News and Events
October 27, 2015 Fraser Valley Regional District Air Quality Forum Last night, the UFV Centre for Sustainability hosted the FVRD Forum on Air Quality in the theatre in B Building. It was very well attended by the public and by UFV students. Chair, Pat Harrison welcomed the guests to UFV and to the traditional territory … Read more
As written on UFV Today Blog: October 19, 2015 For Dr. Olav Lian and his team of student researchers it’s all about the details. Teeny, tiny, miniscule details — grains of sand in this case — that lead to big discoveries. Lian is an earth scientist in UFV’s Geography and the Environment department, and he … Read more
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, the Centre for Sustainability (sponsored by the Faculty of Science), the Students for Environmental Advocacy (SEA), and the Facilities Department sponsored the first ever garbage audit of one day’s worth of garbage of two buildings (A and B). The event ran from 10 in the morning till 4 PM when … Read more
Alan Reid …joins the Biology department in Fall 2015 as a permanent faculty member after many years of his dedication as a sessional instructor. Some of the courses that Alan teaches are BIO 111, BIO 112, BIO 301, BIO 307, and various directed studies. Alan is involved in a variety of research projects, including helping … Read more
UFV Sponsored Magazine is offered free to UFV students and employees. A\J is an independent Canadian magazine that has published cutting-edge environmental journalism since 1971. We’ve teamed up with your school to provide you with a free subscription to complement your environmental education with access to the best Canadian environmental journalism and inspiring solutions from the nation’s foremost environmental … Read more
Taken from UFV Today – September 8, 2015 The leading edge $17.3 million, 46,700 square foot SUB represents the culmination of a collaborative design and construction effort that began in 2008. The SUB incorporates LEED Gold principles in an environmentally efficient design and houses a variety of student-focused services, clubs, restaurants, and spaces. “We’re very … Read more
It’s another year and the energy is felt in the halls and the new Student Union Building. With various student associations and clubs showcasing their club at the SUB (Student Union Building) as well as other venders, there’s plenty to see! Burgers and cake too! The official ribbon cutting at 1pm today was well attended … Read more
Dr Alida Janmaat, from the Dept of Biology, actively participated as member of the Local Organizing Committee for the International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 48th annual meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology held August 9-13, 2015 at UBC. As Scientific program co-chair, she did a superb job coordinating the … Read more
57th LIYSF July 22nd – August 5th, 2015 UFV’s Faculty of Science is sending one science student, Kevin Kobes, to London for the highly revered London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), where he will meet up with over 400 students from 60 participating countries. Kevin will be blogging this experience along the way at blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/ … Read more
Vancouver Sun reports that researchers at the University of the Fraser Valley believe drones may finally silence the cannons that boom throughout the summer on blueberry farms. Professor Tom Baumann and his team are reprogramming helicopter-like UAVs — properly known as unmanned aerial vehicles — to fly preset patterns over ripening blueberries in the … Read more