News and Events
UFV Centre for Global Development Symposium on Climate Change December 7, 2015 4:00pm to 5:30pm SUS Great Hall, Abbotsford Between November 30 and December 11, 2015 the COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years of United Nations negotiations, aim to achieve a legally binding … Read more
Tropical Ecology and Applied Tropical Ecology Field school in Ecuador is planned for July 2016 8 credits (400 level) Information Session Date: Dec. 8, 2015 Time: 2pm Room: A360 Abbotsford Campus Contact: Debbie.wheeler@ufv.ca or Gregory.schmaltz@ufv.ca
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this talk has been cancelled. Please accept our apologies. Centre of Sustainability greenSPEAK Seminar and the Department of Geography Discoveries Speaker Series present: Dr. Lionel Pandolfo: “Climate Change: Chronology, Perils, Science and Opportunities” Thursday Nov. 26, 2015 2:30 – 4pm Room A413 Abbotsford Campus Climate change is the pivotal issue … Read more
November 26, 2015 7-9:30pm Room B132 Abbotsford Campus Free Pizza Here is your chance to hear what medical school is really like! UFV Alumni who are currently attending UBC medical school will be sharing their experiences thus far and providing some tips for getting ready to apply. There will be food and a raffle ticket … Read more
The Casino games will be held from 5pm-10pm at the UFV SUB and then there will be an “unofficial” afterparty at Finnigans until they close. All prizes will be announced at UFV when the tables close at 10pm. Fri. Nov. 27 5pm-10pm UFV’s Student Union Building – Great Hall EVENT DETAILS: – FREE ADMISSION – … Read more
On October 27, 2015, the Department of Biology and the Dean of the Faculty of Science had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Tara Klassen from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. Dr. Klassen spoke about her research into a personalized medicine approach to assessing and possibly treating Epilepsy, a disease which is caused by … Read more
“An Introduction to the Mathematics of Data Assimilation” Guest speaker Dr. Sam Pimentel, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics (TWU). Wednesday, November 18 Room A 402 4:30 pm Refreshments will be provided. “Data assimilation refers to a group of methods that seek to improve forecast skill by combining available observations with a … Read more
David Barsamian Tuesday, 3 November 2015 2:30-4:00 pm Room: B101 Abbotsford Campus The award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio, journalist, writer, and activist makes a return visit to UFV to talk about climate change and the environment. Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often … Read more
Great turnout at Science Social 2015! Big thank you to all of the Student Groups and Associations and various UFV departments. Math Club/Putnam Club BCSA – Bio & Chem Student Assoc. GUS – Geography Student Association PSA – Physics Student Association Pre-Med Student Alliance Pre-Dental Club Computing Student Association SEA – students for Environmental Advocacy … Read more
Admission is FREE. Light refreshments will be served. Monday, October 26, 2015 Doors open at 6:30 pm, event 7-9 pm University of the Fraser Valley B 101 – Theatre, Building B 33844 King Road, Abbotsford BC “You are what you breathe,” says Dr. David Suzuki. The quality of air that we breathe into our lungs … Read more