Rachel Barsky Memorial Annual Bursary Available to a 1st Year Science Student

UFV Science

AMOUNT: $500 Available to one 1st year Canadian student who is enrolled in one of the following faculty/programs at UFV: Faculty of Science; Upgrading and University Preparation; Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies; Faculty of Health Sciences; Faculty of Professional Studies Applicants must demonstrate genuine financial need, have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Apply for UFV … Read more

Still room in select Physics sections for Fall

These are great courses, and as of today, there is still room in all of them! FULL PHYS 231 – Thermodynamics – (91050) Prereqs: PHYS 112 Pre/Co-req: MATH 211 PHYS 311 – Statistical Physics  (91051) Prereqs: PHYS 231 and (one of PHYS 221 or PHYS 381) PHYS 312 – Intermediate Electromagnetism  (91052) Prereqs: PHYS 112 and … Read more

Job Opportunity – Bird Studies Canada

Bird Studies Canada – British Columbia Region – BC Programs Coordinator Bird Studies Canada is seeking one highly motivated, organized and experienced individual to coordinate volunteer participation in BSC’s British Columbia office, in particular the British Columbia Coastal Waterbird and Beached Bird Surveys, the Important Bird Area program, and the Vancouver Urban Birds project. The Programs Coordinator is … Read more

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) Coming to UFV

The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) is a shared campus of the Universities of Victoria, British Columbia, Alberta, Calgary, and Simon Fraser University featuring a 3000 square metre laboratory that can support research in almost any field. BMSC has courses available to students from Biology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Archaeology/Anthropology, First Nations Studies, and Stats. There … Read more

Science student among those recognized at UBC Graduate Students in Nursing Research Symposium

2014 Graduate Student Symposium (May 2, 2014)- Advanced Nursing Practice, presented by the Graduate Students in Nursing Association in partnership with the UBC School of Nursing. URL: nursing.ubc.ca/Research/GradSymposium Accomplished presenters ranged from Undergraduate to Doctoral students from Langara College, University of Victoria, Seattle University, UBC, and UFV! The theme was Advancing Nursing Practice however there … Read more

Science grads: book your photo session now!

The Faculty of Science and the UFV Alumni Association are pleased to offer you priority booking and the chance to have a graduate portrait of you and your fellow grads framed together and mounted in your faculty.  This single headshot-composite photography opportunity is free! Professional photographers from the Artona Group, the official graduation photographer for … Read more

GRAD CHECK – planning on graduating soon?

Science Advice Centre Are you on track? If you are in a science program, one of our Science Advisors are available for assistance. Make an appointment: Online Form scienceadvice@ufv.ca 604-557-4060

Young Distinguished Alumni winner Evan Wiens exhibits altruism through dentistry (2013)

Archived from UFV Today, October 11 2013.  Original post by Darren Macdonald. Evan Wiens hasn’t been a dentist for very long, but he’s already packed a lot of professional experience, leadership, and community service into his career. This year’s winner of the Distinguished Young Alumni award at the University of the Fraser Valley — reserved … Read more

Aluminations — Keeping in Touch (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, August 16 2012.  Original post by Marketing Communications. Congratulations to Durga Dhaliwal, Dip ’09, for his Keeping in Touch submission to the Fall issue of Skookum. You too can enter to win, simply by contacting us and letting us know what you’ve been up to since graduation. Submit your short update … Read more

UFV grad follows a dream from South America to Canada, from Engineering to CIS (2012)

Archived from UFV Today, August 9 2012. Original post by Dess Bayrock. After Ricardo Jahns Gigglburger graduated with an engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration, he thought his schooling was over. It seemed, however, that school was not quite done with him. “I discovered Computer Science when I was about to finish my … Read more