UFV Alumini

Zucchet still striving – from e-cigarette research to sexual assault assistance

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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

David Sivak from Simon Fraser University talks Physics

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Last night the Physics Student Association welcomed biophysicist, Dr. David Sivak from Simon Fraser University. His talk focused on molecular machines using mitochondrial ATP synthase as a model and manipulating them to study their function. He also shared the interesting research that is being done in his lab [The Sivak Group] … such as attaching … Read more

Young Distinguished Alumni winner Evan Wiens exhibits altruism through dentistry (2013)

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Archived from UFV Today, October 11 2013.  Original post by Darren Macdonald. Evan Wiens hasn’t been a dentist for very long, but he’s already packed a lot of professional experience, leadership, and community service into his career. This year’s winner of the Distinguished Young Alumni award at the University of the Fraser Valley — reserved … Read more

Caring and computer systems savvy lead to 2013 UFV Distinguished Alumni award for Stu Chahal

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Archived from UFV Today, October 11 2013.  Original post by Darren Macdonald. Stu Chahal might have found his professional calling in computer systems, but his passion extends to people — especially those who need it most. As the 2013 recipient of the University of the Fraser Valley Distinguished Alumni award, Chahal is just now looking … Read more