UFV Hosts BC Secondary Schools Math Contest – May 2, 2014

The 17th Annual British Columbia Secondary Schools Math Contest at UFV Divisions: • Junior (up to grade 10) • Senior (up to grade 12) Preliminary Round: Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Location: Individual schools Final Round: Date: Fri, May 2, 2014 Location: UFV Abbotsford Campus Final Round 2014 includes: T-Shirts with Contest Puzzle Raffle Prizes … Read more

UFV Turns 40 – Events Planned

April 4, 2014 – Save the Date! UFV holds many events each year, and during 2014/15, the 40th Anniversary theme will be woven into all of them! In addition, plans are underway for events to mark UFV’s actual birthday, April 4, as well as to host a community-wide celebration in the fall of 2014. More … Read more

UFV biology student making connections and a future through co-op program

Taken from UFV Today, January 16 2014.  Original post by Darren McDonald. Students at UFV ‘make’ many things, from dresses to buildings to gourmet concoctions, in programs such as fashion design, carpentry, and culinary arts. But students who enroll in the co-operative education option, including biology major Brandon Wood, also make money and important career … Read more

Undergraduate Conference – Thompson Rivers University

This year it’s TRU hosts the Undergrad Conference, so we’re  inviting TWU, UBCO and UFV students to present posters at our local event. There are no external participants from other faculties – just Science. March 27 – 28, 2014 – Conference January 31  – Applications Due Application Form is now available on the conference website, … Read more

Calling for Research Excellence Award Nominations – 2014

Do you have colleagues who are making an academic impact at UFV through innovative research? Nominate them for UFV’s annual Research Excellence Award! Deadline for nominations is Feb 7, 2014. 2013 Recipient – Noham Weinberg 2012 Recipient – Olav Lian  

Job Opportunities for Students

Science Outreach – Winter 2014 For science students and students interested in teaching. Contact Christine.Dalton@ufv.ca ————————————————————-  The Faculty of Science is running science outreach programs in two locations this winter semester. Super Science Club is an after-school program for elementary students that UFV offers in collaboration with Science World.  The goal of this program is to … Read more

UFV’s new Agriculture Centre of Excellence – B.C.’s future is growing

Article posted on UFV Today, Dec 12, 2013 (News release from the Province of British Columbia) British Columbia’s newest centre of excellence is dedicated to agriculture, with construction progressing at the University of the Fraser Valley on a brand-new barn and greenhouses after an investment of $1 million by government. “We are planting the seeds … Read more

Science on Purpose: Cascade News

Articles from from The Cascade “Science on Purpose” ————————————————————————————— The digital lollipop, the electric tongue-tricker – November 27, 2013 The future of virtual taste is in the electric lollipop. The last 20 years have seen a massive shift from analog to digital in all sorts of areas – from library catalogues, social interaction, and communication … Read more