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The Faculty of Science at UFV would like to congratulate Alyssa Bougie, recipient of the “Green Leader of Tomorrow Award” at the 5th Annual Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui Environmental Leadership Awards of the Fraser Valley held last month. Alyssa received this award, sponsored by the Abbotsford Community Services-Recycling Program, for her leading a comprehensive waste … Read more
Have you thought about Graduate School? The Faculty of Science, in consultation with the Advising Centre, are hosting a Graduate School Information Session for students in the science fields. Guest speakers will discuss their experiences with Graduate School, and information will be provided on typical application processes, as well as any other questions pertaining to … Read more
Who’s who in Science … Dr. Ben Vanderlei joined UFV’s Mathematics and Statistics Department in August 2011. He teaches first-year and upper-level courses in both math and statistics. Interview: Personal I grew up on a farm in rural South Dakota. My parents continue to own and operate the farm today, producing mostly corn and soybeans. … Read more
Mark your Calendars! You won’t want to miss one of the biggest events of the year! This special night will be featuring LIVE BANDS, GAMES, PRIZES and MORE! This is great opportunity for both faculty and students to connect outside of the classroom. FREE ADMISSION * Licensed Event – Food Tickets Available / Doors open … Read more
The first ever #BCTECH Summit was held from Jan 18 – Jan. 19, 2016. UFV Students (along with many others) were able to attend the event on Jan. 19th. Dr. Olav Lian and Dr. Christina Neudorf represented UFV on Research Row with the Luminescence Dating Laboratory exhibit. Links: UFV Luminescence Dating Laboratory #BCTech Summit 2016
Fergus Dalton, Bachelor of Science student at UFV, wins the $1000 first prize award in the Mechanical CAD competition at Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Game Changer Conference in Vancouver on Oct. 15, 2015. An equal amount was also awarded to UFV’s Faculty of Science and will be used for student science sponsored events such as … Read more
In response to the UN call for action a forum was organized at UFV on Oct. 13, 2015. The first part of the event lasted approximately 45 minutes and focused on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (and targets) adopted on October by the UN General Assembly. These seventeen goals basically relate to most aspects of … Read more
London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) July 27 to August 10, 2016 UFV will send one Science student to London, UK summer 2016 (all expenses paid) to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) http://www.liysf.org.uk/ Past representatives have included: Timothy Richards (2012), Andrew Alexander (2013), Etienne Dreyer (2014) and Kevin Kobes (2015). INFORMATION … Read more
Dr. Ian Affleck was on Sabbatical from the Math & Stats Department at UFV for 2014-2015 and he has generously provided a great overview of his new open textbook. “Calculus for Everyone”: Developing an Application-Based Open Textbook for First Year Calculus At UFV, as at many post-secondary institutions, the first-year calculus courses required in Science … Read more
Dr. Debbie Wheeler was on Sabbatical from the Biology Department at UFV for 2014-2015 and she has generously provided a great overview of her adventures in Ecuador. ¡Hola Ecuador! It’s me again. Notes from the World’s Worst Traveller. Tapichalaca, somewhere in deepest, darkest Southern Ecuador. It is cold, it is wet, and I am miserable. … Read more