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href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/" rel="bookmark">UFV Open House – October 26 from 10 am – 2 pm</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/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/" 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/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/&src=sdkpreparse" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore">Share</a></div> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-12T08:56:39-08:00" 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Scan the QR code to RSVP Whether you’ve already applied … <a title="UFV Open House – October 26 from 10 am – 2 pm" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/">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/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12524" class="post-12524 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture category-events" 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/2024/10/09/science-cafe-beer-bread-pickles-the-science-of-fermentation-in-person/" rel="bookmark">Science Cafe. Beer, Bread & Pickles: The Science of Fermentation聽In-Person</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-09T08:47:35-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 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="http://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/2024/10/09/science-cafe-beer-bread-pickles-the-science-of-fermentation-in-person/"> <img width="932" height="784" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-084734.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-084734.png 932w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-084734-300x252.png 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-084734-768x646.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>What do beer, bread & pickles have in common? Fermentation – one of the oldest methods of food preservation. Come listen to UFV Alumnus and Old Yale Brewmaster Nick Fengler; UFV Food & Agriculture Institute Dr. Alseandros Glaros; Rise Baking Lab Founder Mark Hart; and Culinary Arts Assistant Sian Hurley as they talk about the … <a title="Science Cafe. Beer, Bread & Pickles: The Science of Fermentation聽In-Person" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/10/09/science-cafe-beer-bread-pickles-the-science-of-fermentation-in-person/">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/departments/agriculture/" rel="category tag">Agriculture</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12519" class="post-12519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-biology category-deans-office category-feature category-opportunities-and-awards" 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/2024/09/10/previous-dean-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/" rel="bookmark">Previous Dean wins Lifetime Achievement Award!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-07T13:34:07-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">October 7, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-10T09:47:36-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 10, 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="http://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/2024/09/10/previous-dean-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/"> <img width="1297" height="2034" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1.jpg 1297w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1-191x300.jpg 191w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1-653x1024.jpg 653w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1-768x1204.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1-979x1536.jpg 979w" sizes="(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The highest honor given by the Society for In Vitro Biology is the Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented to scientists who are considered pioneers or highly influential researchers to the science and art of cell culture. They are men and women who have devoted their careers to exemplary research and/or teaching. The recipients of … <a title="Previous Dean wins Lifetime Achievement Award!" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/09/10/previous-dean-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/">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/departments/biology/" rel="category tag">Biology</a>, <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/newsletter/feature/" rel="category tag">Feature</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/opportunities-and-awards/" rel="category tag">Opportunities and Awards</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12514" class="post-12514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-job-board category-news category-newsletter" 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/2024/09/05/12514/" rel="bookmark">Student Positions available on Faculty Council for 2024-2025</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-05T10:33:05-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 5, 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="http://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/2024/09/05/12514/"> <img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election.png 1080w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-300x300.png 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-150x150.png 150w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-768x768.png 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-45x45.png 45w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Student-Election-65x65.png 65w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The Faculty of Science is looking for聽2 Student Representatives聽to sit on our Science Faculty Council. These positions are for a ONE-YEAR term. The Mandate of the Science Faculty Council (SFC) shall: serve as the forum for sharing information and the discussion of academic matters receive recommendations related to academic programs, including but not limited to: … <a title="Student Positions available on Faculty Council for 2024-2025" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/09/05/12514/">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/job-board/" rel="category tag">Job Board</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/newsletter/" rel="category tag">Newsletter</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12511" class="post-12511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture category-deans-office category-departments category-news" 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/2024/09/03/high-tech-berri-lab-offers-opportunities-for-ufv-students-ufv-now/" rel="bookmark">High-tech BERRI lab offers opportunities for UFV students – UFV Now</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-03T12:41:40-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 3, 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="http://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/2024/09/03/high-tech-berri-lab-offers-opportunities-for-ufv-students-ufv-now/"> <img width="1024" height="678" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/BERRILab-1024x678-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/BERRILab-1024x678-1.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/BERRILab-1024x678-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/BERRILab-1024x678-1-768x509.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>From UFV Now Dr. Lauren Erland (right) and student Sebastian Molina Ticas (left) share a laugh in the still-under-construction BERRI Lab last June. As an eager undergraduate, Dr. Lauren Erland was hungry for meaningful research opportunities. She still remembers her first experience in a research lab and is grateful to the instructor who opened the … <a title="High-tech BERRI lab offers opportunities for UFV students – UFV Now" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/09/03/high-tech-berri-lab-offers-opportunities-for-ufv-students-ufv-now/">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/departments/agriculture/" rel="category tag">Agriculture</a>, <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/departments/" rel="category tag">Departments</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-12491" class="post-12491 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/2024/08/16/2024-liysf-day-14/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 14</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-16T14:07:04-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 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="http://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/2024/08/16/2024-liysf-day-14/"> <img width="1928" height="2560" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-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/The-entrance-scaled.jpg 1928w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-226x300.jpg 226w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-771x1024.jpg 771w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-768x1020.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-entrance-1542x2048.jpg 1542w" sizes="(max-width: 1928px) 100vw, 1928px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Hello everyone and welcome to this year’s bonus blog! Though I will be covering multiple days all the events were in the same area I figured let’s just condense it into one post. Bonus day 1 Although yesterday was the official last day of LIYSF, Issie asked me to help her to the airport as … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 14" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/16/2024-liysf-day-14/">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-12485" class="post-12485 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips 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/2024/08/15/liysf-2024-day-13/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 13</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-15T15:11:17-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 15, 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="http://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/2024/08/15/liysf-2024-day-13/"> <img width="2560" height="1928" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-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/The-lakes-swan-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-300x226.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-768x578.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/The-lakes-swan-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Wow, LIYSF is almost over yet, the general consensus is that it feels like we arrived only yesterday. Even though I’ve met some great people here and would easily spend another month alongside them, this day was dedicated to getting every last second with one of my new best friends, Issie.聽 From the start of … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 13" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/15/liysf-2024-day-13/">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/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-12480" class="post-12480 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/2024/08/14/liysf-2024-day-12/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 12</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-14T09:35:13-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 14, 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="http://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/2024/08/14/liysf-2024-day-12/"> <img width="2560" height="1523" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-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/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-300x178.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-768x457.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-1536x914.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-2048x1218.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Hello all and welcome to LIYSF day 12! This morning we kicked off our day with a principal lecture given by one of LIYSF鈥檚 alumni. Throughout life, our bodies wear down, whether it’s just old age, something more intensive like sport, or a freak accident causing body trauma. Though our body has some mechanisms to … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 12" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/14/liysf-2024-day-12/">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-12473" class="post-12473 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/2024/08/13/liysf-2024-day-11/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 11</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-15T15:13:00-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">August 15, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-13T14:33:03-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 13, 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="http://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/2024/08/13/liysf-2024-day-11/"> <img width="1200" height="1600" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/My-leaf-crown.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/My-leaf-crown.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/My-leaf-crown-225x300.jpg 225w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/My-leaf-crown-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/My-leaf-crown-1152x1536.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Last night, after some careful consideration, I decided to skip today’s day trip to Oxford. As we are nearly at the end of the forum, I want to spend every second of my time with my new mates. For this reason, this blog might seem content dry compared to previous ones. However, for those keen … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 11" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/13/liysf-2024-day-11/">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-12464" class="post-12464 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-deans-office category-events category-trips category-liysf 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/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-10/" rel="bookmark">LIYSF 2024 – Day 10</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-09T12:13:02-07:00" 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="http://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-10/"> <img width="2314" height="2560" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-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/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-scaled.jpg 2314w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-271x300.jpg 271w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-925x1024.jpg 925w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-768x850.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-1388x1536.jpg 1388w, https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/08/iridescence-in-butterfly-wings-1851x2048.jpg 1851w" sizes="(max-width: 2314px) 100vw, 2314px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In all ways imaginable, today was the antithesis of yesterday. Kicking off the day the team from RoboHike walked us through their work on autonomous quadrupedal robots. From the devices and coding used to allow the robots to sense their environment to the current and future uses of autonomous robots in our society we at … <a title="LIYSF 2024 – Day 10" class="read-more" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/08/09/liysf-2024-day-10/">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/trips/science-in-london/" rel="category tag">Science in London (LIYSF)</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <nav id="nav-below" class="paging-navigation"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Post navigation</span> <div class="nav-previous"> <span class="prev" title="Previous"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/page/2/" >Older posts</a></span> </div> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span>1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/page/2/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span>2</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/page/99/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span>99</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/page/2/">Next <span aria-hidden="true">→</span></a></div> </nav> </main> </div> <div id="right-sidebar" class="widget-area sidebar is-right-sidebar grid-25 tablet-grid-25 grid-parent" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" itemscope> <div class="inside-right-sidebar"> <aside id="rpwe_widget-3" class="widget inner-padding rpwe_widget recent-posts-extended"><style>.rpwe-block ul{ list-style: none !important; margin-left: 0 !important; padding-left: 0 !important; } .rpwe-block li{ border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: none; } .rpwe-block a{ display: inline !important; text-decoration: none; } .rpwe-block h3{ background: none !important; clear: none; margin-bottom: 0 !important; margin-top: 0 !important; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px !important; line-height: 1.5em; } .rpwe-thumb{ border: 1px solid #eee !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 2px 10px 2px 0; padding: 3px !important; } .rpwe-summary{ font-size: 12px; } .rpwe-time{ color: #bbb; font-size: 11px; } .rpwe-comment{ color: #bbb; font-size: 11px; padding-left: 5px; } .rpwe-alignleft{ display: inline; float: left; } .rpwe-alignright{ display: inline; float: right; } .rpwe-aligncenter{ display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .rpwe-clearfix:before, .rpwe-clearfix:after{ content: ""; display: table !important; } .rpwe-clearfix:after{ clear: both; } .rpwe-clearfix{ zoom: 1; } </style><h2 class="widget-title">RECENT POSTS</h2><div class="rpwe-block"><ul class="rpwe-ul"><li class="rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix"><a class="rpwe-img" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/" target="_self"><img class="rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-16-152057-75x75.png" alt="UFV Open House – October 26 from 10 am – 2 pm" height="75" width="75" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></a><h3 class="rpwe-title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/10/16/ufv-open-house-october-26-from-10-am-2-pm/" target="_self">UFV Open House – October 26 from 10 am – 2 pm</a></h3><time class="rpwe-time published" datetime="2024-10-16T15:25:37-07:00">October 16, 2024</time><div class="rpwe-summary">Enjoy an informative, fun-filled day on campus Join us in person anytime between 10 am-2 pm (PDT) at the聽Abbotsford campus …</div></li><li class="rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix"><a class="rpwe-img" href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/09/10/previous-dean-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/" target="_self"><img class="rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb" src="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/files/2024/09/Lifetime-1-1-75x75.jpg" alt="Previous Dean wins Lifetime Achievement Award!" height="75" width="75" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></a><h3 class="rpwe-title"><a href="https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2024/09/10/previous-dean-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/" target="_self">Previous Dean wins Lifetime Achievement Award!</a></h3><time class="rpwe-time published" datetime="2024-09-10T09:47:36-07:00">September 10, 2024</time><div class="rpwe-summary">The highest honor given by the Society for In Vitro Biology is the Lifetime Achievement Award. 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