Call for student representatives on Science Faculty Council 2020/2021 – Nominations close SEPT 18!

The Faculty of Science is looking for 2 Student Representatives to sit on our Science Faculty Council. These positions are 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 … Read more

Welcome to our new Faculty of Science tenure track hires! Drs. Justin Lee and Mariano Mapili

The Faculty of Science would like to welcome our new tenure track hires, Dr. Justin Lee and Dr. Mariano Mapili. Although their faces are very familiar within our faculty they bring with them many years of expertise! Dr. Justin Lee has been a long term Sessional and LTA in the Department of Biology at UFV … Read more

Higher Ed Teaching Strategies – establishing a positive connection with online teaching

Faculty Focus is an online newsletter and website that is dedicated to higher education and instructors like you! They publish articles on effective teaching strategies for online and university and college classrooms. Their latest article, A Four-Step Plan: The First Day of Class on Zoom, written by Crystal Wong, EdD shares some great insights that … Read more

Congratulations to Annabelle Czihaly, UFV’s 2020 LIYSF Representative

The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce that UFV Physics student, Annabelle Czihaly, was selected to represent UFV this summer at the London International Youth Science Forum. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the 62nd LIYSF has been postponed to 2021. The shortlisted candidates, Annabelle Czihaly, Chandy Dancey, Connor Frey and Heather Kelly, were to present … Read more

Faculty of Science came together to celebrate our 2020 Graduates!

Each year the science faculty and staff  look forward to celebrating with our graduates at convocation. 2020 has proven to be a little challenging and threw a wrench into our plans! However, pandemic or not, we were determined to celebrate with our grads! On Thursday, June 18th a Zoom celebration was held with our grads. … Read more

Congratulations BSc Graduate, Aisa Dobie, recipient of the 2020 Dean of Science Medal of Excellence

Congratulations to Aisa Dobie, the recipient of the 2020 Faculty of Science Dean’s Medal of Excellence. Aisa has been on the Dean’s list every year and achieved an overall GPA of 4.07. The Dean’s medal is awarded not only for academic achievements but also for leadership and participation in the life of the University. She … Read more

UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards 2020

The University of the Fraser Valley was excited to present 40 of our most curious students with research awards totaling over $24,000. These students were nominated by their faculty supervisors for extraordinary research work, either as part of the UFV work study program, as research assistants, or for an outstanding research project as part of … Read more

UFV’s Faculty of Science Magazine is live! Check out what we’ve been up to this year!

We are excited to announce the launch of our first issue of the Faculty of Science magazine. Thank you to all of our faculty and staff who collaborated to make this happen. A special thanks to Dr. Carin Bondar for turning Dr. Lucy Lee‘s vision into reality! Our annual magazine highlights the amazing science that … Read more

COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts and Diverse Responses JUNE 17 @ 3PM

Register today to join experts as they discuss and answer questions on issues including health equity, race and ethnicity, governance, food security, city policy, and international security. Please join this free virtual Politalk Roundtable Series hosted by the Centre for Global Development at UFV. Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Join … Read more

Congratulations to the 2020 Faculty of Science AAA Award Recipients!

Each year the Dean of Science in consultation with the department heads decide the recipients of these awards. They were announced at our final Faculty Council meeting of the year. Kseniya Garaschuk – Awesome Achievement Award, for overall excellence in academic endeavors. Kseniya’s teaching excellence is undeniable. Her dedication to student learning has not gone … Read more