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Please join Biology Professor Alan Reid for a lunchtime guided walking tour of our great campus. WHEN: Wednesday, MAR 13th & Friday, MAR 15th TIME: 12:00 – 1:15 pm WHERE: Meet at the spindle whorl near the breezeway between A & B building Pick your day and away we go! Space is limited so please … Read more
Dr. Greg Schmaltz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology. He teaches a diversity of courses, ranging from first year biology, to second year cell biology, and to upper level courses in physiology, ecology, and ornithology. Personal I was born in southern France and grew up there. I spent the first twenty years … Read more
On December 4, UFV students shared their CityStudio projects, findings, and recommendations with the City of Abbotsford staff, peers, faculty, and community members. Congratulations to the following BIO 310 Biology students, supervised by Dr. Sharon Gillies, who were awarded 1st Place at the event!! Increasing Wetland Biodiversity at Mill Lake Park through Habitat Restoration and … Read more
Thank you to Dr. Lucy Lee for her informative presentation on cellular agriculture as part of the Faculty of Science greenSPEAK Series. As a researcher who has been studying fish cell lines for over 35 years, she is an expert in her field. She shared her experience working with cell cultures and how this research … Read more
Jessica Barclay, 4th year UFV Biology student and her Biology Research Professor, Christine Dalton appeared in the October 26th edition of the Vancouver Sun. As part of her undergraduate degree, Jessica has taken on an independent research project with her professor by studying the northwestern salamanders. While the local salamander population seems to be going … Read more
4th year UFV Biology Student, Brenna Hay, presented her poster entitled “Evaluating potential cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of neonicotinoids with fish cell lines” at the 45th Annual Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop held in Vancouver on Monday, October 1st. The theme for this year’s workshop “Science. Application. Action.” reflects the work that each member has undertaken to maintain … Read more
The Faculty of Science is excited to announce the upcoming 2018/2019 greenSPEAK Series! Please join Biology Professor Alan Reid for a lunchtime guided walking tour around the D Building “Swamp”. WHEN: Thursday, OCT 11th TIME: 12:30 – 1:30 PM WHERE: We will meet up at the First Nations’ spindle whorl outside on the plaza between … Read more
Worker Bee Honey, the largest beekeeping operation in BC, is setting up an analytical lab to analyze honey samples collected around North America. Currently, a Bruker 400 MHz NMR Food Screener is on site with plans for also setting up quantitative PCR pollen analysis. In addition, collaborations with groups using Raman spectrometry and mass spectrometry … Read more
On June 26, 2018 a group of 36 UFV students, Biology Professors Sharon Gillies, Gregory Schmaltz, Allan Arndt, Stephen Thomas and Biology Department Assistant Pauleen Nuite travelled to Eyrarbakki (Iceland), London and Paris. They spent 16 days exploring these diverse cities. Check out UFV Biology on Instagram for more photos from their adventure. Our study … Read more
The Vancouver Avian Research Centre has 2 full-time Research Assistant positions and 1 full-time Outreach Assistant for students who are returning to (full-time) school in the fall. Job Title: Avian Research Assistant (2 positions available) Period: April 1st – September 2nd Hours – 5-days per week (7 hours each day) Job Description: Successful candidates will … Read more