West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference April 22, 2017

The 42nd Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC) will take place on April 22, 2017 at Santa Clara University in California. This one day Conference is for undergraduate biology, biochemistry and bio-engineering researchers and their faculty mentors. > Abstract Submissions due by March 17, 2016 > Registration will close on April 14, … Read more

UFV welcomes chemistry students from Sardis Secondary School

The Chemistry department at UFV welcomed 28 students in the honours grade 11 chemistry class from Sardis Secondary School on Friday, October 7, 2016. They were given the grand tour of our Chilliwack campus at CEP by Shawna Dyck, Chemistry/Biology Lab Technician. Following the tour, the students used our Vernier equipment to discover the melting … Read more

2014 UFV Graduate, Tiffany Turner … Where is she now?

Tiffany graduated from UFV in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science with double majors in Biology and Psychology. She is currently studying at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. Her hands-on lab work experience at UFV gave her the confidence she needed to tackle her research she is involved with now. “I … Read more

Alida Janmaat and Chris Hinz present at the Invertebrate Pathology Congress in Tours, France

July 2016 was an exciting month for Biology Professor Alida Janmaat and Biology Student Chris Hinz. They attended the 49th Annual meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology held in Tours, Loire Valley, France. Chris presented their poster: Does Agriotes obscurus avoid the fungal entomopathogen, Metarhizium brunneum? ABSTRACT: Fungal entomopathogens can greatly reduce the fitness … Read more

UFV GATE Students and International Guests Sampling Fraser River as part of the Global Rivers Observatory Project

On Tuesday June 28, 2016, Steven Marsh and research students (current and former) met Senior Scientist Dr. Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink and guests at the rowing dock at Fort Langley to conduct their bi-monthly sampling of the Fraser River.  The guests included Carol Mayer (Curator Africa/Pacific of Enthnology/Ceramics), Skooker Broome (Manager Design, Museum of Anthropology, UBC), April … Read more

Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards 2016

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

UFV Student Research Day – 2012 & 2013

Images available on UFV Flickr ————————————————————————– Feed your head at student micro-lectures and research day at UFV March 20 Archived from UFV Today – March 18, 2013 UFV students will be showcasing their intellectual talents once again at the UFV Student Research Day on Wed, March 20. You can drop by the Roadrunner lounge in … Read more

UFV Student Research Day (2013)

Archived from UFV Research, March 20 2013. Faculty & Student Research at UFV Teaching, research, scholarship, and service are the cornerstones of the University of the Fraser Valley. They are also foundational to our delivery as a teaching university. Here is the ninth edition of UFV’s annual Publications and Research Catalogue. This booklet demonstrates the range … Read more