2016 Faculty of Science AAAwards

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Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Faculty of Science AAAwards! Each year, the Dean of Science in consultation with the department Heads of Science decide the recipients of these awards. They were handed out during the last Faculty Council meeting of the year. Lin Long – Awesome Achievement Award, for overall excellence in academic … Read more

Playle Award Nominations! Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop September 25-28, 2016 in Edmonton, Alberta

The 43rd annual CEW will be held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta on September 25-28, 2016. The theme of the 2016 CEW is “planning for uncertainty“. UFV Biology student, Andrew Alexander won the prestigious Playle Award back in 2014 for his BSc Thesis entitled “Enrichment, isolation, and identification of oil degrading bacteria … Read more

Employment Opportunity for Student with experience in horticulture

The UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence is looking for a student, interested in agriculture, to work on an experimental growing tower located in a Surrey greenhouse.  They require a student with some skills or experience in horticulture who is interested in maintaining production in the growing towers and then measuring the productivity and efficiency of … Read more

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

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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

Dr. Lucy Lee, President of the Canadian Society of Zoologists 2016/2017

This past week, Dr. Lucy Lee attended the 55th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ) hosted by the University of Western Ontario. Dr. James Staples, Biology Professor from Western University, passed the Presidential torch to Dr. Lee. The Canadian Society of Zoologists is a professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of education … Read more

GreenUFV Team Members receive the inaugural ‘UFV Teamwork Award’

Congratulations to the the GreenUFV Team Members Pat Harrison, Alyssa Bougie, Gayle Ramsden, Mark Goudsblom and Sheldon Marche recipients of the 2016 UFV Teamwork Award. The Board of Governors noted that this team has set the bar very high for future nominations. This award: recognizes teams who exemplify best practices of collegial, supportive and effective … Read more

Summer Work Study Positions! Western Painted Turtle Nest Monitoring

4 Positions Available, May 15, 2016 – July 2016, 120 hours each Salary:  $11.50/hour JOB DESCRIPTION Nest monitoring for Western Painted Turtles takes place nightly at Nicomen Slough (45 min from UFV, in Deroche). Monitoring occurs from mid-May to early July from approximately 5:00pm – midnight, each evening. Monitors walk easily accessible nesting areas looking … Read more

Student Research Day 2016 was a huge success!

As part of our Research Day, the Department of Biology hosted the BC Biology Undergraduate Research Conference. Along with our Biology participants, students from Thompson Rivers University, UBC Okanagan and Trinity Western presented very informative posters. Congratulations to all who participated, especially those who won various best poster awards! Check out our Faculty of Science … Read more

Student Research Day & BC Undergraduate Research Conference April 7, 2016

UFV is hosting the 2016 BC Undergraduate Research Conference on Student Research Day. Undergrad students from universities across BC have been invited to participate in the Poster Presentations. Be sure to stop by and see what exciting research is going on! When: Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 12:30 – 2:30 pm Where: Great Hall, Student … Read more

Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour: ‘Exorcising Maxwell’s Demon’ with Dr. John Bechhoefer

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Please join us in welcoming John Bechhoefer from the Simon Fraser University. As part of the 2016 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour he’ll be visiting UFV! When: Monday, April 4, 2016 @ 2:30 PM Where: Room A353 Abstract: In 1867, at the dawn of statistical physics, Maxwell imagined a thought experiment that has both … Read more