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Please join us for the Final Round of the 19th Annual BC Secondary Schools Math Contest at UFV When: Friday, May 6, 2016 Where: UFV Abbotsford Campus, 33844 King Road Final Round 2016 includes: T-Shirts with Contest Puzzle Raffle Prizes “Recreational Math” Enrichment Activities UFV Scholarship Prizes $150 – $600 for Juniors $600 – $2,400 … Read more
Headshots for Science Wall of Fame and Alumni Cards – FREE Formal Graduate Photo Sessions: $15.00 sitting fee Professional photographers from the Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for UFV, will be on campus in May for formal graduate portrait sessions ($15.00 sitting fee) The Faculty of Science and the UFV Alumni Association are pleased … Read more
4 Positions Available, May 15, 2016 – July 2016, 120 hours each Salary: $11.50/hour JOB DESCRIPTION Nest monitoring for Western Painted Turtles takes place nightly at Nicomen Slough (45 min from UFV, in Deroche). Monitoring occurs from mid-May to early July from approximately 5:00pm – midnight, each evening. Monitors walk easily accessible nesting areas looking … Read more
On behalf of our UFV Green Team and our host Sheldon Marche, thank you to everyone who made it out to the “Behind the Scenes” look at how UFV Facilities maintains our campus “Green”. Proud to celebrate Earth Day at UFV!! Sign up today to join the Facilities Green Team and be part of something … Read more
Come on out and show your support! As part of the Engineering Physics diploma in Mechatronics, 5 remaining teams will present and demonstrate their projects to an evaluation team of UFV faculty and a few special invited guests from the Fraser Valley. Projects ranging from robotic arms to automatic laser calibration systems to honey super … Read more
Did you know that Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1970? It all began with a group known as the Earth Day Network. Their mission was and continues to be: To broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle to build a healthy, … Read more
Earth Hour is great, but Earth Week is better! Ever wondered how the heating and cooling systems work? What about the LEED certification on the new Student Union Building? Join the Associate Building Director, Sheldon Marche, for a tour of some of UFV’s innovative building systems. When: Friday, April 22 at 11:30 am / Meet … Read more
What an adventure! Two of our UFV students spent 7 weeks at the famous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution near Boston earlier this year. Audrey Faber and Ellen Clemence, both GATE undergraduate students, received guest studentships. They had the opportunity to perform research under the sponsorship and guidance of a staff scientist at WHOI. Of course, … Read more
As part of our Research Day, the Department of Biology hosted the BC Biology Undergraduate Research Conference. Along with our Biology participants, students from Thompson Rivers University, UBC Okanagan and Trinity Western presented very informative posters. Congratulations to all who participated, especially those who won various best poster awards! Check out our Faculty of Science … Read more
The Faculty of Science is excited to announce that Vivienne Beard has been selected to represent UFV at the 58th London International Youth Science Forum this summer! She’ll be joining the world’s leading young scientists from more than 65 participating countries. For two weeks, she’ll be immersed in an international community exchanging ideas and experiences … Read more