Science Student Associations take part in the SUB grand opening!

It’s another year and the energy is felt in the halls and the new Student Union Building.  With various student associations and clubs showcasing their club at the SUB (Student Union Building) as well as other venders, there’s plenty to see!  Burgers and cake too! The official ribbon cutting at 1pm today was well attended … Read more

UFV’s Dr. Alida Janmaat at UBC’s Annual Society for Invertebrate Pathology

Dr Alida Janmaat, from the Dept of Biology, actively participated as member of the Local Organizing Committee for the International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 48th annual meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology held August 9-13, 2015 at UBC. As Scientific program co-chair, she did a superb job coordinating the … Read more

Still room in select Math and Stats courses!

Mathematicians and Statisticians of the future! As of today, the following courses show that space is still available for the Fall 2015 term. MATH 124 – Finite Math with Applications in the Information Sciences (90970) Prerequisite(s): One of the following: C or better in one of Precalculus 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Principles of Math … Read more

Still room in select Biology courses!

Don’t miss out, as of today, the following courses still have space available for the Fall 2015 term. BIO 210 – Introduction to Ecology (90155) Prereqs: Prerequisite(s): BIO 111 and BIO 112. Note the prerequisite will be waived for students who have completed the Agriculture Technology diploma. Contact the Biology department to arrange a prerequisite … Read more

Students! Exova Canada searching for Lab Tech

Exova Canada Inc. Job Title: Lab Technician Department: Western Canada Primary Purpose: Under the supervision of the Operations Manager, this position is responsible for collecting client samples according to the LIMS generated batch sheet and analyze, maintaining high standards of analytical quality. Principal Duties & Responsibilities: Collect client samples according to the LIMS generated batch … Read more

Still room in select Chemistry sections for Fall

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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take one of the following Chemistry courses.  As of today, there is still room in them! CHEM 224 – Atoms, Molecules, Spectra – (90351) Prereqs: CHEM 113 and CHEM 114; plus PHYS 111, and PHYS 112 or PHYS 105; plus MATH 111 and MATH 112 (MATH 211 is recommended) … 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

Now hiring! Peer Tutors for the Academic Success Centre

CLICK HERE FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION Calling all Science students! There is a demand for science tutors at the Academic Success Centre.  The posting is extended until approx. August 20th (Extended past the original deadline of July 31) The centre is looking for students who are in their 3rd or 4th year or graduated and … Read more

LIYSF 2015: Day 14 – The Journey Comes to an End

Today was the final day of the two week LIYSF adventure. After the opportunity to sleep-in and have breakfast, we had a participants forum, basically another debate session. However this time the debates were over very controversial topics, such as: use of nuclear power for the future, using pre-embryos for research, and whether science today … Read more