News and Events
As people grapple with increased frequency of natural hazards, faculty, staff, and students in local high schools are starting to learn from professors and practitioners in the field about the risks to their local communities. Steve Marsh and Mariano Mapili from the School of Land Use and Environmental Change were invited to give a presentation … Read more
ABOUT LIYSF The London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) is a two-week residential student event held at Imperial College London & The Royal Geographical Society, with lecture demonstrations from leading scientists, visits to world class laboratories and universities combined with cultural interaction, with 500 students aged 16-21 years old from 70 countries. Students can apply directly to … Read more
Join UFV West and Dr. Carin Bondar for an interactive evening on all things SciComm (Science Communication)! They will be diving into the importance of communicating science effectively, SciComm on Social Media and more! WHEN: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 TIME: 5 – 7 PM WHERE: Room B132, Abbotsford Campus Free of cost and open to … Read more
Pre-Med 101 is an event that will tell you everything you need to know about the journey to medicine, from the MCAT to interviews, we’ve got it all! WHEN: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 TIME 5:30 – 8:20 PM WHERE: ROOM A210, Abbotsford Campus OR virtually through Zoom Join UFV’s Pre-Med Student Association for a night … Read more
Did you know that the clothing industry is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time? Join SustainableUFV, the School of Land Use and Environmental Change, and the City of Chilliwack for the Clothing Exchange and Repair Fair. WHEN: Saturday, November 19 from TIME: 10 am – 2 PM WHERE: 9291 Corbould Street, Chilliwack … Read more
Dr. Ian Affleck, Associate Dean of Science at UFV and the Regional Coordinator for the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair and Science Administrative Assistant, Caroline Majeau, were recently interviewed by Michael Unger from Science Fair Foundation BC‘s Let’s Innovate! Podcast. In this episode they talked about volunteering with the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair. The … Read more
The Faculty of Science mourns the untimely passing of Gayle Ramsden, from the Academic Success Centre. She was a beautiful soul and a champion for Environmental sustainability. She was always smiling, even behind a face mask, and always willing to help. As a Learning Strategist, she helped many students as well as Peer Tutors as … Read more
Thank you to the 80+ students, faculty and staff who came out for our 15th Annual Science Social held September 29th on patio. We were excited to see everyone back in person enjoying some pizza … lots of pizza and prizes … lots of prizes and squashes while checking out the STEM Clubs and Associations. … Read more
The Faculty of Science took part in UFV’s Welcome Back festivities on September 6. Dr. Ian Affleck, Associate Dean of Science welcomed 200+ new science students to UFV! The event was kicked off with a lively icebreaker game of Bingo! Prizes were won by random draw of full cards turned in. Congratulations to our winners! … Read more
UFV West hosted their second annual Welcome Social on September 22. Students and faculty came together to learn more about WEST, meet fellow students and faculty, and gathered information on opportunities in STEM at UFV. The event featured female STEM professors from across campus. Featured faculty from the Faculty of Science were: Dr. Lucy Lee, … Read more