News and Events
Interested in a pharmacy career and UBC’s PharmD program? Join us for an event you won’t want to miss. Feb. 26 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm. UFV Abbotsford Campus Room B132 About the Event Come and hear from professionals from UBC’s PharmD program. Listen to their presentation and have your questions answered. Join the Facebook event: … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and The Department of Physics, UFV present: Optoacoustic Imaging: Lightning and thunder in tissues. A lecture by Bill Whelan, University of PEI Date: Friday, Feb. 27 Time: 2:30 – 4:00 Room: A353 Abstract: For centuries, humans have been mesmerized by the light and sound display during a lightning and thunderstorm. In 1880 … Read more
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
XX NETWORKING EVENING 2015 at Science World at TELUS World of Science: How to Survive and Thrive in Your Chosen Science and Technology Career Along with TELUS World of Science, The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is proud to present the annual XX Networking Evening where participants can find out how amazing … Read more
Don’t miss these exciting talks on February 19th. greenSPEAK: Exotic Invaders and forest resources of the world Jorge Macias has accrued more than 30 years in the field of forest health, forest pest management and chemical ecology, which has taken him to diverse coniferous forest environments of North and Central America, and to the tropical forests … Read more
The Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) is seeking an experienced part-time student to help with bird banding operations at Colony Farm Regional Park in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Primary duties will be to assist with all aspects of the daily banding operations. This is an excellent opportunity to take your avian knowledge, ageing/sexing and banding skills … Read more
UFV will send one Science student to London, UK summer 2015 (all expenses paid) to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) from July 22 to August 5, 2015. LIYSF information can be found at liysf.org.uk/liysf-2015. Application Information: We are looking for a student enrolled in a science program at UFV, who is … Read more
Centre for Sustainability greenSPEAK Seminar Series in conjunction with the Department of Geography and the Environment Discovery Series present: Jorge Macias’ presentation on Exotic Invaders and forest resources of the world: a chemical ecology perspective Jorge has accrued more than 30 years in the field of forest health, forest pest management and chemical ecology, which has taken … Read more
Grade 8 and 9 students descend to UFV for the Math Challengers Fraser Valley Regionals! Math Challengers is an inter-school math competition in which students in grades 8 and 9 compete in teams of four or five. Regional competitions are held across BC each year in February, with the top teams from each regional tournament … Read more
A group of nine volunteers spent all of February 10 in Hope, sharing math/logic puzzles with the 15 K-6 classes at Coquihalla Elementary. They also spent two hours on campus on Family Day (math is your family, too?), taking part in a workshop on the puzzles and effective methods of presenting them to a class. … Read more