmental leaders in the “Green Leader” … Read more
Interested in a pharmacy career and UBC’s PharmD program? Join us for an event you won’t want to miss. Feb. 26 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm. UFV Abbotsford Campus Room B132 About the Event Come and hear from professionals from UBC’s PharmD program. Listen to their presentation and have your questions answered. Join the Facebook event: … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and The Department of Physics, UFV present: Optoacoustic Imaging: Lightning and thunder in tissues. A lecture by Bill Whelan, University of PEI Date: Friday, Feb. 27 Time: 2:30 – 4:00 Room: A353 Abstract: For centuries, humans have been mesmerized by the light and sound display during a lightning and thunderstorm. In 1880 … Read more
The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) is a shared campus of the Universities of Victoria, British Columbia, Alberta, Calgary, and Simon Fraser University featuring a 3000 square metre laboratory that can support research in almost any field. BMSC has courses available to students from Biology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Archaeology/Anthropology, First Nations Studies, and Stats. There … Read more
The Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) is seeking an experienced part-time student to help with bird banding operations at Colony Farm Regional Park in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Primary duties will be to assist with all aspects of the daily banding operations. This is an excellent opportunity to take your avian knowledge, ageing/sexing and banding skills … Read more
Centre for Sustainability greenSPEAK Seminar Series in conjunction with the Department of Geography and the Environment Discovery Series present: Jorge Macias’ presentation on Exotic Invaders and forest resources of the world: a chemical ecology perspective Jorge has accrued more than 30 years in the field of forest health, forest pest management and chemical ecology, which has taken … Read more