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Hello everyone! Catherine here. I am back to tell you all about LIYSF day 4! On this day there was an optional visit to Stonehenge and Salisbury which I attended. We began our day with breakfast before getting to our bus and taking the two hour drive to Stonehenge. Let me introduce you all to … Read more
Welcome to Day 3 of LIYSF! Manjot here, to start off the day we had a principal lecture from Professor Waseem Qasim, a pediatric immunologist and Professor of Cell and Gene Therapy in London. Dr. Qasim’s work focuses on leading ‘bench-to-bedside’ development of translational gene therapies for children with blood and immune disorders. His research … Read more
Hi everyone, it’s Manjot here! For our second day at the London International Youth Science Forum we went on our first scientific visit! Catherine went to The Royal Institution where they did a lab on electromagnetism and motors in the Loreal Lab, where several elements have been discovered and confirmed. They got to explore the … Read more
Welcome to Catherine and Manjot’s LIYSF 2023 blog series! Hello all! I’m going to give you the recap of Manjot and I’s journey to London as well as day 1 of LIYSF! Manjot and I began our journey on Tuesday at 9am in BC. We arrived to the airport and got on our first flight … Read more
Article by Jordan Fernandez, UFV Today Dr. Michael Hitch joins UFV as the Dean of the Faculty of Science, effective Sept. 1, 2023. He will also hold a faculty appointment in the School of Land Use and Environmental Change. A senior leader with more than 38 years of academic and industry experience, Dr. Hitch brings … Read more
The Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society is launching the Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Sampling Project in Boundary Bay and we would like to invite you all to participate! Enjoy a day of learning and hands-on training conducting habitat sampling on August 27th. This session will kick off the opportunity for monthly surf smelt sampling in Boundary Bay. … Read more
Bachelor of Agriculture Science student, Ania Bula, works with local anglers to collect Coho salmon in order to extract cells to start fish-cell lines for research purposes.
Faculty, staff, students, friends, and family were on hand June 22 to celebrate Dr. Lucy Lee on her upcoming retirement. It was a wonderful afternoon hearing others talk about how Lucy has touched their lives. Dr. Lucy Lee came to UFV in 2012 from Wilfrid Laurier University where she excelled as both a professor and … Read more
UFV welcomed grads and their families over six ceremonies from June 13 to 15 as Convocation came “home” to the athletic centre gymnasium on the Abbotsford campus after more than a decade off campus. The official tally for 2023 graduates is approximately 2,349, but not all were able to attend a ceremony. UFV achieved a … Read more
Thank you to the Canadian Mathematical Society for continuing to support our Science Rocks! Program, in particular the “Cryptography, Codes, and Crime Scenes!” Camps being held in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. This year they have generously donated $2,500 which will go a long way to help us to continue to create a fun environment for our … Read more