News and Events
The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce that Isabelle St-Martin has been selected to represent UFV at the 61st London International Youth Science Forum this summer! She’ll be immersed in this two week residential student event being held at Imperial College London and the Royal Geographical Society. She’ll be attending lecture demonstrations from leading … Read more
The Science Rocks! summer camp program received a large donation last month from the Rotary Club of Chilliwack to help support our science camps being held in Chilliwack this August. As a gold sponsor they were awarded with a framed certificate at their meeting held last month. Their donation will go a long way to … Read more
The Faculty of Science is excited to announce that UFV Chemistry Lab Tech, Aileen Ablog, will be doing a book signing on her cookbook “Ketogenic Pressure Cooker – 100 Quick and Easy Recipes for Delicious Nutrient-Packed Low-Carb Meals”. WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2019 WHERE: Coles Bookstore, Cottonwood Mall, 45585 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack TIME: 11:00 AM … Read more
Please join the UFV Physics Department for an introduction to our current understanding of the history of the universe, and explanation as to why quantum gravity effects are expected to be important in the very early universe. Dr. Wilson-Ewing will then present some of the main results of loop quantum cosmology, an approach that has … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley athletic department features 140 varsity student-athletes participating on teams across five sports. The Cascades’ men’s and women’s basketball teams belong to the Canada West Conference of U SPORTS. We are beyond thrilled that both UFV men’s and women’s basketball teams have clinched a playoff spot. Playoffs begin February 8th. … Read more
Dr. Greg Schmaltz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology. He teaches a diversity of courses, ranging from first year biology, to second year cell biology, and to upper level courses in physiology, ecology, and ornithology. Personal I was born in southern France and grew up there. I spent the first twenty years … Read more
Thank you to Dr. Lucy Lee for her informative presentation on cellular agriculture as part of the Faculty of Science greenSPEAK Series. As a researcher who has been studying fish cell lines for over 35 years, she is an expert in her field. She shared her experience working with cell cultures and how this research … Read more
The Faculty of Science was pleased to welcome Kori Czuy from the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary as part of the Dean’s Seminar Series on November 28th. Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of Science, introduced Kori to the large audience of 75+. Her talk entitled, (Re)weaving frayed connections: the depth of science … Read more
A few members of UFV’s senior administration and special guests from the community joined Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science for a guided tour of our science facilities. They were greeted by students and professors. The group continued on to our research labs and saw students hard at work. Following the tour, … Read more
The Faculty of Science is very proud to announce that Andrew Alexander received the 2018 UFV Young Distinguished Alumni Award at the Town and Gown held last week. Andrew began his studies at UFV in 2010 and graduated with a BSc honours in biology with a chemistry minor in 2014. We wish him continued success! … Read more