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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
If you are interested in attending, contact nicole.klassen@ufv.ca for more information. Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:30-6:00 pm: CEP A Building – Common Area – Tour of technology and research facilities 6:00 -7:30 pm: Presentations and Microlectures [hr] The profile of research in science at UFV is diverse, dynamic–and growing! This peer-reviewed and practically applicable community … Read more
Science Rocks! is a series of summer day camps for students in grades 4, 5 and 6, held at UFV, with four weeks in Abbotsford and two more weeks in Chilliwack. We are looking for UFV students who… Have a passion for science, love working with kids, and are excited to bring these two things … Read more
Taken from UFV Today, January 24 2014. Original post by Darren McDonald. Backed by a legion of citizen scientists, UFV geography instructor Scott Shupe is diving into the creeks and streams of Greater Vancouver thanks to a four-year, $42,000 grant from the Earthwatch Institute via HSBC Water Programme’s FreshWater Watch. The $100 million HSBC Water … Read more
April 1 – 4, 2014 Held at UFV’s Abbotsford campus, in the Envision Athletic Centre (Building E-South Gym). (download a map) Science Fairs are held each year in hundreds of elementary and secondary schools around the province. Projects can come in the form of a report, a demonstration or a model. All must follow specific criteria … Read more