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Date: Tues, March 25 Time: 3:30 pm Place: Abbotsford Campus, B101 [hr] Audrey Epp Abstract: Comparing the relationship between precipitation and river geochemistry. The geochemistry of precipitation affects the geochemistry of river water. Ideally, studies of river biogeochemistry should therefore include collection and analyses of wet deposition. The Global Rivers Observatory has studied the Fraser … Read more
Happy Pi Day! The Mathematics & Statistics Dept. was invited to attend MEI in Abbotsford to help celebrate Pi Day. Susan Milner and UFV students, Ben Tremblay & Charlie Watson, shared puzzles with 2 sets of grade 4 & 5 students (6 classes in all) and Susan also shared puzzles with a total of 330 … Read more
Approved for Fall 2014 Contact Email: Tim Cooper Website: ufv.ca/engineering/diploma History The UFV Diploma in Engineering Physics with a specialization in mechatronics is a new program unique to UFV, and has been approved to commence in the fall of 2014. It has been designed from the ground up with students in mind, specifically those students … Read more
Date: Tues, March 18, 2014 Time: 3:30 pm Place: Abbotsford Campus, B101 (B Building) 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, Nature and Science” … Read more
Student Research Day Poster Presentations 2014 Thurs April 10 1 – 3:30 p.m. UFV Alumni Hall What a great opportunity for our students to shine! The Research Office is delighted to host this annual event to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to present their reserach in a poster presentation. In addition to … Read more
Media contact: Darren McDonald darren.mcdonald@ufv.ca UFV hosts valley’s brightest math students Some of the area’s best and brightest young mathematical minds descended on UFV’s Abbotsford campus for the Fraser Valley Math Challengers Regional Competition recently. Grade 8 and 9 contestants battled through three rounds of competition — two individual rounds and a cooperative team round … Read more
Seeking Undergraduate Wildlife Conservation Research Assistants for Summer 2014 Western Painted Turtle Surveys Application Deadline: March 30th, 2014 (Letter of Interest and CV) Submit to: Dr. Vicki Marlatt (Vicki.Marlatt@ufv.ca) We are seeking UFV students to assist in two projects studying the endangered Western painted turtles in the lower mainland during the summer of 2014. Position … Read more
Every year UFV hosts the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair where 200+ projects from students in grades K- 12 are presented and judged. To host the event requires 100s of hours of volunteer time over the 3 day period of the fair (April 1, 2, and 3) to help set up and take down the … Read more
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm UFV Abbotsford Campus – Envision Athletic Centre (map) The UFV Career Fair on March 12 is the perfect event to connect employers on the lookout for young talent, graduate or professional schools promoting their programs, and students or alumni looking to go on to further studies … Read more
If the opportunity was there, would you go on a no-return trip to Mars? Calgarian Zac Trolley will give us his views as to why he would. Date: Friday, March 7 Time: 3:30 Where: A225 (Abby) Zac Trolley – Mars One Round 2 Candidate Zac Trolley was chosen from over 200,000 applications to move on … Read more