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Several UFV Geography students and faculty are contributing to environmental research on British Columbia’s central coast. This research is funded by the Hakai Program and is in collaboration with colleagues from University of Victoria. The research involves gaining an understanding of how that landscape in the region adjusted following the demise of the ice sheet … Read more
Applications now open for the London International Youth Science Forum UFV will send one Science student to London, UK summer 2015 (all expenses paid) to attend LIYSF’15 from July 22 to August 5, 2015 liysf.org.uk/liysf-2015 We are looking for a student enrolled in a science program at UFV, who is not only academically outstanding, but … Read more
Applications now open for the London International Youth Science Forum UFV will send one Science student to London, UK summer 2015 (all expenses paid) to attend LIYSF’15 from July 22 to August 5, 2015 liysf.org.uk/liysf-2015 We are looking for a student enrolled in a science program at UFV, who is not only academically outstanding, but … Read more
WINNER is CHEMISTRY!!!! Congratulations! Call out to other departments!! Will you ‘one up’ Chemistry next year?! Post your vote in the comments section. Can’t Decide?! Stop by the displays in A-Building- 3rd Floor to have a better look at all the little details.
Time: 1 pm Date: Thurs, Dec. 18th Place: Abbotsford Campus, A203b (near Criminology) BRING YOUR LUNCH Interested to learn about sustainable living in the Western Canadian Arctic? Curious about composting in -40, how a town survives running out of natural gas or what it’s like to ride a skidoo to work over a frozen Arctic … Read more
QUALIFICATIONS B.Sc. in biology/toxicology or related discipline Demonstrated excellence in academic achievement Excellent oral and written communication skills Experience with animal physiology, comparative endocrinology and molecular biology Training and experience in aqueous environmental chemistry would be an asset Experience in biology/toxicology lab and field research would be an asset Contact for further information or to … Read more
Tamsin Lyle: Dikes aren’t all they are cracked up to be. Time: 1:00pm Date: Thursday, November 27, 2014 Place: Abbotsford Campus, A203b BRING YOUR LUNCH Dikes aren’t all they are cracked up to be: Increased risk and decreased ecological values on the Fraser River. Tamsin Lyle is principal and founding engineer with Ebbwater Consulting, a … Read more
A reminder to all Arts and Science students interested in a career in Planning and Urban Studies. A panel of Geography alumni guest speakers will be answering your questions from Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm Location: Room A225 & 229 Abbotsford Campus Dress code: Business casual The guest speakers are as follows: Amy Anaka – … Read more
Guest Speaker: Matt Boyd, BC Transit Date: November 20, 2014 Time: 2:30-3:30pm Room: A413 (Abbotsford Campus) “Transit Planning in the Fraser Valley” What will transit in the Fraser Valley look like in the coming years? How will it be balanced with land use development needs? Matt Boyd, a transit planner with BC Transit (the agency … Read more
Roderick Haig-Brown: Canada’s Green Prophet Time: 1:00pm Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Place: Abbotsford Campus, A203b ————————————————————- Ron Dart has taught in the department of political science/philosophy/religious studies at University of the Fraser Valley since 1990. He was on staff with Amnesty International in the 1980s before joining UFV. Ron teaches a course on “Religion, … Read more