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Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Susan Milner of the UFV Mathematics & Statistics Department is the winner of this year’s PIMS Education Prize. The prize is awarded to a member of the PIMS community who has made a significant contribution to education in the mathematical sciences. This prize is intended to recognize individuals … Read more
Happy Birthday UFV! ufv.ca/40 UFV is turning 40. As we celebrate our history, we also dream of growing innovation locally and beyond. We can only do this together with you. Cake cutting ceremonies are being planned. Wednesday, April 2 11 am-noon Mission Campus at Heritage Park Cake cutting with President Mark Evered at 11am 33700 … Read more
Happy Pi Day! The Mathematics & Statistics Dept. was invited to attend MEI in Abbotsford to help celebrate Pi Day. Susan Milner and UFV students, Ben Tremblay & Charlie Watson, shared puzzles with 2 sets of grade 4 & 5 students (6 classes in all) and Susan also shared puzzles with a total of 330 … Read more
Approved for Fall 2014 Contact Email: Tim Cooper Website: ufv.ca/engineering/diploma History The UFV Diploma in Engineering Physics with a specialization in mechatronics is a new program unique to UFV, and has been approved to commence in the fall of 2014. It has been designed from the ground up with students in mind, specifically those students … Read more
Media contact: Darren McDonald darren.mcdonald@ufv.ca UFV hosts valley’s brightest math students Some of the area’s best and brightest young mathematical minds descended on UFV’s Abbotsford campus for the Fraser Valley Math Challengers Regional Competition recently. Grade 8 and 9 contestants battled through three rounds of competition — two individual rounds and a cooperative team round … Read more
Seeking Undergraduate Wildlife Conservation Research Assistants for Summer 2014 Western Painted Turtle Surveys Application Deadline: March 30th, 2014 (Letter of Interest and CV) Submit to: Dr. Vicki Marlatt (Vicki.Marlatt@ufv.ca) We are seeking UFV students to assist in two projects studying the endangered Western painted turtles in the lower mainland during the summer of 2014. Position … Read more
Every year UFV hosts the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair where 200+ projects from students in grades K- 12 are presented and judged. To host the event requires 100s of hours of volunteer time over the 3 day period of the fair (April 1, 2, and 3) to help set up and take down the … Read more
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm UFV Abbotsford Campus – Envision Athletic Centre (map) The UFV Career Fair on March 12 is the perfect event to connect employers on the lookout for young talent, graduate or professional schools promoting their programs, and students or alumni looking to go on to further studies … Read more
As featured in Discover Magazine and Mathematical Art Galleries [hr] Robin Endelman Associate Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics & Statistics, UFV robin.endelman@ufv.ca This scarf depicts the Yang-Baxter equation of statistical mechanics, a variation of which is the braid equation in algebra, or the 3rd Reidemeister (equivalence) move in knot theory. Assigning the numbers 1, … Read more
UFV hosts Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Series Dr. Federico Rosei March 4, 2014 3:00 – 4:30pm Room A353 – Abbotsford Campus As the age of cheap oil and fossil fuels is coming to an end, humanity will face an energy crisis. Many alternative energy sources have already been identified. However, there is no optimal … Read more