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08/31/2026

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08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Wow! It took less than 24 hours to sell out! Thank you to our great community for your continued support.

If you missed registration but were hoping to attend, send us a message to be put on the waitlist. [email protected]

Chilliwack ElderCollege UFV Research Office UFV Alumni Association

08/28/2026

On our final day of revisiting Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, we have Gurarmaan Dhillon, Chemistry, with "Exploring Hydrogel-Entrapped Trypsin as a Rapid and Automation-Ready Alternative to In-Solution Digestion of Human Plasma in Bottom-Up Proteomics." Congratulations, Gurarmaan, and to everyone who took part in this dynamic event! 👏

📽 https://youtu.be/jX4x752OISg?si=7HVagYmFvhiv-ugY

James Mandigo, UFV President UFV Faculty of Science

08/28/2026

Civic leadership and children's rights

Date: Thursday, September 3
Time: 5:00 - 8:00pm
Location: Surrey Library

UFV's Centre for Justice, Equity, and Sustainable Action (JESA) and BCCIC are hosting a collaborative event. Join Timothy Sam for a conversation on how civic education, local leadership, and citizen engagement can enhance children's rights and strengthen inclusive and resilient communities.

08/27/2026

Dr. Omer Waqar, Assistant Professor and Program Development Chair, UFV School of Computing, recently visited the University of West London (UWL), UK to discuss knowledge exchange and explore future collaboration opportunities. During the research visit, Dr. Waqar presented a research seminar, ‘Machine Learning-Assisted Resource Optimisation for Wireless Networks’. Coverage of Dr. Waqar's visit was featured in the London Post.

👉 https://london-post.co.uk/uwls-industrial-internet-of-things-research-group-welcomes-visitor-from-canada/

James Mandigo, UFV President University of the Fraser Valley - UFV

The School of Computing and Engineering’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Research Group at the University of West London (UWL) welcomed Dr Omer Waqar from the University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, in July for a research visit focused on knowledge exchange and exploring future collaboratio...

08/26/2026

On today's look back at Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, we have Amarnoor Kaur, Computing Science, with "Personality - Aware Emotion Regulation in Social Companion Robots." Congratulations, Amarnoor! 👏

📽 https://youtu.be/WLAHPwyVPdE?si=w1SKvaXArE_hqmTU

James Mandigo, UFV President UFV School of Computing

08/25/2026

📆 Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM, Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, Abbotsford

08/24/2026

Kicking off our final week of Student Research Day microlectures reviews, we have Phuong Thao Ngo, Biochemistry, with "Quantifying Protein Loss During Enzymatic Digestion Using Hydrogel-Based Immobilized Trypsin." Congratulations! 👏

📽 https://youtu.be/X4tVYVdeas8?si=nGnd5eH9cbepBUew

James Mandigo, UFV President UFV Faculty of Science

08/24/2026

HAPPENING TOMORROW! Full information and registration:
👉 https://www.vhec.org/football_history_and_society/

🎙 'Football, History, and Society'
📆TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 | 12 PM | ONLINE EVENT

Dr. Sebastian Huebel, Assistant Professor in Modern European History, will moderate this online discussion with journalist, Simon Kuper, about Holocaust history and the global impact of football. Presented by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre in partnership with the Montreal Holocaust Museum.

Full information and registration:
👉 https://www.vhec.org/football_history_and_society/

James Mandigo, UFV President UFV History Dept. UFV College of Arts