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Congratulations to Dr. Jelena Brcic, winner of this year's Research Excellence Award. 👏👩‍🚀💫

https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2026/06/ufv-research-excellence-2026-jelena-brcic-looks-to-astronauts-for-insight-on-team-dynamics/

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✨ | Last week, we celebrated the students making waves in the world of research at our annual Undergraduate Student Research Awards event. 28 students were recognized for their outstanding work. Today, we give a shoutout to our College of Arts recipients. 👏

✨Stay tuned for more highlights, and catch the full list of award recipients here: ufv.ca/research/students/awards-and-funding/ure-awards/ure-recipients-2026/

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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED - CERA Faculty Associate, Dr Kristina Gicas and the Cognition and Complex Conditions Lab at UFV, is looking for adults aged 50 and older to participate in a research study examining thinking abilities and risk for dementia.

Please see attached flyer and contact our lab for more details.

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Sliding in just under the wire, the May edition of the Research Office Newsletter is hitting your mailboxes now. Didn't get it? Check your junk folder, or sign up & view previous editions here.

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Last night we celebrated the students making waves in the world of research at our annual Undergraduate Research Excellence awards reception. A huge thank you to everyone who attended for helping to make the evening truly memorable, and congratulations to the students who were honoured. We're so very proud of the work you are doing. 💚

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Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards ~ 2026 Each year, the UFV Research Office presents Undergraduate Research Excellence (URE) Awards to students who have conducted high-calibre research as part of the UFV Work Study program, as research assistants, or for an outstanding project as part of a course.

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UFV welcomed researchers, elected officials, policy-makers, agriculture industry leaders, farmers, students, and community partners to its Chilliwack campus last week for the Grounded Innovation 3.0 Sustainable Food and Agriculture Summit.

Hosted by Dr. Lenore Newman, the summit featured presentations and panels exploring how agriculture connects to community well-being, climate action, and economic resilience.

🔗 Find out more: https://ow.ly/eVze50Z2Mhm

📢Calling nursing faculty! SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for an opportunity to share research with your faculty peers, through networking, poster & oral presentations. Lunch will be provided.

🔎 School of Health Studies Research Symposium
📆 June 8, 12:30pm,
📍 Chilliwack campus, venue to be announced

👉Registration required to attend or present. https://forms.office.com/r/1JskYb5w1n

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Ana Adamik is our May CHASI Champion!

Ana’s role is Operations Manager in the office of Research and Graduate Studies (UFV Research Office).

Ana supports CHASI with all things operational, but in particular keeps our contracts and finances in order. These are critical pieces that allow CHASI to do our community work and provide research experiences for our students. Ana is patient and goes the extra mile to help us understand budgets and always makes every opportunity a learning one. Thank you Ana for your support of CHASI — we couldn’t do it without you!

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A CHASI champion is someone who has been pivotal to CHASI’s success, and embodies changemaking, community, collaboration, and student support. We will be highlighting a new champion each month!

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A change in programming, but a great opportunity to hear Dr. Keith Thor Carlson discuss History for Reconciliation. Details below.

We’re sorry to share that the Building Reconciliation Through History lecture series has been cancelled. Thank you to everyone who expressed interest and support.

In its place, Keith Thor Carlson will offer a free public talk:

History for Reconciliation
Thursday, May 7
7:00–9:00 PM
UFV Abbotsford, B101
Free | No registration required

Keith will share new research on the history of colonial power on Stó:lō people and its ongoing legacies.

Thank you to UFV Continuing Education for your support. We hope to see you there.

https://www.ufv.ca/peace-and-reconciliation/events--programs/