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Every year, WestGen awards 4 worthy Western Canadian Agriculture or Veterinary students a $2,000 Education Award. WestGen’s Education Awards are available to post-secondary students from Western Canada who are pursuing studies in agriculture or veterinary medicine. Applicants must be a WestGen member or son/daughter of a WestGen member. They offer four $2,000 awards each fall. … Read more
The Faculty of Science and Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies hosted a reception on September 27, 2016 for Dr. Derek Harnett. A group of his colleagues and friends had the pleasure of congratulating him on his recent Research Excellence Award. He was previously recognized at convocation in June but was unable to attend as he … Read more
May 2016, UFV presented 25 students with awards totalling over $19,000 and celebrated many other prestigious student research achievements. The Faculty of Science would like to congratulate all of this year’s recipients. The following Science students were recognized for their accomplishments: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Gaganjeet Mahil, Biology Faculty Researcher: Lucy Lee Harsh … Read more
Congratulations to Shyna Kanda, this year’s recipient of the Faculty of Science Dean’s Medal. Shyna shines in everything she does with brains, beauty, benevolence and Bhollywood charisma. She has continued to excel not just academically but as a well-rounded individual participating in research, service and outreach activities in addition to volunteering in the community at … Read more
The 43rd annual CEW will be held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta on September 25-28, 2016. The theme of the 2016 CEW is “planning for uncertainty“. UFV Biology student, Andrew Alexander won the prestigious Playle Award back in 2014 for his BSc Thesis entitled “Enrichment, isolation, and identification of oil degrading bacteria … Read more
Congratulations to all the grads! Please join us immediately following the ceremony on June 2nd for the Faculty of Science Convocation Celebration! Sections 109 and 110, please invite your family and friends! This is a great opportunity to get that candid photo with your professors and classmates!
Congratulations to the the GreenUFV Team Members Pat Harrison, Alyssa Bougie, Gayle Ramsden, Mark Goudsblom and Sheldon Marche recipients of the 2016 UFV Teamwork Award. The Board of Governors noted that this team has set the bar very high for future nominations. This award: recognizes teams who exemplify best practices of collegial, supportive and effective … Read more
The second Faculty of Science AAAwards recognized the following individuals Dr. Gabriel Murray, from the Department of CIS for overall Awesome Achievement in all academic areas which included excellent Teaching reviews from students. He taught a wide array of courses during his 2 yr probationary period including: CIS 185, 190, 380, COMP 155, 331, 350, … Read more
Archived from UFV Today, June 13 2012. Original post by Anne Russell. In a way, Dr. Olav Lian is just a grown-up version of the proverbial little boy who likes to pick up rocks at the seashore to see what’s under them. But along the way, he has collected a bachelor’s degree in physics, a … Read more