News and Events
Mathematics and Statistics Department present Anna Kuczynska and Judy Larsen Faculty, UFV Dept of Math and Stats University of the Fraser Valley DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 TIME: 4:45 – 6:05pm PLACE: Room D215 Abbotsford All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Flipping Your Class Abstract:What would you do in your class if … Read more
Wear your craziest sweater on Thurs, Feb 6. This year UFV is encouraging everyone to layer up, so we can keep our energy use down. Come and get your photo taken from 12-12:15 pm by our intrepid sweater photographer near the Tim Horton’s in Abbotsford, or make an appointment and get your photo taken in … Read more
OIL SANDS AND FISH CELLS WHEN: February 4, 2014 WHERE: Abbotsford Learning Plus Society [hr] Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean, Faculty of Science, UFV A vital part of the oil sands extraction process is reclamation of the affected waters. These reclamation projects require rapid and reliable toxicity assessment, but conventional toxicity tests using whole animals are … Read more
Bat disease headed west – “The News” Jan. 31, 2014 by Jason Roessle – Abbotsford News posted Jan 31, 2014 at 3:00 PM A disease afflicting bats across eastern North America has a local veterinarian “dreading” its arrival. White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that kills bats during their winter hibernation period. It … Read more
NEW THIS SEMESTER! CHEMISTRY DROP-IN SESSIONS First-Year (110, 113, 114) Organic (213, 214) Chemistry Classes Tuesday to Thursday in A252 and A254 Starts 2nd week of Winter 2014 Come and work with other students, or get help from a faculty member. During January, there will be three sessions a week for first-year courses, and two … Read more
The 17th Annual British Columbia Secondary Schools Math Contest at UFV Divisions: • Junior (up to grade 10) • Senior (up to grade 12) Preliminary Round: Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Location: Individual schools Final Round: Date: Fri, May 2, 2014 Location: UFV Abbotsford Campus Final Round 2014 includes: T-Shirts with Contest Puzzle Raffle Prizes … Read more
This is a teleconference from New Brunswick. Centre for Sustainability 2014 greenSPEAK Seminar Series: Tuesday, Feb. 4th at 3:30 B121, Abby Campus (B Bldg.) – Note the room change. Open to the public (free) A presentation by Robert Krausz, PhD Environmental Policy and Planning Everything done by human societies has one thing in common: the … Read more
April 4, 2014 – Save the Date! UFV holds many events each year, and during 2014/15, the 40th Anniversary theme will be woven into all of them! In addition, plans are underway for events to mark UFV’s actual birthday, April 4, as well as to host a community-wide celebration in the fall of 2014. More … Read more
Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition FVWC Lecture Series- 7 pm January 16th 2014 – Abbotsford UFV Campus 33844 King Road Abbotsford BC V2S 7M7 Room: A225 Click Here for Map to Campus We are very pleased to have Douw Steyn, Professor, Atmospheric Science, from the University of British Columbia speak to us about air quality. He … Read more
2nd Annual Science Laboratory and Faculty Research Open House Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:30 – 7:30 pm. This year the event will take place on the CEP campus. [hr] The profile of research in science at UFV is diverse, dynamic–and growing! This peer-reviewed and practically applicable community research is taking place in multiple faculties Science, … Read more