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“Dr. Future” talks about his uniquely creative career and insights into the deep and lasting impact 3D printing is going to have on humanity and creativity. Dr. Paul Tinari, author of “The Joom Destiny”, a book about how 3d printing will revolutionize your world, shares his insights into how every aspect of our world is … Read more
Climate change presents unique challenges in the Fraser Valley. Join faculty host Pat Harrison and guest panelists at an afternoon to bring together alumni, faculty and students to share their stories and learn from one another about how they experience the effects of climate change and how to be an eco-advocate in your community. Thurs, Feb 18 2:30pm to 4:00 pm … Read more
Please welcome the new Math Mania Team! Judy Larsen, Theresa Mulder, and Karin Loots Math Mania Events October 7th, 2015 – Upper Sumas Elementary February 3rd, 2016 – Promontory Heights Elementary School May 25th, 2016 – Chilliwack Central Elementary School Math Mania is a popular evening event that has been running for over six years. … 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
Green Team Meeting Date: Thursday, Jan. 28 Time: 11:30 – 1pm Room: A413 Pizzas and coffee (vegetarian included). Topics to be discussed and involved in are: Sweater Week Campaign: first week of February (Monday – Thursday) Collaboration on the Alumni Forum on Climate Change (February 18th) Updates on recycling / composting campaigns WCA update on … Read more
What is MATH Challengers? MATH Challengers is an inter-school team-based math competition with a “Grade 8 and under” category and a “Grade 9 and under” category. Schools register up to 3 teams in each category, with up to 5 members on each team (so an individual school may potentially register up to 30 contestants). Teams … Read more
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
Residence Services is now taking applications for our summer 2016 and fall/winter 2016/17 Applications available: Front Desk Assistants and Residence Assistant The job postings are also open on CareerLink. Each job posting includes a job description, an application package and a reference form. Deadline to apply is February 19, 2016. Looking for students who are … 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
Job Description The Faculty of Science is seeking an enthusiastic science educator to organize science outreach programs for winter semester 2016. The job will involve primary responsibility for organizing and executing the Science Rocks in the Libraries and Schools program (outreach to local elementary schools), support for the Science Rocks summer camps (including promoting the … Read more