Dr. Lucy Lee attends international workshop at the Austral University of Chile

Dr. Lucy Lee, UFV Biology Professor Emeritus, travelled to the Austral University of Chile (UACh), Puerto Montt Campus, at Campos Costanera, to present at the Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research Applied Research (INCAR²) workshop. She joined national and international researchers to address the use of cell models in areas such as nutrition, fish health, immune … Read more

Dr. Jake Spooner to lead UFV’s Centre for High Pressure Research – UFV Today

Article written by: Darren McDonald, UFV Today UFV’s new Centre for High Pressure Research (CHPR) will open this fall thanks to $530,725 in targeted funding. The only one of its kind in Canada, the centre will be led by Dr. Jacob Spooner, a UFV assistant professor in chemistry, who recently received a $208,557 John R. Evans … Read more

Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Sampling Project – AUG 27

The Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society is launching the Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Sampling Project in Boundary Bay and we would like to invite you all to participate! Enjoy a day of learning and hands-on training conducting habitat sampling on August 27th. This session will kick off the opportunity for monthly surf smelt sampling in Boundary Bay. … Read more

Would you like the opportunity to be paid to do research? Application deadline MAR 17/23

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Program (USRA) provides an award for undergraduate students in the natural sciences and engineering areas of study to engage in research over a 16-week period over the 2023 summer semester (May to August). These are competitive national-level awards. Students must be available to work full-time during the 16-week tenure of … Read more

Congratulations to Dr. James Bedard, UFV Research Excellence Award Winner!

Research Excellence 2022: UFV the perfect fit for professor seeking balance between teaching and research by Anne Russell, UFV Today – May 15, 2022 For Dr. James Bedard, the 2022 winner of the Research Excellence award at UFV, a faculty posting in the biology department turned out to be the perfect fit. His mentor during … Read more

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Program – Application deadline MAR 1

Are you a UFV undergraduate Natural Sciences or Engineering student? Would you like the opportunity to be paid to do research? NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Program (USRA) provides an award for undergraduate students in the natural sciences and engineering areas of study to engage in research over a 14-to-16-week period over the 2022 summer … Read more

Interview with Dr. Sharon Gillies, Biology Professor – The Cascade

Dr. Sharon Gillies, Associate Professor from Biology  was recently interviewed by Chandy Dancey, staff writer from the Cascade. Dancey, who not only is the staff writer, Arts editor, and Managing Editor for the Cascade is also finishing off her BSc degree with a biology major/chemistry minor here at UFV. Gillies talks about her research, becoming … Read more