Dr. Robin Endelman’s art work included in Discover Magazine: Making Art from equations

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As featured in Discover Magazine and Mathematical Art Galleries [hr] Robin Endelman Associate Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics & Statistics, UFV robin.endelman@ufv.ca This scarf depicts the Yang-Baxter equation of statistical mechanics, a variation of which is the braid equation in algebra, or the 3rd Reidemeister (equivalence) move in knot theory. Assigning the numbers 1, … Read more

greenSPEAK seminar: Daniela Elza – March 11

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Through the poetry of the world: Toward an Ecology of Being Tues, Mar 11 3:30 pm Abbotsford Campus, B101 [hr] Daniela Elza has lived on three continents and crossed numerous geographic, cultural and semantic borders. Her work has appeared nationally and internationally in over 80 publications. Daniela’s poetry collections are: “the weight of dew” (Mother … Read more

UFV science research open house tonight at CEP

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If you are interested in attending, contact nicole.klassen@ufv.ca for more information. Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:30-6:00 pm: CEP A Building – Common Area – Tour of technology and research facilities 6:00 -7:30 pm: Presentations and Microlectures [hr] The profile of research in science at UFV is diverse, dynamic–and growing! This peer-reviewed and practically applicable community … Read more

Science Rocks! Looking for Summer Camp Facilitators

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Science Rocks! is a series of summer day camps for students in grades 4, 5 and 6, held at UFV, with four weeks in Abbotsford and two more weeks in Chilliwack. We are looking for UFV students who… Have a passion for science, love working with kids, and are excited to bring these two things … Read more

UFV’s Shupe studies streams alongside citizen scientists thanks to Earthwatch grant

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Taken from UFV Today, January 24 2014. Original post by Darren McDonald. Backed by a legion of citizen scientists, UFV geography instructor Scott Shupe is diving into the creeks and streams of Greater Vancouver thanks to a four-year, $42,000 grant from the Earthwatch Institute via HSBC Water Programme’s FreshWater Watch. The $100 million HSBC Water … Read more

Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair 2014

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April 1 – 4, 2014 Held at UFV’s Abbotsford campus, in the Envision Athletic Centre (Building E-South Gym).  (download a map) Science Fairs are held each year in hundreds of elementary and secondary schools around the province. Projects can come in the form of a report, a demonstration or a model. All must follow specific criteria … Read more

UFV Putnam Club

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Information taken from the Math and Statistics website. The Putnam Competition The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, hosted by the Mathematical Association of America, is an annual math contest written by undergraduate students across North America.  The top individual prize is $2500 and almost certainly a full scholarship for grad school at any university in the … Read more