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Field schools and study tours give students the opportunity to gain local and international experience and earn credits by participating. In May, a group of 24 students travelled to Tofino, BC with Professors Allan Arndt, Nathan Bialas, Allan Reid, and Biology Lab Technician Avril Alfred where they explored the wild, west coast of Vancouver Island. … Read more
2016 BSc Graduate and Governor General’s Silver Medal Recipient, Alyssa Zucchet, just published her first co-authored research paper, and that’s just the beginning. Investigating the health risks of smoking electronic cigarettes with UFV biology Associate Professor Gregory Schmaltz, Alyssa Zucchet “wanted to know what people were getting themselves into.” Despite her heavy workload, Zucchet still … Read more
UFV hosted our first Jane’s Walks this past weekend. These walks are designed to connect community members with one another in discussions of place meaning and history. Biology Professor Alan Reid and Physical Geography & Biology Major Donovan Toews lead a group through the trees and shrubs exploring UFV’s Wild Side! [box]What is a Jane’s … Read more
Genevieve graduated from UFV in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. Her UFV Biology honours research project “Preparing Nurses for Genetic Medicine: Integration of a Brief Education Session in an Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum” was submitted to the HEALIO Journal of Nursing Education and was published March 2017. She completed her … Read more
On March 29th our shortlisted candidates presented their research topic of choice to a large audience including the Faculty of Science selection panel. All 3 presentations were spectacular which made for a difficult decision for our panel! We are excited to announce that Perrin Waldock and Tessa Webb were selected to represent UFV at the … Read more
February 15th turned out to be quite the exciting day for the students from the Eugene Reimer Middle School. They spent the afternoon with some of our top notch Science faculty, staff and students touring the laboratories. 4th year BSc student, Rebecca Robertson, steered the students to each of the labs that were ready to … Read more
Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean of the Faculty of Science at UFV returned from the Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology of the Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) in Valdivia where she was invited for a week of activities that included a hands on workshop on cell culture. She presented “Twenty years of research with the trout … Read more
On Monday, November 21st our ecology students presented exhibits that showcased their experience working for local environmental organizations and citizen science projects. The students have been instrumental in helping organizations such as the Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition, and the Metro Vancouver Ecological Restoration Team to complete their fall restoration activities. For many students, this experience … Read more
Brent Bailey from UFV’s Department of Agriculture recently took some Biology ‘peeps’ on a barn and greenhouse tour of our state-of-the-art agriculture facility in Chilliwack. Fabiola Rojas, Shawna Dyck, Allan Arndt and Justin Lee even happened to make a few new friends. The Centre features a 783 m2 barn including livestock, milking, poultry and swine … Read more
The Faculty of Science and Indigenous Affairs at UFV are pleased to welcome Data Science Educator, Dr. Joslynn Lee from the DNA Learning Center at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016. Joslynn will be attending the Winter Solstice Lunch hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre staff and elders at CEP-A1454 from … Read more