News and Events
UFV had the pleasure of hosting, once again, the Fraser Valley Regional Math Challengers Competition on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Over 190 grade 8 to 10 students (40+ teams) competed for a chance to advance to the Provincial Finals being held at the University of British Columbia on Saturday, April 4th. We would like to … Read more
Each year during spring break week, UFV Math and Stats hosts the annual Math Match. This year marked the 7th year of this fun event. Two teams face off to solve some nonstandard math problems in a game-like setting where the choice of strategy plays a role that is often as important as presenting the … Read more
The Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair is being held April 1-4, 2020 at the Envision Athletic Centre, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Campus. Students from grades K-12 can enter our regional science fair in many ways. Individual schools may hold a school-wide science fair and send their top students to regionals. Other schools may … Read more
The Faculty of Science was pleased to welcome Dr. Adam Ruben, Comedian, Writer, TV Host and yes, Molecular Biologist, as part of the UFV Science Dean’s Seminar Series on February 11, 2020. His informative yet humorous talk focused on controversies over experiments and research findings which affects the way the public views science and scientists. He … Read more
Have you ever considered a career in medicine? The Pre-Med Diversity Symposium is an annual UBC faculty-sponsored event designed to encourage people from all walks of life to apply to medical school. This event is tailored to applicants who consider themselves ‘non-traditional’ for reasons that may include having a non-science background, applying later in life, … Read more
On July 11, 2019 the Government of British Columbia announced the Food Security Task Force. The Task Force had a mandate to provide recommendations that support food security and the economic growth of BC’s agriculture sector. On Friday, January 31st, Task Force members Peter Dhillon, Lenore Newman and Arvind Gupta attended the Ag Innovation Day … Read more
The Faculty of Science and the Centre for Sustainability is pleased to present Dr. Shannon Bard, Global Director of Innovation for Hemmera, an Ausenco Company. Her talk is entitled: “Coastal Scene Investigation: Using clues from intertidal diversity studies to solve ecotoxicological puzzles in the Salish Sea” WHEN: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 TIME: 2:00 PM WHERE: … Read more
Congratulations to UFV Math and Stats Associate Professor, Anna Kuczynska on her new math textbook “Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry“. Anna is also an Associate Professor in Upgrading and University Preparation and the UFV Math and Stats Centre Coordinator. Her textbook has been accepted into BC Campus Open Textbook collection and can be found there as well … Read more
UFV’s Let’s Talk Science Outreach Program has been very busy and there are no signs of slowing down! Let’s Talk Science Coordinator, Emily Ell, and her team have managed to reach over 340 youths this semester. They have been invited to schools across the Fraser Valley and hosted workshops at both the Chilliwack and Sardis … Read more
A total of 18 projects from the Summer and Fall Semesters at UFV from Dr. Sharon Gillies‘ BIO 310 and BIO 410 classes and from Dr. Afia Zubair Raja‘s GEOG 360 class presented their research at the City of Abbotsford’s CityStudio Hubbub event on Tuesday, December 3rd. CityStudio is an innovation hub where UFV students … Read more