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itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-9/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 9</a></h2> <div class="ufv-social-share"> <div class="ufv-sh-btn"> <a class="twitter-share-button" href="https://twitter.com/share?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-size="large" data-show-count="false">Tweet</a><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> <div class="fb-share-button ufv-sh-btn" data-href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-9/" data-layout="button" data-size="large" data-mobile-iframe="false"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-9/&src=sdkpreparse" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore">Share</a></div> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-09T11:50:38-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 9, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-9/"> <img width="1440" height="1920" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Me-myself-and-old-planes.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Me-myself-and-old-planes.jpg 1440w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Me-myself-and-old-planes-225x300.jpg 225w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Me-myself-and-old-planes-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Me-myself-and-old-planes-1152x1536.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>With so many extra trips and lectures I chose for this London holiday it’s hard to remember what options I have chosen and what days they fall on. Ironically enough, I didn’t know that this morning I would be attending a lecture on neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia given by Rubile Balendendra. Similarly, I couldn’t … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 9" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-9/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12451" class="post-12451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-8/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 8</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T14:08:31-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-06T09:50:53-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 6, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-8/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Oxford-Walk-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In my infinite wisdom, I’ve ended up booking myself to visit Oxford three separate times during my travels. Thus I decided to really take my time here. Starting off we began our visit with a guided tour of Oxford’s History of Science Museum and given an in-depth lesson on astrolabes. Photo 1: Astrolabe Esoteric in … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 8" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-8/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12446" class="post-12446 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-7/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 7</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:45:14-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-06T08:56:54-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 6, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-7/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Our-performance-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>As I chose my specialist lectures and other events months ago it can be hard to remember what I signed up for. Meeting up with my lecture group I learned that the first topic of the day would be a familiar one for me, particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Thankfully my current … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 7" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-2024-day-7/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12439" class="post-12439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-day-6/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 6</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:44:55-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-06T08:44:42-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 6, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-day-6/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/View-from-the-Space-Laboratory-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>We began our day, once again, on the bus, this time we were headed to the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Though we travelled through the countryside, given the nature of modern science I assumed we were just travelling to another city centre. You can imagine my surprise when the bus dropped us off in the … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 6" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/06/liysf-day-6/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12429" class="post-12429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/02/liysf-day-5/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 5</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:44:39-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-02T14:17:04-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 2, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/02/liysf-day-5/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Emma-Hailwood-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Hello everyone and welcome to LIYSF day 5! After the long day trips and early mornings of the last couple of days it was nice to have our first event at 9:30 this morning; Who doesn’t love to wake up and start the day with a particle physics lecture? Being the first time I could … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 5" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/02/liysf-day-5/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12419" class="post-12419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/01/liysf-day-4/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 4</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:44:16-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-01T12:10:18-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 1, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/01/liysf-day-4/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Stonehenge-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Finally, today is the day! Scoffing down breakfast I ran across town because today is the day! I waited anxiously because todays the day! Today is the day I visit Stonehenge! Unfortunately, Stonehenge is a bit of a drive from Kensington. Thus I tried my best to distract myself on the drive by reading here, … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 4" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/01/liysf-day-4/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12413" class="post-12413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/31/liysf-day-3/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 3</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:44:00-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-31T15:43:21-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 31, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/31/liysf-day-3/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Professor-Dame-Molly-Stevens-lecture-on-biological-material-science-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Thankfully, today was a calmer day. Opening with Professor Dame Molly Stevens’ principal lecture on her work developing biomatter for various medical applications. From the plethora of examples, some of my favourites included growing bones for transplant surgeries and a vaccine that provided both the initial dose and its booster after a pre-set time delay. … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 3" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/31/liysf-day-3/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12407" class="post-12407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/liysf-day-2/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 2</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:43:47-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-30T12:14:47-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 30, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/liysf-day-2/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Entrance-hall-to-NPL-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Waking up bright and early again, unfortunately, I was able to grab some wall adapters and finally felt like I was starting to settle in. With my phone charged and my body somewhat rested I was ready for our trip to London’s National Physical Laboratory, or NPL for short. Throughout all 300+ laboratories located at … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 2" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/liysf-day-2/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12402" class="post-12402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf category-news category-science-in-london" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/lisyf-2024-day-1/" rel="bookmark">LISYF 2024 – Day 1</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T09:42:57-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 6, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-30T11:42:13-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 30, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/lisyf-2024-day-1/"> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag.jpg 1080w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-45x45.jpg 45w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Holding-the-flag-65x65.jpg 65w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Hello everyone, welcome to UFV’s 2024 LIYSF blog series written by yours truly, Connor Goodvin! Though I arrived in London yesterday, the opening ceremony events started today at 11:00 BST or 3 am in BC. This opening ceremony, in which I had the honour to bear Canada’s flag, was in no way the beginning of … <a title="LISYF 2024 – Day 1" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/30/lisyf-2024-day-1/">Read more</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/deans-office/" rel="category tag">Dean's Office</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Field trips</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/liysf/" rel="category tag">LIYSF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12395" class="post-12395 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture category-biology category-chemistry category-feature category-mathstats category-news category-outreach" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/16/2024-awesome-achievement-awards/" rel="bookmark">2024 Awesome Achievement Awards</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-16T11:46:02-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 16, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science" title="View all posts by Alison Reeves" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Alison Reeves</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/07/16/2024-awesome-achievement-awards/"> <img width="400" height="400" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE.jpg 400w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE-45x45.jpg 45w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/07/Social-Media-Badge-400px-SCIENCE-65x65.jpg 65w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Each year the Dean of Science in consultation with the department heads decide the recipients of these awards. They were announced at our final Faculty Council meeting of the year. Sherii Myroshnychenko – Awesome Achievement Award for overall excellence in academic endeavors Sherii is an Assistant Professor in Math & Stats. 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